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1 103 Human Services Government owned buildings Leased buildings Office based FTE , ,824.4 Non-office FTE Operational FTE 4,505.1 Total FTE (office based and operational) 10,329.5 Number of office based sites Number of non-office based sites Number high rise public housing sites Office based area (m 2 ) 11, , ,800 Non-office area (m 2 ) 56,657 56,657 Energy Office based energy use Total energy usage segmented by primary source (megajoules) Electricity 33,511,314 28,247,321 Green power 5,840,277 9,072,569 Natural gas 12,690,234 12,977,187 Total 52,041,825 50,297,077 Total Total greenhouse gas emissions by primary source (tonnes of CO 2 e) Electricity 11,450 9,651 Natural gas Total 12,101 10,317 Energy used per FTE (megajoules/fte) 9,407 8,534 Energy intensity (megajoules/m 2 ) Green power purchased 14.8% 24.3% This data represents 100 per cent of office based (full time equivalent) FTE and 96 per cent of office locations. In , the total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are based on a proportional split of Department of Human Services, Department of Health and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development office based FTE of 76.3 per cent and 20.6 per cent and 3.1 per cent respectively. In , the total energy use and greenhouse gas emissions are based on a proportional split of Department of Human Services, Department of Health and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development office based FTE of 74.6 per cent and 22.1 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively. This data includes tenancy and base building electricity from 48 office locations and gas from 13 office locations where utility data has been identified either directly or through landlord agents. The new High Street, Prahran office and the Echuca office was not included due to lack of data availability. This data includes energy used by Shared Services Provider (Department of Treasury and Finance) staff co-located in Department of Human Services facilities. The data excludes energy use apportioned to Department of Health and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development staff. Green power relates to electricity use only.

2 104 Annual Report Department of Human Services Non-office energy use Total energy usage segmented by primary source (megajoules) Electricity 18,710,134 17,281,148 Green power 2,936,201 5,073,683 Natural gas 19,383,390 19,885,612 Total 41,029,725 42,240,443 Total greenhouse gas emissions by primary source (tonnes of CO 2 e) Electricity 6,393 5,904 Natural gas 995 1,021 Total 7,388 6,925 Energy intensity (megajoules/m 2 ) Green power purchased 13.6% 22.7% This data includes tenancy and base building electricity from 12 non-office locations and gas from nine non-office locations where utility data has been identified directly. Non-office sites which are classed as small public or social residential units are not included in the performance data. Public housing high-rise energy use Total energy usage segmented by primary source (megajoules) Electricity 50,741,105 45,352,764 Green power 7,916,848 13,355,294 Natural gas 245,649, ,143,794 Total 304,307, ,851,852 Total greenhouse gas emissions by primary source (tonnes of CO 2 e) Electricity 17,337 15,496 Natural gas 12,609 12,789 Total 29,946 28,285 Green power purchased 13.5% 22.7% This data represents 47 high-rise housing locations. This data also includes base building and office tenancy electricity which has been provided for 47 public housing locations and gas from 37 public housing high rise locations. Greenhouse Gas emissions are based on the July 2010 Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency National

3 105 Waste Office-based waste Total units of waste disposed of by destination (kilograms/year) Landfill 159, ,602 Recycling 598, ,371 Compost 76,862 31,568 Total 835, ,541 Total units of waste disposed of per FTE by destination (kilograms/fte/year) Landfill Recycling* Compost 13 5 Total Recycling rate 81% 71% Greenhouse gas emissions associated with waste to landfill (tonnes of CO 2 e) * 7 plus plastics were not included in the waste audits which has affected the waste disposal quantities, disposal and recycling rate Waste data is based on one day waste audits conducted at selected co-located Department of Human Services and Department of Health offices then extrapolated for estimating annual production data. Total waste generated is based on an FTE split of office based Department of Human Services, Department of Health and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development staff of 76.3 per cent 20.6 per cent, and 3.1 per cent respectively for and 74.6 per cent, 22.1 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively for This data also includes waste from Department of Education and Early Childhood Development staff located in Department of Human Services offices. This data has been extrapolated to represents 100 per cent of office based FTE and 100 per cent of office locations. Greenhouse Gas emissions are based on the July 2010 Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency National Waste Audits are conducted as a requirement under Financial Reporting Directive 24C.

4 106 Annual Report Department of Human Services Paper Total department paper use Description Total units of paper used A4 equivalent (reams) 118, ,637 Units of paper used per FTE (reams/fte) Percentage recycled content copy paper purchased per cent recycled 24% 32% per cent recycled 38% 50% 0 50 per cent recycled 38% 18% Greenhouse gas emissions associated with paper use (tonnes of CO 2 e) This data represents all operational FTE. In , the first 9 months of paper data is based on a total FTE split between the Department of Human Services and Department of Health of 86.8 per cent and 13.2 per cent respectively. In Department of Human Services paper data is based on a total FTE split between the Department of Human Services and Department of Health of 84.8 per cent and 15.2 per cent respectively. The Office of Women s Policy, Office for Disability, Office for Youth and the Community Participation Branch used 740 reams of paper. Their paper intensity was reams per FTE. These offices purchased copy paper with recycled contents of the following: 89 per cent of copy paper had a per cent recycled content, 10 per cent of copy paper had a per cent recycled content and 1 per cent had a 0 50 per cent recycled content. These offices produced tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions relating to paper use. Their data was not obtained for comparison.

