Commission Decision (EU) 2019/61Dangos y teitl llawn

4. RECOMMENDED SECTOR-SPECIFIC KEY ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

The following table lists a selection of key environmental performance indicators for the public administration sector. These are a subset of all the indicators mentioned in Chapter 3. The table is divided according to the structure of this document.

Indicator	Common unit	Main target group	Short description	Recommended minimum level of monitoring	Related core indicatorin accordance with Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (Section C.2)	Benchmark of excellence	Related best environmental management practice
BEMPs FOR SUSTAINABLE OFFICES
1. Total annual energy use	kWh/m2/year kWh/FTE/year	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Total annual energy use divided by the total internal floor area or the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees. The indicator can also be broken down into: space heating, space cooling, lighting, other electricity uses.	Building level	Energy efficiency	—	BEMP 3.1.1
2. Total annual greenhouse gas emissions	kg CO2eq/m2/year kg CO2eq/FTE/year	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Total annual greenhouse gas emissions generated from the use of office buildings divided by the total internal floor area or the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees	Building level	Energy efficiency	—	BEMP 3.1.1
3. Total annual water use	m3/FTE/year m3/m2/year	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Total annual water consumption in office buildings, divided by the total internal floor area or the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees, broken down into (if relevant): mains water use, harvested rainwater use, recycled greywater use.	Building level	Water	Water use in office buildings is lower than 6,4 m3/full time equivalent employee/year	BEMP 3.1.2
4. Total annual office waste generation	kg/FTE/year	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Total annual office waste generation in office buildings divided by the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees	Building level	Waste	Total waste generation in office buildings is lower than 200 kg/full time equivalent employee/year	BEMP 3.1.3
5. Total annual office waste recycled	%	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Percentage by weight of the total waste generated in offices which is separately collected for recycling	Building level	Waste	Zero waste generated in the office buildings is sent to landfill	BEMP 3.1.3
6. Daily quantity of office paper used per full time equivalent employee	sheets of paper/FTE/working day	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Total number of sheets of office paper used annually divided by the number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees and the number of working days	Organisation level	Material efficiency	Office paper consumption is lower than 15 A4 sheets/full time equivalent employee/working day	BEMP 3.1.4
7. Share of environmentally friendly certified office paper purchased	%	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Percentage of environmentally friendly certified office paper purchased (number of reams) out of the total purchased office paper (number of reams)	Organisation level	Energy efficiency Material efficiency Water Waste Biodiversity Emissions	Office paper used is 100 % recycled or certified according to an ISO Type I ecolabel (e.g. EU Ecolabel).	BEMP 3.1.4
8. Adoption of tools for promoting sustainable commuting for employees	y/n	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Staff are engaged about sustainable commuting thanks to the implementation and promotion of tools driving behaviour change	Organisation level	Emissions	Tools for promoting sustainable commuting for employees are implemented and promoted	BEMP 3.1.5
9. Implementation of carbon budgeting for business travel	y/n	Public administrations owning or managing offices	A total carbon budget for business trips is allocated over a defined period. For each trip, the corresponding carbon emission equivalent is subtracted from the remaining carbon budget.	Organisation level	Emissions	Carbon budgeting is implemented for all business travel	BEMP 3.1.5
10. Availability and monitoring of video-conferencing facilities	y/n	Public administrations owning or managing offices	Videoconferencing facilities are promoted within the organisation and the number of hours of use is monitored. All staff can use the videoconferencing facilities.	Organisation level	Emissions	Videoconferencing facilities are available to all staff and their use is monitored and promoted	BEMP 3.1.5
11. Food waste generated	g/meal	Public administrations owning or managing canteens and coffee bars	Amount of food waste generated per meal served in canteens and coffee bars	Organisation level	Waste	—	BEMP 3.1.6
BEMPs FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
12. Carbon emissions of the territory of the municipality	kg CO2eq/inhabitant	All local authorities	Total annual carbon emissions (as tonnes of CO2eq) of the municipality (including housing, industries, agriculture, commerce/services such as construction) divided by the number of inhabitants of the territory	Territory administered	Emissions	—	BEMPs 3.2.1, 3.2.2
13. Existence of a municipal energy and climate action plan	y/n	All local authorities	The municipal energy and climate action plan, with long— and short-term targets and actions, is based on the inventory of energy use and emissions of the territory	Territory administered	Emissions	A municipal energy and climate action plan, including targets and actions and based on the inventory of energy use and emissions, is in place	BEMP 3.2.2
