Environmental Performance

Murray & Roberts is committed to the principle of Zero Harm to the natural environment in all operations and activities conducted. In the year, we continued to implement initiatives to improve our environmental risk management programme and associated reporting processes. This project is still ongoing and the current status of these actions is shown below.

ACTION		STATUS
Implement an electronic system for reporting and consolidation of environmental data across the Group.		The system has been implemented across the Group.
Implement an environmental data reporting standard.		The standard has been implemented and formal training provided to operating companies. Additionally, an internal data assurance process was conducted on a selection of environmental parameters at a number of operating companies.
Implement an environmental incidents and risks standard.		The standard has been implemented and formal training provided to operating companies.
Establish Group environmental reduction targets.		Qualitative environmental targets were set at Group level during the reporting period. Reporting against these targets will commence in FY2014. Additionally, a process will be undertaken during FY2014 to set quantitative targets at operational level. More details are provided below.

2013 PERFORMANCE
Our environmental performance with respect to our energy usage, carbon footprint and ISO 14001 implementation is shown below. Annual performance for water usage will be reported from FY2014 following the definition of the reporting boundary.

PERFORMANCE DIMENSION	2011	2012	2013	Movement
Environmental performance
Energy usage (MWh)	1 095 843	1 575 287*	1 092 511
Carbon footprint (t CO2e)	515 506	527 554*	414 171
ISO 14001 Management System implementation (% coverage)**	± 35	44	58

* These figures differ from what was reported in last year’s Integrated Report (originally 1 717 120 MWh and 565 034 t CO2e) because Clough’s Scope 1 emissions were originally misstated. These have since been corrected.
** Percentage ISO 14001 certification is calculated over the number of employees covered by certification i.e. employees and subcontractor employees under our control. The 2013 figure excludes employees hired by joint-ventures.

LOOKING FORWARD
In terms of environmental management and reporting across the Group, the following strategic objectives and targets have been developed and will form the basis of our focus during the next reporting period.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES	TARGETS
Improve energy and carbon management practices across the Group	▪ Develop a Group energy and carbon management standard and associated awareness campaign.
Improve understanding and reporting of supply chain greenhouse gas emissions	▪ Review and implement new Scope 3 GHG protocol requirements.
Improve water management practices across the Group	▪ Ensure accurate reporting of water usage across Group.
Improve waste management practices across the Group	▪ Develop a Group waste management standard and associated awareness campaign.
Improve environmental risks and incidents reporting across the Group	▪ Ensure 100% compliance with ISO 14001 across Group. ▪ Conduct environmental legal compliance audits across Group. ▪ Report and investigate all Level 4 and 5 (high-potential) environmental incidents across Group.
Improve the quality of environmental reporting across the Group	▪ Seek independent assurance of energy, carbon and hazardous waste.

For a complete report on our Environmental Performance please visit the online annual integrated report.