Action / Activity Budget Responsibility Level of Priority and Outputs and Outcomes Action Completed Commence a reconciliation $10,000 Lead: Sustainable Medium Council asset and utility billing process between Council facilities Environment reconciliation commenced (output). (Existing 2013/14 GAP 2014 / assets, utility meters and utility Operational budget). Support (internal): Finance, Scope 3 emission sources integrated invoicing, to identify cost and data Services, Leisure and Youth into Council’s greenhouse inventory anomalies and to improve the Services, Learning Community, (output). accuracy of Council’s greenhouse Family and Children’s Services Greenhouse Gas Inventory Protocols and water reporting. Support (external): AGL, Manual developed (output). EnergyAustralia, City West Utility billing inaccuracies identified Water, Yarra Valley Water, (output). Western Water Utility cost savings for Council identified Integrate scope 3 greenhouse gas N/A Lead: Sustainable Medium (outcome). emissions for electricity, gas and Environment 2014 A more complete and accurate Council fuel into Council’s annual greenhouse gas inventory (outcome). greenhouse inventory, and investigate the inclusion of other Clear, step-by-step documentation of scope 3 emissions such as paper Council’s greenhouse gas reporting use, travel to work and corporate process to enable yearly consistency waste. (outcome). Develop a Greenhouse Gas N/A Lead: Sustainable Medium Inventory Protocols Manual, to Environment 2014 clearly document Council’s greenhouse gas inventory compilation process. Objective 5: Establish an electricity generation reporting system Action / Activity Budget Responsibility Level of Priority and Outputs and Outcomes Action Completed Gain access to Council’s electricity N/A Lead: Sustainable Low Electricity generation reporting system
Action / Activity Budget Responsibility Level of Priority and Action Completed Outputs and Outcomes Commence a reconciliation process between Council facilities / assets, utility meters and utility invoicing, to identify cost and data anomalies and to improve the accuracy of Council’s greenhouse and water reporting. $10,000 (Existing 2013/14 GAP Operational budget). Lead: Sustainable Environment Support (internal): Finance, Services, Leisure and Youth Services, Learning Community, Family and Children’s Services Support (external): AGL, EnergyAustralia, City West Water, Yarra Valley Water, Western Water Medium 2014 Council asset and utility billing reconciliation commenced (output). Scope 3 emission sources integrated into Council’s greenhouse inventory (output). Greenhouse Gas Inventory Protocols Manual developed (output). Utility billing inaccuracies identified (output). Utility cost savings for Council identified (outcome). A more complete and accurate Council greenhouse gas inventory (outcome). Clear, step-by-step documentation of Council’s greenhouse gas reporting process to enable yearly consistency (outcome). Integrate scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions for electricity, gas and fuel into Council’s annual greenhouse inventory, and investigate the inclusion of other scope 3 emissions such as paper use, travel to work and corporate waste. N/A Lead: Sustainable Environment Medium 2014 Develop a Greenhouse Gas Inventory Protocols Manual, to clearly document Council’s greenhouse gas inventory compilation process. N/A Lead: Sustainable Environment Medium 2014 Objective 5: Establish an electricity generation reporting system Action / Activity Budget Responsibility Level of Priority and Action Completed Outputs and Outcomes Gain access to Council’s electricity N/A Lead: Sustainable Low Electricity generation reporting system