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Table 21: Number of ILC computers by office

	Adelaide Head Office	Adelaide ICS	Brisbane	Perth	Canberra	Total
Number of computers/work stations*	62	8	24	21	13	128
Floor area (m^2)	1050	164	427	447	298	2348

*Staff working hours in FTEs for the year totaled 99.5; the number of workstations includes workstations that are used by part time and travelling staff.

Sustainability measures in ILC Offices

All ILC offices have Environmental Management Plans in place apart from the relatively new Adelaide ICS office, the plan for which is under development. The plans detail specific initiatives to reduce energy and water consumption, the use of office materials such as paper, and business travel. Current initiatives are outlined in Table 22. New staff are introduced to these measures at induction sessions.

Monitoring of environmental performance in ILC offices is the subject of continuous improvement with incremental enhancements in data collection achieved every year. Where relevant, these improvements have been applied retrospectively to the information collected for the 2013–14 financial year to ensure change reporting is as accurate as possible.

Head Office and Central Division Office in Adelaide (comprising about half of the ILC’s office staff), are co-located in a building rated five stars in the six-star National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS). NABERS is a performance-based, environmental impact rating system for existing buildings. A five-star rating reflects a number of sustainability measures, including water reuse, waterless urinals, automatic adjustment of window blinds for climate control and the purchase of 10% of accredited GreenPower by the building manager for whole of building electrical requirements. The GreenPower purchase involves a per kilowatt premium on top of the normal electricity charge for 10% of the energy used. The funds provided are used to purchase accredited renewable energy from renewable energy generators.

Electricity

As ILC offices nationally are located in buildings with multiple tenancies. A component of electricity use, for example, in running lifts, foyer lighting and climate control, is managed by building managers, and a component is separately metered for ILC offices, which the ILC controls itself. Table 22 below reports ILC-metered electricity use.

The ILC’s overall electricity use in 2013–14 increased by 2% over 2012–13. This can be attributed to a small increase in staffing, as electricity consumption per employee was unchanged. Grid power in SA is estimated to be derived from about 30% renewable sources, mainly wind. When coupled with the GreenPower purchase, more than a third of total energy use by the Adelaide office is derived from renewable sources.

All ILC offices use a number of electrical energy saving measures (see Table 22).

Travel

Most ILC travel is by air and/or hire car and taxi. A small number of senior staff have a private vehicle included in their employment contract. The associated emissions from these are not included in energy reporting given the relatively small volume of associated emissions.

Staff air travel increased from the previous financial year by 4% in terms of sectors flown and distance travelled. While there was a small increase in staffing, taxi use fell by 5.6% to 2,167 trips. Distance travelled by hire car fell by 3% to 151,970km.

Waste

Paper is the most significant waste product generated by office activities. All ILC offices collect waste office paper for recycling. The ILC tracks paper purchase as an indicator for efficient use of paper. Total paper use and use per employee fell by 16% this year. It is possible that some of this reflects the fluctuation between paper purchase, storage and use from year to year. The proportion of recycled paper bought increased by 5%. Separation of recyclable content from kitchen waste continued to be implemented in some ILC offices.

Water

Water usage charges for ILC offices are either included in lease fees or apportioned by floor area. This means that water use figures vary depending on the rental status and water use behavior of the building’s occupants as a whole and cannot be accurately linked to water use in ILC offices for reporting purposes. Head office and CDO, i.e., 50% of ILC staff, are in a building that includes water recycling for flush toilets, waterless urinals and efficiency devices on taps.