Managing our Responsibilities / Environment
Environmental Management
Understanding and managing the impact we have on the environment and striving for continuous improvement is a significant part of ScottishPower’s overall approach to corporate responsibility.
We have been reporting on our environmental performance for 15 years, through environmental reports, sustainability reports and now as an integral part of a broader Corporate Responsibility Report.
The way we report our environmental performance has evolved, but our commitment remains the same – to provide a high quality and transparent account of how we’ve performed across all the key areas that are relevant to our business.
Our environmental performance is now reported within the 12 impact areas that make up our overall Corporate Responsibility Report.
We have designed the 12 impact areas to ensure they are compatible with the recently published Defra Reporting Guidelines for UK Business – “Environmental Key Performance Indicators” which cover the areas of emissions, resource use, supply chains, products, biodiversity and regulatory compliance.
For further information please contact:
Gordon McGregor
Energy & Environment Director
ScottishPower
1 Atlantic Quay
Glasgow
G2 8SP
Tel: 0141 566 4628
Fax: 0141 566 4888
Or e-mail environment@scottishpower.com
The DEFRA categories are as follows:
- CO2
- SO2
- NOx
- Particulates
- Heavy Metals
Emissions to Land (inc. Waste, Recycle and Re-use)
- General Waste
- Power Station Ash
- SF6
- Oil Containment
- PCB Status
- Summary Resource Use
- Transport
- Internal Energy Use
- Fuel Source Mix
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- System Losses
- Implementation of Action Plans
- Habitat Management Area
- Environmental Compliance
- Incidents and Complaints
- Environmental Expenditure & Fines
Our commitment to the environment is outlined in a series of Environmental Principles that set out our promises to stakeholders and the actions our businesses are required to undertake in conducting their activities.
Environmental Vision
We are committed to achieving sustainable growth across our activities, considering the economic, environmental and social effects of our business growth strategy. This includes maintaining our leadership in renewable energy, investing in technologies that will deliver cleaner generation and working to improve resource efficiency, while providing safe and secure energy supplies and working with Government and external agencies to address issues such as fuel poverty.
Visionary Goals
Our long-term environmental goals show how our environmental strategy is linked to business growth.
Environmental Vision
EnergyNetworks
- To be acknowledged as a good and trusted neighbour in all areas of our operational activity, recognising biological diversity, cultural heritage and natural resources as we strive to meet the changing patterns of UK energy supply and demand via our transmission and distribution networks
- To create new infrastructure resources in support of the Government’s renewable targets
- To identify and use cleaner technology, materials and fuel sources where practicable and cost effective, and pilot these into the business where appropriate
Energy Retail
- To become the UK energy experts, who provide an integrated energy solution to the home by going beyond a commodity-supplier offering to our customers
- To support, beyond the requirements of regulation, the UK Government’s strategy to eradicate fuel poverty
- To meet or exceed the Government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Target by delivering energy efficiency advice and measures to customers
- To offer both business and domestic customers a range of products and services to enable them to manage their energy use in an efficient manner
Energy Wholesale
- To invest in higher levels of environmental protection for our coal fired plant, responding to concerns about acidification, haze and local air quality
- To be an early adopter of clean coal technologies, such as super-critical boiler technology and carbon capture and storage
- To optimise the use of biofuels and energy crops
- To meet Best Available Techniques (BAT) environmental requirements at all power stations by 2010
- To deliver a 25% CO2, 85% SO2 and 50% NOx reduction per GWh of energy generated based on our 1999 generation portfolio by 2010
ScottishPower Renewable Energy
- To be the leading generator of wind energy in the UK and expand our renewables portfolio to at least 1,200 MW by 2010, in line with the UK supply obligation
- To establish Scotland as a world leader in marine technologies, including tidal and wave power, as well as offshore wind
Environmental Governance
ScottishPower’s Chief Executive has Board level responsibility for environmental issues within the company. Environmental policy, strategy and leadership is decided at Executive Team level within ScottishPower and implemented by the business level directors and their teams.
Reporting to the Executive Team, the cross-company Environmental Coordination Committee, is the key vehicle for environmental governance and policy development. The Committee, which is chaired by the Energy and Environment Director, also monitors compliance and performance issues.
Environmental issues are incorporated into the company’s risk and control management framework, to ensure any risks to the business are addressed. Material environmental issues are central to strategy development and these are formally included in the company’s business planning process.
Environmental Performance is measured through targets and associated KPIs and reported to external stakeholders on an annual basis.
The ScottishPower Environment Forum, provides a balanced stakeholder perspective and constructive feedback on our environmental polices and proposals. Internal membership of the Forum includes our most senior executives and, externally consists of representatives who are eminent in the fields of energy and environmental issues.
The Environment Forum meets at least twice a year to discuss key topical and emerging issues linked to energy and the environment. Subject matter covered during the year included clean coal developments for thermal power stations, Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) investment at Longannet, energy services development, marine and tidal energy development, smart metering, developments in environmental markets and the Government's Energy Review.
Minutes from the latest Environment Forum Meetings are available to download.
Minutes 9 May 2008
Minutes 31 October 2007
Environmental Policies
ScottishPower has a range of environmental policies covering internal energy use, transport, biodiversity, green purchasing and contaminated land. These can be found in the appropriate Impact areas on the website.
Environmental Management Systems
Longannet Power Station EMAS Statement 2007
Damhead Creek EMAS Statement 2006
