sustainable penrith indicators

• Overview
• Introduction to the Sustainability Indicators
• Annual Report
• Our Vision
• Report Card
• Principles
• Provide a long term vision for cities, based on sustainability; intergenerational, social, economic and political equity; and their individuality.
• Achieve long-term economic and social security
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC1 - Proportion of residents who are satisfied with their level of access to services, information and facilities.
    • PC2 - Proportion of dwellings that are within walking distance of services and facilities
    • PC3 - A variety of local jobs and business opportunities are available
    • PC4 - Proportion of households experiencing housing stress
    • PC5 - Local residents work locally
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • LA4 - Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
    • LA5 - Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements
    • LA8 - Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases
• Recognise the intrinsic value of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and protect and restore them
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC6 - The river and creeks are healthy
    • PC7 - Proportion of residents who are satisfied that the river and creeks are healthy
    • PC8 - Number of days per annum with high, medium and low pollution levels
    • PC9 - Conservation of viable biodiversity-rich habitat lands that form part of the City's 'green web'
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EN11 - Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
    • EN13 - Habitats protected or restored
    • EN14 - Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity
    • EN15 - Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk
    • EN23 - Total number and volume of significant spills
• Enable communities to minimise their ecological footprint
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC10 - Reduction in the size of the City's ecological footprint
    • PC11 - Increased use of public transport
    • PC12 - Water and energy consumption per person
    • PC13 - Percentage of domestic waste diverted from landfill
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EN1 - Materials used by weight or volume
    • EN2 - Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials
    • EN3 - Direct energy consumption by primary energy source
    • EN4 - Indirect energy consumption by primary source
    • EN8 - Total water withdrawal by source
    • EN10 - Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused
    • EN16 - Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
    • EN17 - Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
    • EN22 - Total weight of waste by type and disposal method
• Build on the characteristics of ecosystems in the development and nurturing of a healthy and sustainable City
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC14 - A variety of housing types are available
    • PC15 - Proportion of people who feel safe in their community
    • PC16 - Percentage of population undertaking adequate physical activity
    • PC17 - Level of usage of community facilities
    • PC18 - Proportion of residents participating in sporting and recreational activities
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EC2 - Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation's activities due to climate change
    • LA6 - Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management - worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs
    • LA7 - Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region
    • LA9 - Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions
• Recognise and build on the distinctive characteristics of the City, including its human and cultural values, history and natural systems
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC19 - Proportion of residents who value the natural setting of the River/escarpments, the City's rural landscapes, local bushland and creeks, and the City's built heritage
    • PC20 - Proportion of residents participating in cultural activities and events
    • PC21 - Proportion of residents who feel a sense of community in the City and their local neighbourhood
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • HR4 - Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken
    • HR9 - Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken
    • LA1 - Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region
    • LA2 - Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region
    • LA3 - Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations
    • LA14 - Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category
• Empower people and foster participation
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC22 - Proportion of people who are satisfied that they have opportunities to participate in planning for the City's future
    • PC23 - Proportion of residents who are active in community organisations
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • HR3 - Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained
    • LA10 - Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category
    • LA11 - Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings
    • LA12 - Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews
    • LA13 - Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity
• Expand and enable cooperative networks to work towards a common, sustainable future
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC24 - Community networks are visible, accessible and expanding
    • PC25 - Proportion of residents attending educational facilities
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EC4 - Significant financial assistance received from government
    • HR1 - Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening
    • SO6 - Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country
• Promote sustainable production and consumption, through appropriate use of environmentally sound technologies and effective demand management
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC26 - Proportion of households and businesses who are more sustainable, including using recycled water, green power, and recycling waste
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EN5 - Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements
    • EN7 - Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved
    • EN18 - Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved
    • EN26 - Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation
• Enable continual improvement, based on accountability, transparency and good governance
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC27 - Proportion of the City's businesses and organisation that have committed to ethical practices
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EC1 - Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments
    • EN28 - Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
    • PR2 - Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes
    • PR5 - Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction
    • PR6 - Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship
    • PR8 - Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
    • PR9 - Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services
  • Council Indicators
    Continued
    • Council Indicators
    • SO2 - Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption
    • SO3 - Percentage of employees trained in organisation's anti-corruption policies and procedures
    • SO4 - Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption
    • SO5 - Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying
    • SO7 - Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes
    • SO8 - Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations

Why use this indicator?

A health and safety committee with appropriate representation can facilitate a positive health and safety culture. The use of committees is one way to involve workers in the improvement of workplace OH&S.

This indicator will illustrate Council’s commitment to staff participation in organisational processes and decision-making.

What is the current situation?

Council's OH&S committee comprises 14 elected staff members and 2 employees who act as advisors, giving an overall percentage of 2%.

The OH&S Committee comprises 14 employees. 9 members are elected by employees and represent the 3 key groups within Council, ie indoor, outdoor and childcare. A further 5 staff are nominated by management. Overall the Committee is made up of 64% males, 36% females. 43% of the committee is indoor staff, 36% outdoor staff and 21% childrens services.

Council maintains a consistent level of workforce representation at all times. Elections to the OH&S Committee occur every 2 years.

What is the desired trend?

All staff are represented on the OH&S Committee.

What does this mean for the Sustainability of Penrith Council?

Providing a healthy and safe work environment is a key priority for Council, however Council management cannot provide this in isolation. Employees have a responsibility to be aware of and involved in maintaining and developing a health and safety culture. Council can encourage this through providing opportunities for staff to participate in improving OH&S in the workplace.

Links to other indicators?

LA7, LA8, LA9, LA10

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