Schedule Part 6 - Environmental Management Plan

CFL shall manage and operate the Services in a manner that continuously ensures the highest standards of environmental management. CFL shall consider innovative approaches to environmental management. CFL shall comply with all applicable environmental legislation. CFL shall maintain an effective, proactive environmental policy and regularly review its environmental performance following consultation with Scottish Ministers.

CFL shall work with Zero Waste Scotland to increase the efficiency of current recycling practices.

CFL shall collaborate with CMAL and Scottish Ministers in relation to use of environmental technology in ship design, fuel consumption, and managing those environmental emissions that contribute to climate change, as well as others causing air pollution.

CFL shall nominate a dedicated individual who shall be responsible for environmental management. This nominated individual shall have defined authority for establishing, maintaining and reporting on environmental management to Scottish Ministers.

CFL shall ensure certification to and compliance with ISO 14001: Environmental Management.

CFL shall monitor, calculate, and report greenhouse gases and carbon release from large (greater than 5000 GT) Vessels through the use and installation of a ship fuel monitoring system.

CFL shall comply with Scottish Ministers requirement for the compilation and publication of emissions information including the steps taken by CFL to improve environmental performance.

Environmental Management Plan

CFL shall produce, publish, and implement an Environment Management Plan for environmental improvement and management.

The Environmental Management Plan shall include as separate items:

CFL’s environmental policy; and

the procedures to be implemented to monitor compliance with environmental legislation.

The Environmental Management Plan (EMP) will provide arrangements for determining, managing, and mitigating the environmental impact of the Services both onshore and at sea. The EMP will include specific management plans, including, but not limited to the following:

Pollution Incident Response Plan – to include details shipboard oil pollution emergency plans, oil spill contingency plans, port emergency plans supported by appropriate training, drills and exercises.

Waste Management Plan (WMP) – to include regulatory and best practice requirements relating to the planning and delivery of waste management, including soft plastic recycling. The WMP must include plans to record retail waste/food recycling, with the recipients detailed and targets to reduce, re-use and /or recycle waste.

Sustainable Procurement – to ensure, where practicable, that all materials and services are responsibly sourced and in line with Scottish Government sustainable procurement policies including supply chain management.

Green Travel Plan – to consider minimising the impacts of travel, including promotion of public transport and workforce travel.

Energy Management – to include proposals for minimising the generation of greenhouse gas emissions from operations and carbon release at the outset of operating the Services and for ongoing assessment and reduction. the principles of ISO 50001 on energy efficiency management will be followed in ship specific energy efficiency management plans (SEEMPS) during the operation of the services.

Low Carbon Plan - to produce a low carbon plan that aims to maximise reduction in operational carbon emissions to support Scottish Ministers aspirations over the term of the Agreement and includes a cost benefit assessment of the carbon reduction opportunities.

Air Quality Management Plan – to include plans outlining how CFL will collaborate with other stakeholders to support the in-situ air quality data monitoring effectively

Ecology Management Plan – to include proposals to monitor and share data that will help to minimise the effect on marine life and to secure the health and protection of marine mammals.

Circular Economy Report – to produce a circular economy report detailing current implementation of circular principles, with a focus on e-waste management. Including e-waste incorporating repair and reuse practices in equipment disposal, and the steps needed to align with the principes of ISO 59004.

Weather Resilience and Climate Adaptation - develop a weather resilience and climate adaptation plan, incorporating risk assessments, adaptation strategies, and the utilisation of historical weather-related disruption data to assist vessel deployment and timetable planning.

Proposals for reviewing and reporting on environmental performance.

Deliverables and Milestones

CFL is required to provide all deliverables and meet all milestones outlined in Table 26. Additionally, CFL may propose additional deliverables and milestones for approval by Scottish Ministers.

Table 26

Deliverable/Milestone	Delivery Date
Produce, publish, and implement an Environmental Management Plan which includes arrangements for determining, managing and mitigating against environmental impacts.	Within First Six Months of Financial Year
Review and update Environmental Management Plan	Annually
CFL to have ISO 14001: 2015 standard accreditation	Commencement Date/Ongoing
Set out a roadmap to operate under the principles of ISO 59004	March 2027
To work under the principles of ISO 50001 Energy Management	Ongoing
1.1.1. CFL to ensure installation of a Ship Fuel Monitoring System in large (greater than 5000 GT) Vessels.	CP1
1.1.2. Report monthly, to Scottish Ministers, sustainable procurement performance and progress against targets	Commencement Date
1.1.3. Report, to Scottish Ministers, on environmental performance detailing fuel efficiency characteristics (normalised and actual) and energy efficiency measures	Annually