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DWP聽Estates has published its carbon and water sustainability plans for the next 3 years in line with the government鈥檚 greening commitments (GGCs). This will be reviewed once the new聽GGCs聽are published in 2025.

As a response to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), individual government departments must publish their plans on cutting emissions targets and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

DWP聽Estates has already put in place a large range of activities, strategy measures and policy changes in order to meet the 2024 to 2025 Greening Government Commitment and longer-term targets. These touch on almost every area of聽DWP聽Estates, which has a mission to be smaller, better and greener

DWP鈥檚听GGC聽climate targets for 2021 to 2025 are as follows:

• reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by 45% from a 2017 to 2018 baseline and reduce direct greenhouse gas emissions from estate and operations by 17% from a 2017 to 2018 baseline
• develop an organisational Climate Change Adaptation Strategy across estates and operations
• conduct a Climate Change Risk Assessment to better understand and to target areas that need greater resilience
• develop a Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, including existing or planned actions in response to the risks identified
• reduce the overall amount of waste generated by 15% from the 2017 to 2018 baseline
• reduce water consumption by at least 8% from the 2017 to 2018 baseline

DWP鈥檚 wider Sustainability targets for 2021 to 2025 also include:

• investigating Green Leases and how we engage with landlords on delivering energy reduction projects
• establishing Operational Energy Use Intensity requirements for new build and major refurbishment projects
• carrying out Low or Zero Carbon energy studies for new build and major refurbishment projects
• revising processes so that sustainability is always factored into asset and lifecycle decision making
• ensuring that Building Management System (BMS) continue to be improved, ensuring our estate is managed in the most efficient way
• initiating improvements to energy and water management in our current facilities management contract, and enshrining this across any new contracts
• seeking continued improvement and enhancement to the Estates Design Standards
• continuing to work with internal Sustainability Champion volunteers to foster staff behavioural change
• collaborating with other areas of the department to ensure that the new targets are understood and being addressed in their area
• developing Nature Recovery Plans incorporating land, estates, operations and resources, and existing biodiversity plan
• seeking improvements to our waste management including reducing paper and plastics, and improving recycling:
  • continue to buy more sustainable and efficient products and services with the aim of achieving the best long-term, overall value for money for society
  • develop and deliver Nature Recovery Plans for their land, estates, developments, and operations
  • report on the adoption of the Greening Government: ICT and Digital Services Strategy

For further information please contact: [email protected]