Sustainable Development Office Targets

Sustainable Development Office Targets 2018 - 2022

Objective	Target	Achievement
To reduce electricity consumption	Reduce electricity usage by 20%	21.8% reduction
To reduce gas consumption	Reduce gas usage by 25%	5.53% reduction *
To reduce water consumption	Reduce water usage by 20%	47% reduction
To reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill	Increase the amount of waste recycled within Parliament Buildings to 85% **	66.4% recycling rate
To reduce paper consumption	Reduce paper consumption by 50%	70.7% reduction
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Environmental performance	To continue with the Employee Supported Volunteering and encourage staff to avail of it.	Ongoing
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Environmental performance	To commit the Northern Ireland Assembly to participate in 3 specific challenges per year.	29 challenges

Sustainable Development Office Targets 2022 - 2023

Objective	Target	Status to date
To reduce electricity consumption	Reduce electricity usage by 35% from 2008/2009 figures	29.4% reduction
To reduce gas consumption	Reduce gas usage by 30% from 2008/2009 figures	8.6% reduction
To reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill	Reduce the amount of waste produced by 65% from 2008/2009 figures**	51.6% reduction
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 85% from 2008/2009 figures	81.5% reduction
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly's Environmental performance	To continue with the Employee Supported Volunteering and encourage staff to avail of it	Ongoing
To improve the Northern Ireland Assembly's Environmental performance	To commit the Northern Ireland Assembly to participate in 6 specific challenges per year	11 challenges

* We had anticipated better gains from the roof project and the planned metering upgrade.

** Secondary segregation by the waste contractor means there is zero waste to landfill