14. Adoption of a strategy for climate change adaptation	y/n	All local authorities	A holistic climate change adaptation strategy within the territory of the municipality can build on other local and regional adaptation strategies	Territory administered	—	A holistic climate change adaptation strategy for the territory of the municipality is in place	BEMP 3.2.3
15. Energy use for street lighting	kWh/inhabitant/year MWh/km/year	Public administrations managing directly or indirectly street lighting	Annual energy use for street lighting calculated per inhabitant or per km of street lit	Territory administered	Energy efficiency	Street lighting energy use per kilometre is lower than 6 MWh/km/year	BEMP 3.2.4
16. Total annual energy use in public buildings	kWh/m2/year	Public administrations owning or managing buildings	Total annual energy use in the public building considered (taking into account space heating, space cooling and electricity), expressed as final energy use, divided by the floor area of the building	Building level	Energy efficiency	For newbuilds, the building is designed with a total primary energy use (including all uses) lower than 60 kWh/m2/year For existing buildings undergoing renovation, the building is designed with a total primary energy use (including all uses) lower than 100 kWh/m2/year	BEMPs 3.2.5, 3.2.6, 3.2.7, 3.2.8
17. Training provided to staff on energy efficiency	hours/FTE/year	Public administration owning or managing buildings	Annual number of hours of environment-specific staff training in order to improve energy efficiency in buildings. The annual number of hours of training is divided by the total number of full time equivalent (FTE) employees	Building level	Energy efficiency	—	BEMP 3.2.8
18. CO2 emissions from district heating/cooling	t CO2eq kg CO2eq/m2	All local authorities	Amount of CO2eq emissions of the heating and cooling system before and after the installation of a district heating/cooling network, in total or per unit of floor area of the buildings heated or cooled	District heating/cooling network	Emissions	—	BEMP 3.2.9
19. Share of the energy use met by renewable energy sources	%	Public administration owning or managing buildings	Renewable energy (electricity and heat separately) produced on site/nearby, divided by the energy use (electricity and heat separately) of the public buildings or social housing	Building level	Energy efficiency Emissions	100 % of the electricity used in a public building is met by on-site generation of renewable electricity 100 % of the hot water demand in a public building/social housing building is met by on-site renewable heat generation	BEMP 3.2.10
20. Local planning system in place, imposing higher energy standards and renewable energy generation requirements	y/n	Local authorities setting the local building code and/or providing building permits	The local planning system includes the provision that newbuilds and renovations within the territory are carried out to exemplary energy standards and have a minimum renewable energy generation requirement	Territory administered	Energy efficiency Emissions	—	BEMP 3.2.11
21. Delivery of information and advice services	y/n	Public administrations promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy for residents and businesses	The public administration delivers information and advice services on energy efficiency and renewable energy to residents and businesses to reduce their energy consumption	Territory administered	Energy efficiency Emissions	—	BEMP 3.2.13
22. Share of the territory covered with thermography	%	All local authorities	Area of the urban territory of the municipality which has been covered by thermographic surveying divided by the total urban area of the municipality	Territory administered	Energy efficiency Emissions	Recent (< 5 years) high-resolution (< 50 cm) thermographic data is available for 100 % of the built area in the territory of the municipality	BEMP 3.2.14
BEMPs FOR MOBILITY
23. Modal share of journeys	%	Public administrations responsible for mobility	Number of journeys, in the territory considered, carried out by different means of transport (e.g. car, bus, bike), divided by the total number of journeys	Territory administered	Emissions	The city has a modal split for cycling of 20 % or higher OR the city has increased its modal split for cycling by at least 50 % during the last five years. The share of sustainable modes of transport used in the city (e.g. walking, cycling, bus, tram, train) is 60 % or higher	BEMP 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.6, 3.3.7, 3.3.8
24. A dedicated policy for walking/cycling is in place	y/n	Public administrations responsible for mobility	The city has a dedicated policy that is politically adopted and fosters walking/cycling; additionally, goals for improvement and investments in walking/cycling infrastructure are defined	Territory administered	Emissions	At least 10 % of the city’s investment in transport infrastructure and maintenance is dedicated to cycling infrastructure	BEMP 3.3.2
25. Total length of cycling infrastructure	km km of cycle lanes/km of roads	Public administrations responsible for mobility	The length of cycling infrastructure (cycling lanes) can be measured in absolute terms (km) or divided by the length of road networks for vehicles	Territory administered	Emissions	—	BEMP 3.3.2
26. Number of car-sharing users	Number of users/10 000 inhabitants Number of users/number of car-share vehicles	Public administrations responsible for mobility	The number of car-sharing users can be calculated as: the total number of car-sharing users divided by the number of inhabitants, multiplied by 10 000 the total number of car-sharing users divided by the number of car-share vehicles	Territory administered	Emissions	—	BEMP 3.3.3.
