Mandate and Governance

Mandate

This CMP is a deliverable within our NTS2 Delivery Plan 2022-23 and our Corporate and Annual Business Plans. The inclusion of the CMP at a strategic level within these documents emphasises a clear mandate and commitment from our senior management team (SMT) and Chief Executive that action on carbon management is a mandatory task to be embedded within our Agency operations.

Delivery of the CMP tasks and projects will require sustained momentum, management accountability and governance on our pathway to Net Zero.

Governance

The Environment & Sustainability (E&S) team within TS includes a Climate Change branch with responsibility for day to day decision making and reporting in relation to the CMP, with strategic oversight provided by our SMT. The governance and reporting for this CMP has been influenced partially by lessons learned during the life span of CMP3.

Corporate governance activity will include:

• Overseeing the deliverables within the CMP;
• Provision of annual corporate carbon performance updates to both TS SMT and the Minister for Transport;
• Submission of annual Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Reports;
• Publication of carbon performance within TS’ annual accounts;
• Collaboration and shared learning on CMP delivery with other public bodies via the national Environmental Managers Forum;
• Delivery of behavioural change campaigns, and climate change related seminars and activities;
• Engagement with partners and stakeholders on climate change and carbon emission best practice activities.