SUSTAINABILITY

FEATURES
SuStainable MOD tiMeline
1973 MOD Conservation Offcer appointed as a new role in MOD
and establishment of MOD Conservation Groups begins to
assist MOD in its environmental and conservation
management on sites.
1975 Sanctuary Magazine published for the first time as a
newsletter.
1987 “Our Common Future”, the Brundtland Commission’s report
defines sustainable development as “development which
meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
1991 Sanctuary Awards established.
1992 The Earth Summit, the UN Conference on Environment and
Development is held in Rio de Janeiro.
1994 UK publishes first national sustainable development
strategy, making the UK one of the first countries to produce
a sustainable development strategy in response to the call
made at the Rio Earth Summit.
1995 RN’s first Environmental Protection Policy and Safety and
Environmental Management System developed.
1999 A Better Quality of Life is published, setting out government
proposals to deliver sustainable development.
2000 “In Trust and On Trust”, the strategy for the Defence estate is
published.
2000 Framework for Sustainable Development on the
Government estate – first targets published.
2002 MOD’s Appraisal Handbook for Sustainability and the
Environment is published provides MOD with its first
sustainability appraisal tool.
2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development ( WSSD) takes
place in Johannesburg.
2002 MOD’s first Sustainable Development strategy is developed.
An internal document only.
2004 Framework for Sustainable Development on the
Government estate targets published, covering Energy,
Waste, Estates Management, Sustainable Procurement, and
Social Impacts.
2005 “Securing the Future” is published, providing a revised UK
Government strategy for sustainable development, and a
strategic framework was agreed by the UK Government and
the devolved administrations.
2005 Sustainable Procurement Task Forces National Action Plan
“Procuring the Future” published, includes tools such as the
Flexible Framework and Prioritisation methodology.
2005 Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate targets
published.
2005 MOD’s first Sustainable Development Annual report
published (2003-2004).
2006 “In Trust and On Trust”, MOD’s 2nd estate strategy is
published.
2006 Government’s Sustainable Procurement Action Plan
published.
2007 MOD Sustainable Waste Management Strategy revised.
2008 Climate Change Act 2008 comes into force, and MOD
Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan are published.
2008 MOD’s Sustainable Development strategy is published.
2009 MOD Sustainability and Environmental Appraisal Tools
Handbook is published, and updates guidance for
sustainability appraisal across all MOD business, and
expands to include other appraisal tools available.
2010 SOGE targets (2005-2010) met or exceeded by MOD for
energy, carbon emissions from offces, carbon emissions
from fleet, waste and recycling, water effciency, and SSSIs.
2010 Prime Minister’s 10% Carbon Target is set. MOD exceeds this
target with a 14.8% reduction.
2010 MOD’s Climate Impacts Risk Assessment Methodology
(CIRAM) is developed to identify levels of risk, and mitigation
measures for MOD to adapt to climate risks. A programme of
assessments is begun.
2010 MOD Sustainable ICT Task Force launched to ensure that the
Department is engaged on meeting the appropriate Green
ICT targets.
2010 National Security Strategy/Strategic Defence Security
Review published recognising climate change and resource
security.
2010 MOD publishes its MOD Departmental Adaptation Plan for
Climate Change, Waste Strategy, and Sustainable
Procurement Strategy published including both equipment
and estates commitments.
2010 Army Carbon footprint measurement project completed.
2011 Energy Invest to Save Programme begins, and Energy
Awards established.
2011 Greening Government Commitments and Targets are
published, providing revised commitments and targets for
government, and MOD’s strategy is updated to include
them.
2011 MOD Sustainable ICT policy published (2011DIN06-08).
2011 Army Orders on the Organisation and Arrangements for the
Management of Sustainable Development in Land Forces
published by Commander Land Forces.
2012 Rio +20. Twenty years after the Earth Summit, the global
community reconvenes in an effort to secure agreement on
“greening” world economies through a range of smart
measures for energy, and sustainable and fair use of
resources.
2012 100% of green electricity purchased for MOD infrastructure.
2012 MOD Energy Plan agreed by PUS and CDS. Target to reduce
Armed Forces reliance on fossil fuels by 18% by 2020.
2013 Changes to governance and Sustainable MOD Steering
Group established, a guide to deliver the sustainable MOD
objectives.
2015 “Act and Evolve” - the Sustainable MOD Strategy is issued, to
set out the priorities sustainability issues for MOD for the
next few years.
2015 MOD’s Sustainability and Environmental Appraisal Tools
Handbook is updated and published.
WHAT NEXT?.....
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