RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Actions Currently Budgeted

Water Conservation

# of collaborations

Update: South Dublin County Council is working with the LASNTG, CARO and LGMA to roll out the National Six Pillars Climate Action training programme to relevant staff across the organisation.

• Raising Awareness training is mandatory and has been made available to all indoor staff.

• Championing Leadership has been presented/ made available to Senior Staff and Elected Members.

• Actioning Policy training has focused on the delivery of Green Public Procurement Training (GPP).

• Building Capacity training will be delivered in Q.4 2022. The rollout of this training will continue in 2023

• Empowering Change training was delivered to key staff in April 2022, The rollout of this training will continue in 2022 & 2023

• Delivering Action training will be delivered within Local Authority settings and Regional Training Centres over the period August 2022December 2023.

Update: A Green Procurement Working Group has been established in South Dublin County Council with responsibility to oversee the progression of;

• the green procurement objectives outlined in the Corporate Procurement Plan 2021-2023, and

• the implementation of the EPA Green Public Procurement Guidelines 2022 for the ten priority sectors identified to work towards the Programme for Government commitment of implementing green public procurement (GPP) in all tenders using public funds by 2023. Procurement is an enabler to achieving many of the South Dublin Climate Action Plan 2019-2024 targets, and the working group will consider synergies with these actions as well as exploring other opportunities for green procurement.

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Update: South Dublin County Council is continuing to replace fossil fuelled handheld equipment with rechargeable battery alternatives, including;

• Chainsaws

• Lawnmowers