2014-2016 Multi-Year Environmental Plan
Environmental principles for Wageningen UR operational
management
Facilities and Services
DATE
30 April 2014
AUTHOR
Safety and Environment
VERSION
1.0
STATUS
sent competent authority
20140430
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Table of Contents
1
Introduction
4
2
Environmental policy and environmental objectives of Wageningen UR
5
3
Expected results and schedule for 2014-2016
8
Appendix 1. Glossary of terms
12
Appendix 2. The legal framework relating to the environment for Wageningen UR
13
Appendix 3. Show it! Interpretation of sustainability for 2013 and 2014
25
Appendix 4. Supplementary environmental policy, environmental objectives and
results achieved by the organisational components
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Introduction
This is the 2014-2016 Multi-Year Environmental Plan for Wageningen University & Research centre
(Wageningen UR). This plan sets out which environment-related subjects Wageningen UR will be focusing
on over the coming years.
Wageningen UR has buildings at various locations in the Netherlands. Environmental permits are required
for the activities which Wageningen UR performs at these locations. The permits are clustered by
location/complex as far as possible. The large (and complex) environmental permits include regulations
with regard to the multi-year environmental plan. These have been formulated as follows for the
Wageningen Campus complex permit:
Each year, by 1 May at the latest, an annual environmental plan for the current calendar year is
submitted to the competent authorities for their cognisance. The annual environmental plan includes
data about environmental objectives, actions, environmental measures, studies and activities planned
over the current calendar year, including the project WUR-profit, which are taken in order to further
reduce the environmental impact caused by the institution and are focused on that end.
This annual plan must also include the long-term objectives for the coming years. When formulating new
objectives, these are to be based on the principle of Best Available Techniques (BAT). The annual plan
should include anticipated future changes to the operational management in the next year under review,
which will or may lead to changes to the environmental permit situation.
Wageningen UR has chosen to formulate the environmental data at the corporate level in the annual
environmental plan. Additional details for each organisational component are formulated in Appendix 4.
Structure of this document
The 2014-2016 multi-year environmental plan sets out the environmental policy and the associated
objectives (Chapter 2) along with the planning for the various environmental subjects (Chapter 3).
NB: In addition to a multi-year environmental plan, each year Wageningen UR also issues an annual
environmental report for the past year. In this way, Wageningen UR provides a full overview of its
activities in terms of the environment.
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Environmental policy and environmental objectives of Wageningen UR
Wageningen UR takes full responsibility for the environmental impact of its operations.
The environmental policy of Wageningen UR is focused on:
1.
Complying with or exceeding the current legislation and regulations. The statutory framework with
which Wageningen UR seeks to and is required to comply is summarised in Appendix 2.
2.
The formulated sustainability ambition. In addition to the statutory framework, Wageningen UR has
formulated a sustainability ambition. For example, it has chosen to be a ‘pioneer’ in terms of
operational management. This means that Wageningen UR takes an integrated approach to
sustainability in its operational management and communicates it to the outside world in an
integrated manner, and that sustainability is an integral part of decision-making. This ambition fits in
with Wageningen UR's mission of education, research and operational management. Logically, the
environment is an important part of this ambition.
The following environmental objectives for Wageningen UR follow from its environmental policy:
1.
Complying with the regulations for the environmental permits.
2.
Implementing ‘Show it! Interpretation of sustainability for Wageningen UR 2013 and 2014’.
1. Complying with the regulations for the environmental permits
The environmental permits for Wageningen UR are issued by the competent authorities (municipalities)
per complex. The following environmental permits (permits relating to the Dutch Environmental
Management Act) have been issued for Wageningen UR:

Wageningen Campus

De Dreijen Wageningen

WURcomplex Lelystad

CVI Houtribweg Lelystad
The remaining environmental permits are clustered under:

