In-Surgery Carbon Data Collection with Footprint Reporter

Anthesis, specializing in sustainability, customized the Footprint Reporter software for the Royal College of GPs in 2011, enabling GP surgeries to easily capture their carbon footprint. The tool covers key emission areas following Defra guidelines and offers a user-friendly interface, instant analysis, benchmarking, and future scenario examinations. It supports target setting, action planning, and provides resources for staff commuting, patient travel, and more.

• Sustainability
• Carbon Footprint
• GP Surgeries
• Data Collection
• Environmental Impact

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1. Using Footprint Reporter: The approach to in-surgery carbon data collection used by the Royal College of General Practitioners Craig Simmons Chief Technical Advisor Anthesis Group 17th February 2015

2. About Anthesis Business value for a better world. Anthesis is a global, yet specialist, consultancy which believes that commercial success and sustainability go hand in hand. We have unrivalled expertise in carbon footprinting with more than 300 clients large and small from our pro bono work with community-based low carbon groups to the London 2012 Games.

3. Our approach Development of a customised software tool for the Royal College of GPs In 2011, Anthesis was commissioned to develop a customised version of its Footprint Reporter software, to include piloting and testing with eight practices, as well as developing a supporting website and materials. Anthesis also conducted a survey and undertook high level evaluation of data within the software.

4. Footprint Reporter for GPs Footprint Reporter was tailored to allow GP surgeries to capture their carbon footprint, without requiring complex data gathering processes. GP Footprint Reporter covers 6 categories: Business travel Commuting Patient travel Utilities Renewables Supply Chain These categories were based upon Defra s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Guidelines and focus upon key areas of GHG emissions for a GP surgery, including both those within it s direct control, and those that it can influence.

5. The tool Footprint Reporter provides: Simple drag and drop graphical user interface Instant analysis and reporting Examinations of future scenarios Benchmarking against other surgeries

6. The tool cont. As well as providing the ability to easily analyse a surgery s carbon footprint we provide all members with guidance document s and calculator s for: Capturing staff commuting Capturing patient travel Future target setting Resources on Health & Climate Change Information on relevant Government & Advisory bodies

7. Footprint Reporter support a process How can we get there? What do we need to know? Where are we now? GP Footprint Reporter Where do we want to be? Target setting Action Planning What are we going to do? GP Footprint Reporter How are we doing?

8. Calculator: http://www.footprintreporter.com/GPFootprinter Support site http://www.gpfootprintreporter.com/

9. QUESTIONS? What a demo? See Isabel today or email me Craig.Simmons@AnthesisGroup.com 0773 980 3047