Thursday 25 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_6424
Date Request Received: 06/01/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 03/02/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Carbon footprint
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Does your Trust measure its total carbon footprint? If yes, what is the carbon footprint of your Trust? (Please provide in tCO2e and specify the date of measurement) | |
| Answer To Question 1: .No, the Trust submits scope 1 and scope 2 emissions data in the annual ERIC return, no measurement of scope 3 emissions are currently made. ERIC data is already within the public domain. | |
| Question Number 2: What steps has your Trust taken towards meeting the Greener NHS target of Net Zero by 2045? | |
| Answer To Question 2: The Trust has developed a Green Plan, approved at Board level and established a Sustainability Group to lead on this objective. | |
| Question Number 3: What percentage of your Trust energy consumption comes from fossil fuels? | |
| Answer To Question 3: Electricity from fossil fuels = 12.8% | |
| Question Number 4: What steps is your Trust taking to reduce its fossil fuel consumption? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Procurement of utilities due in October 2022 with the requirement of 100% renewable energy as requirement of procurement. All new purchased or leased Trust vehicles will be electric or ULEV fleet The Trust Green plan has been developed and approved. This policy outline the Trusts commitment, vision and plan to reduce our carbon footprint. | |
| Question Number 5: How many vehicles are in your Trust’s fleet? | |
| Answer To Question 5: .24 | |
| Question Number 6: How many of your Trust’s fleet uses: A. Petrol/Diesel B. Hybrid C. Electric | |
| Answer To Question 6: a, 23 b, 1 c, 0 | |
| Question Number 7: Does your Trust have a policy on reducing the use of single-use plastics (including for clinical and/or non-clinical items)? If yes, please provide details of this policy and the reduction achieved to date. | |
| Answer To Question 7: .The Trust does not have a formal policy to reduce single use plastics. The catering team have reduced the use of single use plastics and through the delivery of the Green Plan objectives further work will be undertaken within both clinical and non-clinical areas of the Trust. | |
| Question Number 8: Has your Trust received funding to spend specifically on sustainability and decarbonisation? If yes, please provide details on how much and over what time period. | |
| Answer To Question 8: .No. | |
| Question Number 9: How much has your Trust spent in 2021 (including specific funding received and any other expenditure) on activities related to sustainability and decarbonisation? | |
| Answer To Question 9: .SFT invested £177k in LED lighting systems in 2021, this as funded from the Trusts annual (2021-22) capital plan. | |
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