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ECO SLCSustainable Logistic Chain

Project part financedby the European Union

SuPorts ProjectSustainable Management for European Local Ports

Port of Corfu, June 2012

The Use of EnvironmentalThe Use of EnvironmentalPerformance IndicatorsPerformance Indicators

Dr Chris WooldridgeDr Chris Wooldridge

Senior Research Fellow, Cardiff University UKSenior Research Fellow, Cardiff University UK

andand

Science Coordinator, ECOScience Coordinator, ECO--SLC, AmsterdamSLC, Amsterdam



WHAT IS A PERFORMANCE INDICATOR?WHAT IS A PERFORMANCE INDICATOR?





ITALY 4ITALY 4 –– ENGLAND 2ENGLAND 2







•• Environmental Performance IndicatorsEnvironmental Performance Indicators

•• Selection criteriaSelection criteria

•• Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and reporting

•• Dashboard and ObservatoryDashboard and Observatory

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ContentsContents





Aspects and ImpactsAspects and Impacts

Aspect: element of an organization’sactivities, products or services thatcan interact with the environment.

Impact: any change to theenvironment, whether adverse orbeneficial, wholly or partially resultingfrom an organization’s activities,products or services.





Environmental Performance Indicator:Environmental Performance Indicator:An information tool that summarises data onAn information tool that summarises data oncomplex environmental issues to showcomplex environmental issues to show overalloverallstatus and trendstatus and trend of those issues, andof those issues, andmeasures the progress of environmental policiesmeasures the progress of environmental policiesin achieving objectivesin achieving objectives

EnvironmentalEnvironmental IndicatorsIndicators





Who wants to know?Who wants to know? WhatWhat’’s in it for me?s in it for me?

Regulators & Courts Compliance

European Commission Cost & Risk reduction

Investors/stakeholders Sustainabledevelopment

Insurance/Banks Market opportunity

Auditors Positive image

Community License to operate

SHOW ME!SHOW ME!





Each port is unique

• Geography

• Hydrography

• Commercial profile

• Scale

• Ownership

• Organization

• Legislation

• Culture

“When you have seen one port –you have seen one port” (Charles Haine,

DP World)





Facts of lifeFacts of life

• EC Directives generally apply to all ports

• Pollutants and Ecosystems do not recognizepolitical, juridical or administrative boundaries

• Global perspective to marine operations

• Each port unique – but common environmentalchallenges (to different degrees of impact andsignificance)

• Better to retain the initiative*

• SuPorts recognizes the special case of small ports





RamsgateChichester

WhitstableLittlehampton





Priority issues : Size of portPriority issues : Size of port





Shoreham

Rye

Fowey

Chichester

Littlehampton





Issues and types of indicatorsIssues and types of indicators125125 –– 3131 –– 1919 -- 1212

Operational

• Noise

• Air Quality

• Garbage/Port Waste

• Dredging Operations

• Dredging Disposal

• Local community

• Energy

• Dust

• Port Development: Water

• Port Development: Land

Management

• Reporting

• Certification

• Compliance

• Complaints

• Training

Condition

• Air

• Water

• Soil

• Sediment

• Ecosystems

• Habitat





Environmental condition IndicatorsEnvironmental condition Indicators

1.1. Carbon FootprintCarbon Footprint

2.2. Amount of waste producedAmount of waste produced

3.3. Total water consumptionTotal water consumption

Consolidated Environmental Management IndicatorsConsolidated Environmental Management Indicators

Existence/reference to:Existence/reference to:

1. Environmental Management Programme1. Environmental Management Programme

2. Environmental Policy2. Environmental Policy

3. Reference to ESPO Code3. Reference to ESPO Code

4. Inventory of Legislation4. Inventory of Legislation

5. Inventory of Significant Environmental Aspects5. Inventory of Significant Environmental Aspects

6. Objectives and Targets6. Objectives and Targets

7. Training7. Training

8. Monitoring Programme8. Monitoring Programme

9 . Environmental Report9 . Environmental Report

Proposed indicatorsProposed indicators





Rationale

•• Carbon Footprint + WCarbon Footprint + Waste produced + Wateraste produced + Water

Effective Indicators of Environmental ConditionEffective Indicators of Environmental Condition

•• Consolidated Environmental ManagementConsolidated Environmental ManagementIndicatorsIndicators

ABILITY TO MONITOR AND REPORT KPIABILITY TO MONITOR AND REPORT KPI





ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 1996 1999 2004 2006 %*

+ or -

• Environmental Plan? 45 52 62 82 +37

• Plan aims for

‘Compliance-Plus’?

32 41 48 72 +40

• Does Plan aim to raise

Environmental awareness?

44 62 69 68 +24

• Is Environmental Monitoring

carried out?

53 60 65 72 +19

• Does Plan involve

community & Stakeholders?

53 60 39 78 +25

• Is ESPO Code available? 41 48 53 53 +12

• Designated Personnel? 55 65 67 88 +33

EXISTING Dashboard!EXISTING Dashboard!SDM/ESPO Environmental ReviewSDM/ESPO Environmental Review





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