Sustainable Development Office Targets

We will continue to operate towards achieving our targets as per the table below, which will see us through to 2025, monitoring and reporting the progress along the way.

Sustainable Development Office Targets 2024 - 2025

Objective	Target	Status to date
To reduce electricity consumption	Reduce electricity usage by 10% from 2019/2020 figures	1% reduction
To reduce gas consumption	Reduce gas usage by 15% from 2019/2020 figures	17% reduction
To reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill	Reduce the amount of waste produced by 10% from 2019/2020 figures	10% increase
To reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill	Work towards UK Plastic Pact to reduce single use plastics by 2025	Ongoing
To reduce paper consumption	Reduce paper consumption by 50% compared to 2019/2020 figures	35% reduction
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly's Corporate Social Responsibility performance	To continue with the Employee Supported Volunteering and encourage staff to avail of it	Ongoing
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly's Corporate Social Responsibility performance	To commit the Northern Ireland Assembly to participate in 6 specific challenges per year	Ongoing
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly's Corporate Social Responsibility performance	To work with partners to enhance the biodiversity of Parliament Buildings and the surroundings	Ongoing