Sustainable development route maps: Session 6
These route maps highlight the journey we are on across key areas of sustainable development within the Scottish Parliament.
Scope 3 Emissions
“Scope 3 emissions” are indirect emissions created by an organisation’s activities. These include water, waste and business travel, which are currently included in our carbon footprint. Scope 3 also includes commuting, homeworking and energy usage from constituency offices. We are taking steps to expand the measurement and monitoring of our Scope 3 emissions and then find ways to reduce these emissions.
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Scope 3 emission inventory and assessment completed
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Create a model to capture emissions from our supply chain to measure, monitor and start to reduce emissions
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Carry out homeworking emissions study
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Promote reusable food containers and encourage staff to use them
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Business travel review
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Review highlighted the need for a business travel policy
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Develop the 2021 model to improve data collection and focus on the 5 suppliers with the highest emissions
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This work is ongoing
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Identify priority Scope 3 Emissions to reduce and remove
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End off-site storage
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In 2022 we closed 14 storage units at LEN Lothian
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We now have off-site storage with our furniture contractors as we need that facility so we can reuse items
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Publish a revised ‘Sustainable Travel Plan’
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This was published in early 2024. Read the SPCB Sustainable Travel Plan.
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Supply-chain carbon-reduction training for contract managers
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Hosted an in-person workshop in April 2022 with contract managers and suppliers to increase their knowledge on circular economy, net zero and community benefits
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Supply-chain carbon-reduction training for contract managers
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50% of suppliers to have net zero targets
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62% of suppliers surveyed actually had a net zero goal in place
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Circular economy training for purchasing managers and contract managers
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Review measures to reduce the use of the on-site car park
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Car park closed for car-free day to push behaviour change
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Publish ‘Guidance on Energy Reduction’ for MSP constituency offices and provide advice on energy efficiency
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Run supplier workshop to share best practice on how to remove carbon
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Run project to install electric bike-charging facilities
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Review all products purchased by the Scottish Parliamentary Service and remove unnecessary purchases
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Review catering provision to reduce high-carbon food items
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Run project to explore if our borehole water can be used to flush toilets in MSP block. Borehole water has a lower environmental impact than using mains water
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One-third of parking spaces in the underground car park to be electric-charging spaces