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<p>DWP’s 2023/24 GGC performance is currently being collated and will be submitted
to DEFRA at the end of May 2024. Therefore, 2022/23 is the latest full year of GGC
data that is available and a summary of DWP’s performance (including our ALBs) against
each of the headline GGC targets from 2022/23 is provided below. Further details of
DWP’s performance (excluding ALBs) is available in DWP’s 2022/23 Annual Report and
Accounts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Target A: Mitigating climate change:
working towards net zero by 2050</strong></p><p>DWP reduced our total greenhouse gas
emissions by 32% compared to the 17/18 baseline, which is on track to meet the target
to reduce by 45% by 2024/25.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP reduced our direct
greenhouse gas emissions by 1% compared to the 17/18 baseline. During the pandemic
DWP took on c.200 additional properties to respond to national requirements. These
buildings were still part of the estate in 2022/23 which impacted the direct greenhouse
gas emissions performance; however, significant estate rationalisation has occurred
during 2023/24 and we forecast we will meet the 2024/25 target to reduce by 17%.</p><p>
</p><p><strong>Target B: Minimising waste and promoting resource efficiency</strong></p><p>DWP
reduced our total waste generated by 31% compared to the 2017/18 baseline, exceeding
the target to reduce by 15% by 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Target C: Minimising
waste and promoting resource efficiency</strong></p><p>DWP reduced our water consumption
by 19% compared to the 2017/18 baseline, exceeding the target to reduce by 8% by 2024/25.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p><strong>Target D: Procuring sustainable products and services</strong></p><p>DWP
has a sustainable procurement policy and ensures all procurement activities comply
with the Government Buying Standards, meeting the target requirements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Target
E: Nature Recovery – making space for thriving plants and wildlife</strong></p><p>DWP
has developed a draft nature recovery plan and intend to finalise this before 2024/25
to meet the target requirements.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Target F: Adapting to climate
change</strong></p><p>DWP has developed a climate change adaptation strategy which
includes a climate change risk assessment and climate change adaptation plan for its
estates and operations, meeting the target requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Target
G: Reducing environmental impacts from information communication technology (ICT)
and digital</strong></p><p>DWP provide annual reporting data against the ICT &
digital services strategy and provide membership to the sustainable technology advice
and reporting team, meeting the target requirements.</p>
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