27. Shared cars available	Number of inhabitants/number of shared cars	Public administrations responsible for mobility	The number of inhabitants in the territory of the municipality is divided by the number of cars available in the fleet of the car-sharing scheme	Territory administered	Emissions	At least 1 shared car available per 2 500 inhabitants	BEMP 3.3.3
28. Privately owned cars replaced	Number of privately owned cars replaced/number of car-sharing vehicles	Public administrations responsible for mobility	The number of privately owned cars which have been replaced by the car-sharing scheme (owners not needing them any more) divided by the total number of cars available in the fleet of the car-sharing scheme	Territory administered	Emissions	At least 8 privately owned cars have been replaced by each vehicle in the car-sharing operator’s fleet	BEMP 3.3.3
29. Share of trips paid for by integrated ticketing	%	Public administrations responsible for public transport	Number of trips carried out by public transport using multiple modes of transport and paid for by integrated ticketing divided by the total number of trips carried out by public transport using multiple modes of transport	Territory administered	Emissions	At least 75 % of trips are paid for by the integrated ticket	BEMP 3.3.4
30. Share of electric vehicles	%	All local authorities	The total number of electric vehicles (per type, e.g. e-cars, e-bikes) on the road divided by the total number of vehicles of that type	Territory administered	Emissions	—	BEMP 3.3.5
31. Number of charging points	Number of charging points/inhabitant	All local authorities	The total number of public charging points for electric vehicles divided by the number of inhabitants of the territory considered	Territory administered	Emissions	—	BEMP 3.3.5
32. Reduction in the concentration of air pollutants	%	All local authorities	The concentration of air pollutants (PM10, ammonia and nitrogen oxide) is measured regularly in certain areas of the city (e.g. close to schools, parks, residential areas). The reduction in the concentration of air pollutants is calculated as the initial concentration of each air pollutant (before the introduction of the congestion charge) minus the final concentration (after the introduction of the congestion charge) of the air pollutant divided by the initial concentration of air pollutant	Territory administered	Emissions	The concentration of air pollutants (PM10, ammonia and nitrogen oxide) is reduced by 10 % (on average) within the congestion charge area, compared to the situation before the introduction of the congestion charge	BEMP 3.3.7
33. Reduction in vehicular access to the congestion charge area	%	All local authorities	Number of private vehicles accessing the congestion charge area divided by the number of private vehicles accessing the same area before the introduction of the congestion charge	Congestion charge area	Emissions	Vehicular access of non-exempt vehicles to the congestion charge area is reduced by 20 % compared to the situation before the introduction of the congestion charge	BEMP 3.3.7
34. Increased speed and punctuality of public transport	%	All local authorities	Average speed of public transport after the implementation of a congestion charge divided by the average speed of public transport before the introduction of the congestion charge. The same can be applied to the punctuality of public transport before and after the introduction of a congestion charge	Congestion charge area	Emissions	The speed and punctuality of public transport services are improved by 5 % compared to the situation before the introduction of the congestion charge	BEMP 3.3.7
35. Share of available parking spaces during business hours	%	All local authorities	Average number of available parking spaces during business hours divided by the total number of parking spaces	Territory administered	Emissions	On-street parking spaces are between 80 % and 90 % occupied during 90 % of business hours	BEMP 3.3.8
36. Minimum parking requirements	y/n	All local authorities	The public administration can limit free parking spaces (for on-street parking and underground garages) for new developments and can have a formal policy to incrementally remove any previous parking requirements from existing developments	Territory administered	Emissions Biodiversity	The city has no minimum parking requirements (for on-street parking and underground garages) for new developments and has a formal policy to incrementally remove any previous parking requirements from existing developments	BEMP 3.3.8
37. CO2 emissions from delivery vehicles	kg CO2eq/year kg CO2eq/month	Public administrations responsible for mobility	Total CO2 emissions from delivery vehicles over a specific timespan (e.g. yearly, monthly) in the area served by the logistics service centre	Area served by the logistics service centre	Emissions	40 % reduction in CO2 emissions from delivery vehicles in the service area compared to the situation before the implementation of the logistics service centre	BEMP 3.3.9
