2011 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations ... - UNOPS

Figure 16 on waste production and management provides information not only on the amount of waste produced (in kilograms per
office occupant), but also on the disposal system where figures exist for <strong>2011</strong> and 2010. According to the waste hierarchy, recycling is
the most favoured option, followed by energy recovery (incineration) with disposal in landfill being the least favoured option.
Figure 16
Waste production (kilogram per occupant) and disposal method per agency
The objective for future reporting is to increase the amount of information received, involving a higher number of agencies and
improving data quality. The sustainability report will also reinforce coordination with other existing UN programmes that share its
objectives and partly also its tools, such as the UN Global Compact or the Sustainable UN (SUN) initiative.
While acknowledging that the report may reflect the significant challenges that underlie the measurement and reporting of
sustainability initiatives that are ongoing across the United Nations system of organisations, there is much interest and progress in the
important area.
We are confident that our work in this area sends the right signal to the international community, to UN suppliers and the market at
large, and finally to civil society and all our stakeholders about the strategic intent of the United Nations to support sustainability
objectives through our operations.
15 | <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Statistical</strong> <strong>Report</strong> on United Nations Procurement