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TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE REPORTING TO ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY
The Sustainability The Sustainability ChallengeChallenge
The challenge
The project vision is for…
“…an irrigation industry that applies triple-bottom-line reporting for continuous
improvement and enhanced sustainability”.
Sustainability Challenge Project Concurrent and converging components
Knowledge about
sustianability and irrigation
TBL Framework
SI’s, their selection and use
Case study Organisation
Analysis
Participatory Method
Evaluation Method TBL
reporting review
Case Study
Learning
Workshops & Planning
TBL Reporting
and evaluation
Case Study Evaluation
Irrigation Sustainability AssessmentGuidelines
Irrigation Sustainability Assessment
1. Irrigation sustainability principles
2. High-level objectives
3. Linkages between each high-level objective and:
Subcomponents
Operational objectives
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4. Indicators and performance measures
Irrigation Sustainability Principles
1. Ensuring the health of the supply river and groundwater/drainage systems, and maintaining extractions at sustainable levels
2. Using, conserving and enhancing the land/water/ biota resources in irrigation areas and associated areas, now and into the future
3. Maintaining the economic and social services and benefits to rural and associated urban communities that enhances the quality of life, now and into the future
Lower two tiers of generic component tree modifiable by users to suit local Lower two tiers of generic component tree modifiable by users to suit local conditions/concerns provide flexibility, and direct links to MI business management conditions/concerns provide flexibility, and direct links to MI business management
plans/activitiesplans/activities
ISAF AND MI BUSINESS PLANNING1. Irrigation sustainability principles
2. High-level objectives – based on
issues of concern for stakeholders
3. Component tree of each H-L objective
Subcomponents
Operational objectives
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4. Sustainability indicators
MI - Management plans/activities of irrigation company such as: Business plan, LWMP, etc
Activities - KPI’s
Business objectives
‘Business Scorecard’A business management approach links discussion of overall strategic directions with each business unit’s goals; allows input from staff on business objectives as well as performance indicators
Strategic Directions Document
Business Unit Plan
Individual and team performance plans
Corporate Plan
Executive performance Plan
Strategic Plan
Overview of sustainability issuesEnvironmental issues / objectives
In BSC plan Downstream impacts on water resources
Degradation of irrigated lands – e.g. salinity
Maintain water quality Weeds
Catchment target implications Disjointed biodiversity areas
Added to BSC Climate change – reduce greenhouse emissions
WUE & groundwater recharge
Climate change – seek energy efficiencies
Root zone salinity / depth of groundwater
Other Ecosystem services opportunities Sub optimal understanding of impacts of irrigation
Biophysical state of Murrumbidgee & Tumut Rivers – upstream in and downstream impact
Long term viability of perennial horticulture
Lack of land use capability information
Overview of sustainability issuesEconomic issues / objectives
In BSC plan Reduced allocations to area Maintain profitability of irrigation farming
Water trade Increased legislative requirements – influence legislation
MI governance
Added to BSC Long term infrastructure – financial security
Minimise impacts of water competition / maintain attractiveness
Other Attract / maintain value adding industries
Maintain / grow diversity of agricultural industry
Sustaining growth of businesses
Maintain / grow diversity of industries
Benchmarking performance with other irrigation areas
Overview of sustainability issuesSocial-political issues / objectives
In BSC plan Employment security within company
Added to BSC Add to quality of life in region
Attract skilled & unskilled labour
Gain/influence community acceptance of irrigation
Other Declining services: health, education & transport
Employment security in region Rural unemployment
Change in population demographics
Reduce poverty / equitable wealth distribution
Diminishing political significance Image of irrigation in wider community
Reduced government support / input into NRM
Controlling development demand
ISAF and the Urban case study
Successful application with Lower Nepean Hawksbury Water Users Assoc,
primary producer and cut flower irrigators Councils Water provider
4 tier framework adapted to 5 step worksheet
5 Step ProcessStep 1 Adopt or develop principles that
define irrigation sustainability
Irrigation Sustainability Principles (ISAF)
1…etc
New sustainability principled (if needed)
Step 2 Adopt or develop high-level objectives to give more detail about sustainability in irrigation
High level objectives (ISAF)
1…etc
New high level obj (if needed)
Step 3 List the issues with regard to irrigation sustainability, that your organisation would like to improve
Step 4 Turn these issues into objectives for your organisation
Objectives that will help our organisation improve our irrigation sustainability
Indicators for each objective
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Step 5 Develop indicators for each objective that will show progress towards sustainability.
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Urban response to framework
Responses to evaluation of the process 100% of participants thought it relevant 100% of participants thought it a useful process 94% of participants thought the process easy to use
Readily usable and logical process, good for planning specific action from general ideas about sustainability.
Plain language version needed Electronic format would be good
Final products – Report Series
1. TBL Approach and Irrigation Sustainability Assessment (Mid May) • The triple bottom line approach and performance reporting in the Australian
irrigation industry,• Irrigation Sustainability Assessment Framework• Indicators of performance and their criteria for selection.
2. Case Study Experience (Mid May) • Murrumbidgee Irrigation Case Study,• Lower Burdekin Case Study,• Urban Case Study,• Murray Irrigation Limited and their move to sustainability reporting
3. Integrated reporting processes (Early June)• Participatory approach to performance reporting• Evaluating performance reporting across each case study
4. Sustainability Reporting For Irrigation - TBL recipe / glossy (June 30)• background, ISAF and indicators, how to …,• appendix case study summaries