38. Daily number of delivery trips in the service area	Number of deliveries/day	Public administrations responsible for mobility	Number of delivery trips per day by delivery vehicles in the area served by the logistics service centre	Area served by the logistics service centre	Emissions	75 % reduction in the number of delivery trips per day to the service area compared to the situation before the implementation of the logistics service centre	BEMP 3.3.9
BEMP FOR LAND USE
39. Share of new built areas	%	All local authorities responsible for land use planning	Area of new built area (m2), considering any kind of impermeable built area (buildings, roads, any part with no vegetation or water) divided by the built area at the beginning of the period considered (e.g. 1, 5, 10 years)	Territory administered	Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.4.1
40. Measures to mitigate the urban heat island effect are promoted	y/n	All local authorities responsible for land use planning	Measures to mitigate the urban heat island effect (such as green areas, green roofs or use of reflective materials) are promoted in the territory administered both in private and public buildings and areas	Territory administered	Emissions Energy efficiency Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.4.2
41. Low-impact drainage measures are required	y/n	All local authorities responsible for land use planning	There is a requirement for low-impact drainage measures for the construction of new developments, including major redevelopments of existing built areas	Territory administered	Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.4.3
BEMPs FOR GREEN URBAN AREAS
42. Share of natural and semi-natural areas	%	Public administrations responsible for the management of green urban areas	Area (km2) of natural and semi-natural environments in the urban area divided by the total urban area	Territory administered	Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.5.1
43. Share of green and blue urban areas	%	Public administrations responsible for the management of green urban areas	Area (km2) of green and blue urban areas (in the urban area) divided by the total urban area	Territory administered	Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.5.2
44. Share of green roofs	%	All local authorities responsible for land use planning	Number of buildings with green roofs divided by the total number of buildings in the territory of the municipality	Territory administered	Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.5.3
45. Plan regarding derelict green areas and fringe areas	y/n	All local authorities responsible for land use planning	The public administration has a plan regarding the restoration and environmental management of the derelict green areas and fringe areas within the urban area	Territory administered	Biodiversity	—	BEMP 3.5.4
BEMP FOR LOCAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY
46. Concentration of air pollutants	μg/m3	All public administrations responsible for the management of air quality	Level of air pollutants (PM10, PM2,5, NO2) present (annual average) in the urban area sampled in certain locations (e.g. school, parks, residential areas)	Territory administered	Emissions	For all the indicators defined in this BEMP, the results achieve the levels set in the air quality guidelines produced by the World Health Organisation	3.6.1
BEMP FOR NOISE POLLUTION
47. Share of noise measurement levels exceeding local limit values	%	Public administrations responsible for tackling noise pollution	Number of measurements of noise levels exceeding the local limit values divided by the total number of noise level measurements	Territory administered	—	—	BEMP 3.7.1
BEMPs FOR WATER SUPPLY
48. Penetration rate of water metering	%	Public administrations responsible for potable water supply	Number of consumers with single meters (at single user level) divided by the total number of consumers	Territory administered	Water	The penetration rate of water meters at household or final user level is 99 % or higher	BEMP 3.9.1
49. Share of smart water meters	%	Public administrations responsible for potable water supply	Number of consumers with smart water meters divided by the total number of consumers with water meters	Territory administered	Water	In water-scarce areas (at least for part of the year), water meters at household/final user level are smart meters All new buildings are equipped with water meters (smart meters in water-scarce areas)	BEMP 3.9.1
50. Water Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI)	%	Public administrations responsible for potable water supply	The ILI is calculated as current annual real losses (CARL)/unavoidable annual real losses (UARL)	Territory administered	Water	The Infrastructure Leakage Index is lower than 1,5	BEMP 3.9.2
