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Item 11.1 - Attachment 2 |
Draft Corporate
Objectives and Targets |
Corporate Environmental Objectives and Targets
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Target |
Target
date |
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Objective
1. |
Sustainable
use of resources in all Council operations. |
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A Green Travel Plan for staff and visitors |
2009 |
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A sustainable procurement program to reduce consumption and increase
product sustainability |
2010 |
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The total energy consumption by Council
assets consists of not less than 50% renewable energy |
2020 |
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Greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 30%
from the 1998 baseline |
2020 |
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Increase the average fuel efficiency of
Council’s vehicles by 20% from 2008 levels |
2015 |
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Annual greenhouse gas emission data is
accurate for all assets |
2010 |
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Energy and water consumption is reduced by
at least 5% annually |
yearly |
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99% organic waste is diverted from
landfill |
2012 |
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95% recyclables diverted from landfill |
2012 |
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80% total waste diverted from landfill |
2012 |
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Objective
2. |
Protection
and rehabilitation of land, water and biodiversity from past, present
and future Council activities. |
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All natural assets are confirmed as having
current plans of management as per State policy and legislative requirements |
yearly |
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All plans of management are taken into
account when setting annual operational works plans and budgets |
yearly |
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Weed density is less than 10% at all core
bushland areas including Duck River bushland, Lake Parramatta Reserve, Edna
Hunt Reserve, Galaringi Reserve/Cox Park, Quarry Branch Creek bushland,
Campbell Hill Reserve/Waddangalli Reserve and Lower Toongabbie Creek
bushland. |
2015 |
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20% of Council’s contaminated sites are
remediated or prevented from having an impact on the natural environment |
2025 |
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All core bushland sites are connected through
corridors and linked to regional corridors |
2020 |
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Objective
3. |
Council
practices that are responsible and considerate to our neighbours. |
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A |
2009 |
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A sustainable asset policy and guidelines applied through all relevant
operations |
2010 |
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The
environmental risk from council operations has been assessed in light of
legislation |
2010 |
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Environmental procedures are integrated into safe work method
statements and the OHS incident reporting system |
2011 |