5 107 Water Office-based water use Description Total water used (kilolitres) 50,181 53,199 Water used per FTE leased offices (litres/fte) 9,373 9,434 Water used per FTE government owned offices (litres/fte) 6,224 6,024 Total water used per FTE (litres/fte) 9,080 9,127 Water used per unit of office space (litres/m 2 ) Water data represents 48 administrative office locations. This data represents 99.8 per cent of office based FTE and 96 per cent of office locations. Total water use is based on an FTE split of office based Department of Human Services, Department of Health and Department of Education and Early Childhood Development staff of per cent per cent, and 3.08 per cent respectively for and per cent, per cent and 3.31 per cent respectively for Non-office water use Description Total water used (kilolitres) 85,350 80,215 Water used per unit of floor space (litres/m 2 ) 1,506 1,416 This data represents 100 per cent of corporate non-office locations. Non-office sites which are classed as small public or social residential units are not included in the performance data. Four of these locations trigger watermap as their water consumption is greater than 10,000,000 litres. Transportation Vehicle fleet Size of vehicle fleet Vehicle type LPG Dual fuel Hybrid/ electric 1 3 cylinder unleaded petrol 4 cylinder unleaded petrol 6 cylinder unleaded petrol Commercial Executive Passenger bus Passenger car Total Diesel Mix of vehicle types within the fleet Vehicle type Operational Executive Operational Executive LPG 38% 0% 22% 0% Dual fuel 0% 0% 12% 0% Hybrid/electric 20% 5% 22% 8% 4 cylinder unleaded petrol 32% 6% 29% 4% 6 cylinder unleaded petrol 0.3% 88% 0% 88% Diesel 10% 0% 13% 0%

6 108 Annual Report Department of Human Services Total energy consumption (megajoules) LPG 48,944,183 50,445,105 Hybrid/electric 10,377,754 13,275,314 Unleaded petrol 56,590,491 51,900,322 Diesel 10,059,428 12,520,660 State Government Vehicle Pool Total 125,971, ,141,401 Total vehicle travel (kilometres) LPG 12,921,868 10,820,702 Dual Fuel 597,486 2,705,928 Hybrid/electric 5,777,217 6,767,142 Unleaded petrol 13,535,019 12,445,184 Diesel 2,057,783 2,873,244 State Government Vehicle Pool 395, ,414 Total 35,284,530 36,174,614 Total greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes of CO 2 e) LPG 2,854 2,472 Dual fuel Hybrid/electric Unleaded petrol 3,939 3,612 Diesel State Government Vehicle Pool Total 8,441 8,597 Greenhouse gas emissions efficiency (tonnes of CO 2 e per 1000 kilometres) LPG Dual fuel Hybrid/electric Unleaded petrol Diesel State Government Vehicle Pool Total This data represents all operational FTE. Energy use, distance travelled and greenhouse gas emissions transport data is based on a total FTE split between the Department of Human Services and Department of Health of 86.8 per cent and 13.2 per cent respectively. In ; 86.5 per cent and 13.5 per cent. Greenhouse Gas emissions are based on the July 2010 Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency National State Government Vehicle Pool data utilises a different methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions and emissions efficiency. State Government Vehicle Pool data for the Department of Human Services and Department of Health was based on separated data in rather than in where it was apportioned from a co-joined data set.

7 109 Air travel Description Total distance travelled (kilometres) 2,256,122 2,957,113 Greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes of CO 2 e) 1,355 2,623 Air travel data for the Department of Human Services and Department of Health was separated in rather than in where it was apportioned air travel data is based on a total FTE split between the Department of Human Services and Department of Health of 86.5 per cent and 13.5 per cent in the annual report. This data represents all operational FTE Commuting Percentage of employees regularly using sustainable travel (public transport, cycling, walking, car pooling or working from home) to commute CBD Metro Regional Sustainable transport data is obtained from the department s staff travel survey completed in May 2011 Greenhouse gas emissions Total greenhouse gas emissions (tonnes CO 2 e) associated with: Office based energy use 12,101 10,317 Non-office energy use 7,388 6,925 Public Housing high-rise energy use 29,946 28,285 Vehicle fleet 8,441 8,597 Waste production Paper use Air travel 1,355 2,623 Total 59,967 57,422 The Department of Sustainability and Environment purchased carbon offsets to cover the emissions of the Victorian Government s passenger vehicle fleet between 2002 and This commitment is currently being evaluated to assess its effectiveness to date and to ensure it takes into account new proposals such as the Commonwealth Carbon Farming Initiative and a national carbon price.

8 110 Annual Report Department of Human Services Glossary FTE = full time equivalent employee MJ = megajoules t CO 2 -e = tonnes CO 2 equivalent m 2 = metres squared LPG = liquefied petroleum gas HEV = hybrid electric vehicle EV = electric vehicle 1 3 ULP = 1 3 cylinder unleaded petrol vehicle 4 ULP = 4 cylinder unleaded petrol vehicle 6 ULP = 6 cylinder unleaded petrol vehicle km = kilometres kg = kilograms kl = kilolitres L = litres

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