Item 8 - Sheffield Health and Social Care

10.0 Sustainability ReportOur approach to sustainability is reflectedin our Sustainable Development Policy. Theobjectives of the policy are for the Trust tocontinually improve upon and manage itsenvironmental impact wherever possible,while taking value for money into accountThis will include conservation of water, energyand other resources; appropriate waste disposal;monitoring discharges and emissions with the aim ofreducing pollution and greenhouse gases; promotingrecycling, and training and educating staff, involvingthem in developing new ideas and initiatives.The intended outcomes will be the ability to meetlegislative and regulatory requirements; contributeto the NHS carbon reduction target; demonstratethe Trust’s commitment to other organisations,and have better engaged and informed staffwho actively contribute to the outcomes.The Trust has taken a number of actions during2012/13 to improve its sustainability performance.We have introduced a Sustainability & Cost SavingsWorking Group, comprising of management andstaff members, as well as staff and public governorrepresentatives. The Group has overseen severalareas of work including:• Energy and sustainability roadshow displaysat the Trust’s Annual Members Meeting andseveral of our main sites• Implementation of a revised ‘water flushingprocedure’ (legionella control) to reducewastage of water• Building on the success of a Voltage OptimisationUnit (VOU) installed at our headquarters buildingin 2011/12, a further 4 VOUs have recently beeninstalled at other sites. There is an early indicationthat these units will also reduce electricityconsumption by around 10% at each site• Working with the cleaning/catering contractorfor Fulwood House (Sodexo), paper handtowels on this site have been replaced withhot air hand dryers. This simple change hasreduced cleaning costs by £13,000 per annum,and waste disposal costs by nearly £3,000 perannum – all by ceasing purchase and disposalof paper hand towels• Sodexo have worked in partnership withthe Trust to improve their own sustainabilitypractices including offering used coffee groundsfor staff to take away as garden mulch, andintroducing an incentive for staff to bring theirown mugs when purchasing hot drinks from thecafé, in return for a reduced-price drink. Thisreduces the quantity of disposable cups used• “Paper lite” meetings have been adopted forseveral Trust meetings (members are requestednot to print out all papers and these are displayedduring the meeting via audio-visual equipment).We are obtaining costs for installing audio-visualequipment in the Tudor Boardroom at FulwoodHouse which would enable meetings such as theTrust Board to minimise the use of paper• Establishment of an intranet page for staff toaccess information related to sustainability.In addition to this, the Transport Service hascontinued to replace older vehicles with smaller,more efficient models and to review its practicesto minimise the number of vehicles required toprovide a range of services.Reporting Table/MetricsArea Type Non-financialinformationGreenhouseGas EmissionsWaste Minimisationand ManagementDirect Greenhouse Gas EmissionsIndirect Energy EmissionsOfficial Business Travel EmissionsDomestic Waste:For 2012/13 the figures for DomesticWaste are as follows: Total WasteArising: 492,457 kgWaste to Landfill: 128,900 kgWaste Recovered/Recycled: 363,557 kgWaste Incinerated: 0 kgHealthcare Waste:For 2012/13 the figures for HealthcareWaste are as follows: Total WasteArising: 14,404 kgWaste Incinerated: 2,870 kgFinite Resources In 2012/13 the Trust consumed 35,586m3 of water and sent away 33,807 m3in the form of sewageIn 2012/13 the Trust consumed13,549,645 kWh of Gas whichequates to 2791 tonnes of Co2e*In 2012/13 the Trust consumed3,356,717 kWh of Electricity whichequates to 1803 Tonnes of Co2e*Grey Fleet (inc Lease CarMileage)**: In 2011/12***mileage travelled by the GreyFleet amounted to 1,703,395miles. The figure for Co2e isnot currently available.Financial informationIn 2012/13 the Trust spent£454,093 purchasing GasIn 2012/13 the Trust spent£348,212 purchasing ElectricityGrey Fleet (inc Lease Cars):In 2011/12 the Trust spent£728,910.05 on mileage for theGrey Fleet.Domestic Waste: In 2012/13 thecost of disposing of DomesticWaste was £76,715Healthcare Waste: In 2012/13 thecost of disposing of HealthcareWaste was £15,098In 2012/13 the total water andsewage cost was £97,884* Co2e = Carbon Dioxide Equivalent which is a way of reporting all greenhouse gas emissions or reductions as one standard unit** Grey Fleet = employee-owned (or leased) vehicles used for Trust business purposes (home visits, meetings, conferences etc)*** The last year for which figures are available for this metricFuture Priorities and TargetsWe are developing several bids for a Departmentof Health capital fund for energy efficiency projectswhich has recently been made available. The majorityof planned bids relate to replacement of outdatedand inefficient boiler plant, as well as schemes toreplace lighting at our Headquarters building. Weplan to replace some of the boilers with CombinedHeat and Power (CHP) units which would also reduceour electricity consumption from the national grid.We will know later in the year if any of the bidshave been successful.We will also be reviewing the potential to introducesmall changes such as devices to reduce waterconsumption in washrooms, and to reduceelectricity consumption by commercialrefrigerator and freezer appliances.Grenoside Grange8586