2 Our People – Leadership and Governance
2.1 Senior Management Commitment
While recognising significant challenges ahead, City of Dublin ETB's Senior Management Team are committed to meeting their obligations under the Public Sector Climate Action Mandate (PSCAM).
City of Dublin ETB have signed a partnership agreement with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) committing to:
- Working with SEAI to achieve our 2030 and 2050 energy decarbonisation targets and deliver on the wider Public Sector Mandate.
- Embedding an energy management programme appropriate to the size of our organisation
- Developing a project pipeline towards 2030 energy decarbonisation targets and plan strategically towards achieving net zero by 2050.
- Reporting annually on our organisation and building stock energy performance.
- Working with SEAI to undertake an annual review of our energy management and energy decarbonisation actions.
- Reporting our energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions progress annually to SEAI.
- Considering energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions when procuring and designing equipment and facilities.
- Collaborating with SEAI to communicate the benefits of energy-related climate action.
2.2 Nominated Climate and Sustainability Champion
As mandated, City of Dublin ETB have nominated a member of the Senior Leadership Team as “Climate and Sustainability Champion”. The Director of Organisation Support and Development (OSD-admin), as Champion, continues to work closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Buildings Team, and wider organisation, leveraging both in-house and external expertise to ensure that the significant challenges associated with the mandate are disseminated and understood across the organisation and to ensure that our working practices evolve and develop in alignment with the broad aims of the Climate Action Mandate.