Climate Change legislation introduced by the Scottish Government requires all public bodies to report on their carbon emissions and provide information on how carbon reduction and climate change is governed.
Integration Joint Boards are unusual public bodies as they do not directly own assets or employ staff and therefore submit nil returns. This ensures that IJB returns do not double count emissions which are reported by Health Boards and Local Authorities.
However, the annual submission to the Sustainable Scotland Network provides the opportunity to highlight some of the actions and projects which are intended to contribute to carbon reduction within the health and social care partnership.
Annual climate change reports submitted to the Sustainable Scotland Network are available on their website here.
