What our stakeholders have told us:
Demolish assets on a risk-based approach, prioritising assets that have the largest impact on stakeholders. We should consider how to repurpose our assets and use our land to maximise environmental benefit.
Commitment | Output type |
Address redundant assets across 80 assets, asset groups or sites. Act as custodians of our redundant sites by ensuring we reinstate them to a net gain in environmental value. | Price control deliverable (£82.6m). See annex A3.01. EAP NGGT commitment |
Consumer benefit:
This supports an affordable energy bill through protecting future consumers from the costs of disposing of assets they may not have benefited from. Supports a sustainable lower carbon future through responsible demolition including asset repurposing, releasing materials back into the value chain to reduce the need to mine raw materials. Improving biodiversity on non-operational land and reconstructing the environment when we have demolished a site, to bring positive benefits to nature and communities.
What our stakeholders have told us:
Stakeholders would like NGGT to return land to a good state when they have used. Stakeholders would like NGGT to consider supply chain practices and their impacts on the environment and communities.
Commitment | Output type |
10% increase in environmental value on all non-operational land by the end of the RIIO-2 period. The GT estate is currently 1,093hectares and environmental value is measured in Biodiversity units and £ natural capital. Measure: £ natural capital biodiversity (# units) | EAP NGGT commitment |
Deliver 10% Net Gain in environmental value (including biodiversity) on all planned construction projects (including those delivered by third parties). Measure: # projects and % net gain | EAP NGGT commitment |
We will lead in transparency on capital carbon and natural capital using data and tools to collaborate and drive environmental progress. We aspire to have a consistent industry approach to capital carbon and natural capital by 2026. | EAP NG UK commitment |
We will reduce the waste we create at our offices (waste tonnage) by 20% from a 2019/20 baseline. Measure: waste in tonnes. | EAP NG UK commitment |
We will recycle 60% of our office waste Measure: % of waste recycled out of total. | EAP NG UK commitment |
We will reduce the waste intensity of our construction projects year on year from a 2019/20 baseline. Measure: Baseline tbc, likely tonnes waste/£100,000 | EAP NGGT commitment |
On construction projects, we will achieve zero waste to landfill and we will increase the recycling or reuse materials by 2026. Measure: % of waste recycled out of total. | EAP NGGT commitment |
We will work with contractors to measure the proportion of recycled materials used on construction projects and will set a target during the RIIO-2 period to increase from this baseline. Measure: to be set during RIIO-2. | EAP NGGT commitment |
Extend the life of equipment where appropriate by refurbishment. | EAP NGGT commitment |
Pilot and implement circular economy principles for raw materials and goods procured and existing assets. | EAP NGGT commitment |
Reduce water use in our offices by 20% by the end of RIIO-2 compared to 2019/20 baselines. Measure: % reduction in water used. | EAP NG UK commitment |
Consumer benefit:
Our work in these areas delivers on the consumer priority “I want you to facilitate delivery of a sustainable energy system” to minimise our impact on the environment and bring positive benefits to nature and communities.
Enhancing the value of our natural assets on our non-operational land by 10% provides a consumer value proposition valued at £1.75m (for more information on CVP4 please see annex A10.05).
What our stakeholders have told us:
We would like to hear more about sustainable procurement
Commitment | Output type |
We will implement the ISO20400 sustainable sourcing process. Measure: alignment to ISO20400, (verification) # category strategies considering sustainability | EAP NG UK Commitment |
Consumer benefit:
Our work in these areas delivers on the consumer priority “I want you to facilitate delivery of a sustainable energy system” to minimise our impact on the environment and bring positive benefits to nature and communities.
Enhancing the value of our natural assets on our non-operational land by 10% provides a consumer value proposition valued at £1.75m (for more information on CVP4 please see annex A10.05).