utility cost savings to Council Support: Finance 2013 regularly updated as utility data is which have resulted from available (output). individual energy efficiency Increased understanding and projects (including street lighting). appreciation by Council of direct and ongoing utility cost savings delivered by energy efficiency projects (outcome). Investigate the development of a N/A Lead: Sustainable High Process to establish an ‘ESD Fund’ process for establishing an ‘ESD Environment investigated (output). 2014 Fund’ – to re-invest utility cost Support: Finance, Capital Additional budget available for savings from energy efficiency Works sustainability initiatives in Council projects in funding further facilities (outcome). sustainability initiatives in Council facilities. Objective 3: Assist facility managers to understand and reduce energy, water and greenhouse from their operations Action / Activity Budget Responsibility Level of Priority and Outputs and Outcomes Action Completed Set up an internal dashboard N/A Lead: Sustainable High Energy, water and greenhouse reporting process, whereby facility Environment reporting system for facility managers 2014 managers of key facilities will established (output). Support (internal): Leisure receive regular energy, water and and Youth Services, Services, Increased understanding by facility greenhouse performance data for Learning Community, Family managers of up-to-date energy, water their facility. and Children’s Services and greenhouse trends due to their See Appendix 1 for further details operations (outcome). Support (external): AGL, on the key facilities. EnergyAustralia, City West Positive influence on facility managers Water, Yarra Valley Water, to drive energy, water and greenhouse Western Water reductions (outcome). Objective 4: Improve the integrity and transparency of Council’s greenhouse gas reporting system
utility cost savings to Council which have resulted from individual energy efficiency projects (including street lighting). Support: Finance 2013 regularly updated as utility data is available (output). Increased understanding and appreciation by Council of direct and ongoing utility cost savings delivered by energy efficiency projects (outcome). Investigate the development of a process for establishing an ‘ESD Fund’ – to re-invest utility cost savings from energy efficiency projects in funding further sustainability initiatives in Council facilities. N/A Lead: Sustainable Environment Support: Finance, Capital Works High 2014 Process to establish an ‘ESD Fund’ investigated (output). Additional budget available for sustainability initiatives in Council facilities (outcome). Objective 3: Assist facility managers to understand and reduce energy, water and greenhouse from their operations Action / Activity Budget Responsibility Level of Priority and Action Completed Outputs and Outcomes Set up an internal dashboard reporting process, whereby facility managers of key facilities will receive regular energy, water and greenhouse performance data for their facility. See Appendix 1 for further details on the key facilities. N/A Lead: Sustainable Environment Support (internal): Leisure and Youth Services, Services, Learning Community, Family and Children’s Services Support (external): AGL, EnergyAustralia, City West Water, Yarra Valley Water, Western Water High 2014 Energy, water and greenhouse reporting system for facility managers established (output). Increased understanding by facility managers of up-to-date energy, water and greenhouse trends due to their operations (outcome). Positive influence on facility managers to drive energy, water and greenhouse reductions (outcome). Objective 4: Improve the integrity and transparency of Council’s greenhouse gas reporting system
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