| 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 |
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| 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 |