Sustainability and Environmental Management Advisory (SEMA) is one of the new specialist options available within our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) suite of professional services. Lantos is committed to supporting the environment through delivery of socially and environmentally responsible practices to provide robust sustainability solutions for our clients that achieve positive economic, social and environmental (ESG) outcomes.
Why use SEMA?
Lantos recognises that sustainability and environmental responsibilities are an increasingly critical factor to operating in the modern world, affecting how governments, organisations and individuals work and live in society. We are committed to evolving our services to align and reflect practices that genuinely contribute positive social and environmental outcomes related to government and global strategies, goals and targets like:
Its important to note that from November 2021, the Cabinet Office (Central Digital and Data Office) requires UK Government organisations (i.e. Departments, Agencies, Public Bodies and ALBs) to adopt and follow a new Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) Sustainability standard for all DDaT portfolio spending items (i.e. programmes, projects, services and contracts). This new Cabinet Office standard seeks to increase focus on ensuring sustainability is achieved for all DDaT spending that positively contributes to environmental targets for Greening Government ICT and Digital Services Strategy.
What is SEMA?
Lantos provides a tailored suite of sustainability and environmental advisory services to organisations so they can better understand and confidently manage their sustainability and environmental obligations (including carbon emissions) relating to spending items within their Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) and Commercial portfolios.
Our services employ a cross-portfolio engagement approach involving senior leadership, internal sustainability leads, technical subject matter experts, portfolio assurance function, Cabinet Office, key suppliers and (for UK government clients) we consult with HMG Sustainable Technology Advice & Reporting (STAR) Team where necessary.
The DaTaSEM sustainability and environmental advisory services help empower (government and private sector) organisations with best practice advice, support and recommendations on sustainability and environmental measures and matters. We aim to design and furnish organisations with practical and actionable measures and recommendations related to the full delivery lifecycle (design, development, implementation and maintenance/support) for digital and technology programmes, projects and services.
Delivery of SEMA
Sustainability and Environmental Management Advisory Services
This service aims to help build a reliable and confident understanding and grasp on sustainability and environmental matters in your digital, technology and commercial spending portfolio. Using a blended combination of government and industry experience and best practice we provide advice, guidance and support tackling sustainability and environmental standards and their application. This includes providing bespoke sustainability and environmental training and coaching presentations to organisational teams and leadership.
We offer a suite of complementary sustainability and environmental services, consisting of:
þ Portfolio Management & Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) Standard #12 Compliance Advisory
We provide advice, support and guidance to improve methods of portfolio management to ensure all your Digital, Technology and Commercial spending items within your organisation complies with sustainability and environmental measures and practices from TCoP Standard #12. This service will involve engagement and consultation with a range of senior and cross functional stakeholders and key suppliers to review and analyse your organisational DDaT pipeline to conduct assessments on current and planned spending items and their sustainability credentials and recommendations for improvement and improved compliance with government standards.
þ Controls Pipeline Assessments for Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) Standard #12 Compliance
We provide specific TCoP Standard #12 advice on DDaT Pipeline Assessments for Digital and Technology spending items (i.e. programmes, projects, services) during the Controls Pipeline Cabinet Office spend approval process. This process involves a detailed review and evaluation of the DDaT Pipeline Assessment, supporting documentation to provide recommendations to improve and address TCoP Standard #12 compliance for Cabinet Office spend assurance and approval purposes.
þ Sustainability and Disclosure Reporting
This service seeks to review your organisation, its strategy, policies, processes and DDaT spending portfolio to ensure sustainability and environment processes and reporting mechanisms are designed and setup in a compliant and effective way to meet UK government requirements and global environmental disclosure reporting standards like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
þ Carbon Reduction (Net Zero) Strategies and Targets
This service aims to help organisations build a reliable and confident understanding and grasp on carbon management within their digital, technology and commercial spending portfolios. Leveraging our government and industry experience combined with best practice we provide advice, guidance and support in relation to carbon reduction strategies and carbon management in your organisation.
þ Carbon Reduction Planning and Reporting
A carbon reduction plan is a crucial document featuring a set of recommendations and key actions to help an organisation with meeting their carbon reduction objectives and targets. Working collaboratively with your key stakeholders, suppliers and senior leaders, we will review and conduct carbon assessments, looking at your organisation and its carbon emissions from Scope 1, 2 and 3 categories, and we will prepare a carbon reduction and/or management plan with a supporting set of recommendations and action plans carefully aligned with your organisation business and environmental strategies, their goals and targets.
þ Carbon Offsetting Advisory Service
Carbon offsetting provides a recognised method to help organisations in addressing their carbon management challenges and aids progress towards achieving your organisational carbon reduction targets and goals. Working with our trusted environmental partners, we provide advice and guidance to select and recommend the most suitable types and options of carbon offset schemes that suit your needs.
Benefits
- Provision of independent advice, support and guidance to improve Sustainability and environmental management credentials
- Enables organisations to gain improved levels of DDaT spend assurance confidence in terms of compliance with Technology Code of Practice standards and guidance.
- Will support and contribute towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and UK government “Net Zero by 2050” targets
- Services align and comply with Greening government: ICT and digital services strategy 2020-2025 and “Procurement Policy Note 06/21: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans in the procurement of major government contracts”
- Delivered by IEMA (Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment) Practitioner consultants
- Services delivered to ensure alignment and compliance with the Controls Pipeline Standards, Technology Code of Practice (TCoP) Standards and the GDS Service Standard
- Sustainability and disclosure reporting processes and practices aligned with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards.
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