Level of focus on reducing the environmental footprint of public administration bodies

National requirements and guidelines for the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental impacts are available

The referred national requirements and guidelines should include obligations specifical to the public sector organisations. These may include calculation methodologies for different environmental implications (water use, waste management etc) but as a minimum should include guidance and references for the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in line with the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (Directive 2014/95/EU) and other EU regulation with possible references to global standards such as the GHG Protocol.

Central government organisations that have published data about their environmental footprint (%)

Information is collected from the authority responsible for PAR in the country and is additionally verified on a sample basis by SIGMA experts. The data collected should cover GHG emissions. Points are allocated based on the percentage of central government organisations that publish data on their environmental performance (x): • x < 5% = 0 points • 5% ≤ x < 80% = linear function • x ≥ 80% = 2 points.

Government publishes data on carbon emissions by local governments

It is expected that information on carbon emissions (and possibly other environmental metrics) are made publicly available for most local government units. This can be on a single website or in a regular report, or it can be through a requirement or an agreement that is implemented by local governments themselves or by a local government association.