Carbon Neutral Public Service Programme 2008/9: Green House Gas Emissions Reduction Plan for the Ministry of Justice

1. Context  | 2. Organisational Overview | 3. Persons Responsible | 4. Ministry’s Current Position | 5. Supporting Policies, Plans and Resources | 6. Energy | 7. Transport | 8. Waste | 9. The new Vogel Integrated Campus | 10. Review of Plan | 11. Approval | Appendix 1 – Operational Service Details | Appendix 2 – What is an Energy Audit? | Appendix 3 – Courts Energy Efficiency programme 

5 Supporting Policies, Plans and Resources

Listed below are the policies, plans and strategies that the Ministry has/will have in place that will help to address / support reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Area

Policy, Plan or Strategy

Benefit

Strategic
  • Govt3 Action Plan


  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan

Wide ranging corporate sustainability implementation and reporting

Reduction of Green House Gas Emissions across the aspects of Energy, Transport and Waste

Procurement
  • A new 2007/8 Procurement Strategy that embraces sustainability.
  • New fuel economy and emissions criteria for fleet vehicles
  • New criteria around performance, energy efficiency and recyclability for IT equipment procurement
The procurement process will include sustainability criteria at the tendering and evaluation stages. 
Reduced non-renewable resource use (fuel) emissions and whole of life costs.
Reduced energy costs and carbon emissions, resource use and improved decommissioning through recycling

Energy

Energy Audits being undertaken across operational sites.

Reduced resource use, reduced cost and reduced emissions from energy source production

Waste

Waste minimisation programme that will focus upon increasing recycling at a national level and introducing composting in the Wellington based offices

Reduced quantity of waste being sent to landfill consequently reducing the amount of GHG emissions being released

Transport

Work Place Travel Plans

To reduce emissions that result from business related travel
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