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Home Overview 2004 Who should read this report? Introduction from Sir Peter Mason Sustainability reporting in AMEC The business context Stakeholder research AMEC sustainability services 2004 Performance    Community    involvement    Employment rights    Environment    Health & safety    Ethics    Human rights    Profitable growth    Financial    management    Strategy and    markets    Customers    Processes Case studies Enviros audit Measuring our performance Full report index	Environment
	Indicator data 2004 This year, our Continental Europe business has been integrated into the environmental indicator data collection for enforcement / incidents, environmental management systems and audit. Environmental incident and enforcement indicators   2004   2003 Number of enforcement incidents 2   3 Number of notifiable incidents 17 (14)* 18 Number of non-notifiable incidents 78 (52)* 54   *(Figure in brackets is performance excluding Continental Europe and directly comparable to the previous year.) Enforcement incidents are defined as being where environmental harm or nuisance took place and the regulator took action against AMEC. Notifiable incidents relate to those where AMEC was required to contact the regulator but no further action was taken and non-notifiable incidents relate to incidents reported internally that were not required to be notified and where no regulatory action was taken. Enforcement action detail AMEC received no environmental prosecutions during 2004, however our UK operations were served with two noise control notices under Section 60 of the Control of Pollution Act 1974. The London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea issued both noise control notices. The first was issued to our AMEC Design and Management business in July 2004. The environmental health officer received a noise nuisance complaint from a local resident and a notice was issued to reinforce permitted working hours, which were strictly adhered to thereafter. The second was issued to our AMEC Building and Facilities Services business in October 2004. The notice was issued following a complaint from a local resident regarding work being undertaken in the evening. A notice was issued to reinforce permitted working hours. Environmental management indicators ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems This year we have been able to integrate Continental Europe into our environmental management indicators. This means that 87% of our business reported operating under an ISO 14001 compliant system. In 2004 we have seen an ever-increasing trend in our business to step beyond the mandatory requirement for an ISO 14001 compliant system. Many of our businesses have voluntarily opted to have their systems independently certified to ISO 14001. In particular, Continental Europe made significant strides towards independent verification throughout 2004 and will continue this programme in 2005. In the UK, our Internal Asset Management business was the latest to receive its accreditation. Environmental Audits 210 environmental audits were carried out in the UK and Asia Pacific, which means that 33% of AMEC sites were subject to at least one environmental audit compared to 32% in 2003, which is a marginal improvement. AMEC Americas recorded no environmental audits, although safety, health and environmental inspections were carried out. Continental Europe reported undertaking 127 audits during 2004. Energy indicators In total, our business reported 18,547 tonnes in CO2 equivalent emissions in 2004 (excl. Continental Europe and Earth and Environmental). We have endeavoured to collect energy information from the whole of our organisation where it is feasible to do so, although a number of our North American based facilities find this a difficult task, since they do not have access to energy meters or billed data (included in landlord rents). Throughout 2005 we will concentrate our efforts on our most significant energy consumers where we have the most to gain in reducing energy costs and CO2 equivalent emissions. CO2 equivalent emissions by source   Electricity (tCO2) Gas (tCO2) Oil (tCO2) Totals (tCO2) 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 UK 14,111 9,843 4,306 1,854 1,193 341 19,610 12,038 Americas* 10,682 5,641 16,862 348 64 0 27,600 5,989 Asia Pacific 703 520 8 0 0 0 711 520 Total 25,496 16,004 21,168 2,202 1,257 341 47,921 18,547   * Excluding AMEC Earth and Environmental which represents 37% of the North American workforce CO2 equivalent emissions per person contributing   2002 2003 2004 UK 1.5 2.2 1.3 North Americas* 3.7 6.2 2.7 Asia Pacific 1.6 1.7 1.3   * Excluding AMEC Earth and Environmental which represents 37% of the North American workforce This table uses the number of people reported as contributing to the consumption of the energy source directly. It therefore takes into account the percentage of the organisation reporting. Waste and recycling indicators In total, our business reported managing 1,371,063 tonnes of waste compared to 811,618 tonnes for the same period last year. Increases are due to improvements in waste accounting, the nature of the projects, refurbishment and disposal of old equipment at fixed facilities. Unlike last year, only 19% of this waste went to landfill compared with 50% in 2003. This is a significant improvement in the management of waste. The business also reported that 275,226 tonnes of material was taken for recycling, including hazardous wastes such as old oils, batteries and electrical equipment. Waste generation by geographical region (tonnes)   Fixed facilities Sites Totals 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 UK 12,164 32,350 793,259 1,338,079 805,423 1,370,429 North America* 2,955 572 2,520 7 5,927 579 Asia Pacific 176 28 94 27 267 55 Total 15,294 32,950 795,873 1,338,113 811,616 1,371,063   * Excluding AMEC Earth and Environmental which represents 37% of the North American workforce   2003 (%) 2004 (%) Landfill 50 19 Other (incl. recycle) 41 79 Unaccounted 9 2   * Excluding AMEC Earth and Environmental which represents 37% of the North American workforce Page    1    2    3    4    5    6    7    back to top	In this section Summary Strategy Rationale Targets and objectives > Indicator data 2004 Challenges Moving forward
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