BEMPs FOR WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT
51. Removal efficiency for water pollutants	%	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	The removal efficiency for each water pollutant (COD, BOD5, ammonia, total nitrogen and total phosphorus) is calculated as the initial concentration for each water pollutant minus the final concentration of water pollutant divided by the initial concentration of water pollutant	Waste water treatment plant	Water	The removal efficiencies achieved are: at least 98 % for BOD5, at least 90 % for COD, at least 90 % for ammonia, at least 80 % for total organic nitrogen compounds, and at least 90 % for total phosphorus	BEMP 3.10.1
52. Electricity use of waste water treatment	kWh/population equivalents/year	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	The total annual electricity use of waste water treatment divided by the number of population equivalents the waste water treatment plant is designed/operates for	Waste water treatment plant	Water	The electricity use of the waste water treatment plant is: lower than 18 kWh/population equivalents/year for large municipal waste water treatment plants (with a size of more than 10 000 population equivalents) lower than 25 kWh/population equivalents/year for small municipal waste water treatment plants (with a size of less than 10 000 population equivalents)	BEMP 3.10.1
53. Removal efficiency for micropollutants	%	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	The removal efficiency is calculated as the initial concentration of micropollutants minus the final concentration of micropollutants divided by the initial concentration of micropollutant	Waste water treatment plant	Water	The average removal efficiency for micropollutants is higher than 80 %	BEMP 3.10.2
54. Share of waste water flow undergoing tertiary treatment for micropollutants removal	%	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	Annual waste water flow which undergoes tertiary treatment for micropollutants removal divided by the total annual waste water flow	Waste water treatment plant	Water	Micropollutants are removed from at least 90 % of the annual waste water flow	BEMP 3.10.2
55. Share of own-generated electricity and heat in the waste water treatment plant	%	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	Energy generated (electricity and heat from biogas) on site from anaerobic digestion of sludge and used in the waste water treatment plant divided by the total amount of energy used in the waste water treatment plant	Waste water treatment plant	Water	Own-generated electricity and heat from biogas cover 100 % of the energy use for municipal waste water treatment plants with a size of more than 10 000 population equivalents without on-site thermal sludge drying, and 50 % in the case of plants with on-site thermal sludge drying	BEMP 3.10.3
56. Share of mono-incinerated sewage sludge	%	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	Sewage sludge produced in waste water treatment that is mono-incinerated divided by the total amount of sewage sludge generated from waste water treatment	Waste water treatment plant	Water	—	BEMP 3.10.4
57. Share of reclaimed water	%	Public administrations responsible for waste water management	Amount of reclaimed water produced from waste water treatment divided by the total amount of waste water treated	Territory administered	Water	—	BEMP 3.10.5
58. Share of rainwater retained and infiltrated in urban areas	%	Public administrations responsible for urban drainage and land use planning	Annual percentage of estimated rainwater which is retained and infiltrated into the ground locally out of the total estimated rainwater falling on the urban area of the municipality	Territory administered	Water	—	BEMP 3.10.7
BEMP FOR GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
59. Share of tenders with environmental criteria	%	All public administrations	Number of tenders including environmental criteria divided by the total number of tenders (disaggregated by product category)	Organisation level	Energy efficiency Material efficiency Water Waste Biodiversity Emissions	100 % of tenders include environmental criteria that require at least the level of performance set in the EU GPP criteria, for products where EU GPP criteria are available (e.g. office paper, cleaning agents, furniture)	BEMP 3.11.1
BEMP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
60. Share of citizens reached directly and indirectly by the environmental education actions	%	Public administrations	Share of citizens reached directly and indirectly by the environmental education actions	Territory administered	Energy efficiency Material efficiency Water Waste Biodiversity Emissions	—	BEMP 3.12.1