Other Wageningen

Other locations
Wageningen UR consists of various sciences groups and components (see figure 1).
Figure 1. Wageningen UR organisation chart
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Supplementary to the organisation chart, it should be noted that from 2013, Energy & Exploitation
Lelystad (E&EL) is a separate organisational component within Wageningen UR (grey column).
The various organisational components are distributed across 28 different locations, and clustered in
complexes for which environmental permits have been issued (see Table 1).
Table 1. Overview of the organisational components falling under the various (and complex) environmental
permits as of 1 January 2014
Wageningen
De Dreijen
WURcomplex
CVI
Other
Other
Campus
Wageningen
Lelystad
Houtribweg
Wageningen
locations
Lelystad
Agrotechnology &
Food Sciences Group
X
X
(AFSG)
Animal Sciences
Group (ASG)
X
X
X1
X
Environmental
Sciences Group
X9
X
(ESG)
Energy &
Exploitation Lelystad
X
(E&EL)
Plant Sciences
Group (PSG)
X
X1
X
Social Sciences
X2
Group (SSG)
X3
Institute for Marine
Resources and
X4
Ecosystem Studies
(IMARES)
RIKILT
X
Facilities and
X
X
X
X5
X6
X7
X8
Services (FB)
Corporate Staff+
X
10
(CS+)
1.
Test facilities
2.
De Leeuwenborch
3.
LEI The Hague and other locations
4.
IJmuiden, Yerseke, Den Helder, Texel
5.
De Bongerd Sports Centre, Belmonte Botanical Garden, Industrieweg 34 (BSW)
6.
Schoutenhoef
7.
Main Auditorium, Achter de Aula, student accommodation in Wageningen (Haarweg and Stadsbrink)
8.
Student accommodation in Ede (former barracks) and Bennekom (Beringhem)
9.
Sinderhoeve (Renkum)
10.
The Corporate Staff (CS), Wageningen International (WI) and Wageningen Academy (WA) together make up CS+.
2. Implementing ‘Show it! Interpretation of sustainability for Wageningen UR 2013 and 2014’
Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is an important pillar within the primary process of
research and education. But just how sustainable is Wageningen UR really in terms of its primary process
and operational management? Studies performed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 2008 showed that
while sustainability definitely has a role within Wageningen UR, it was better developed within the
primary process of teaching and research than within operational management.
Wageningen UR subsequently set about improving the sustainability of its operational management. In
2009, the Executive Board/Board of Directors pronounced in favour of the sustainability ambition
‘Pioneering’ for operational management. Once the ambition level had been set, the next step involved
formulating an action plan, ‘Accelerating towards more sustainable operational management’. This plan
describes what is required in the short and long terms in order to achieve the desired ambition level. The
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focus in the short term was on performing various activities. The emphasis in the long term is on
guaranteeing those activities by changing the organisation and the attitude of the employees, as well as
on the process required to achieve that. The period 2010-2012 was marked by the implementation of the
action plan.
The results at the end of 2012 mean that the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle aimed at achieving more
sustainable operational management was able to be concluded and responsibility for supervision handed
was over to Facilities and Services (FB) and Corporate Human Resource Management (c-HRM). 2013 saw
further implementation of sustainability within Wageningen UR education, research and operational
management. The plan 'Show it! Interpretation of sustainability for Wageningen UR 2013 and 2014'
contains information about how Wageningen UR intends to communicate unambiguously and
transparently about sustainability and CSR.
In 2014, the focus will be on (see Appendix 3):
- refining the ‘pioneering’ ambition
- linking education, research and operational management
- raising awareness
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Expected results and schedule for 2014-2016
The expected results and schedule for environment-related subjects may be subdivided into:
A. Permit regulations
B. Environmental policy areas
C. Permit changes
D. Organisation
E. Complaints and incidents
3A
Permit regulations
The regulations set out in the environmental permits apply to the different activities carried out by the
organisational components. The regulations which apply to the different organisational components are
shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Regulations which apply to the different organisational components
Systems1
Environmental
Chemical
Energy and
Emergency
Maintenance,
logbook2
registration3
water
plan5
inspections,
registration4
AFSG
checks6
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
FB
X
X
X
X
X
CS+
X
X
X
X
ASG
ISO 9001
ISO 17025
ESG
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
ISO 17025
ISO 26000
E&EL
PSG
ISO 9001
SSG
ISO 9001
IMARES
ISO 9001
ISO 17025
RIKILT
ISO 17025
ISO 17043
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
The organisational components are free to decide the extent of any quality system or environmental quality system to be
set up. This serves to ensure that environment-related tasks or processes are established and assured. However,
organisational components without an established or certified quality system do work in accordance with the statutory
guidelines. The specific culture, wishes or expectations of the organisational component's staff, local residents or clients
may be decisive in choosing whether to introduce a certified quality system.
The environmental logbook contains information about maintenance, measurements, tests, inspections and environmental
studies. In recording this information, the existing information sources are used as much as possible, such as GROS
(Gevaarlijke stoffen Registratie- en Opsporingssysteem, 'hazardous substances registration and investigation system'),
Erbis and Planon.
Chemical registration is required at all locations where work involving hazardous substances is performed. At most of those
locations, the GROS software package is used for this purpose.
Water, gas/heat and electricity use is registered in ERBIS.
Each year, the emergency plans of the buildings are assessed and adapted to the current situation where required. The
emergency management team is involved in the exercises on location.
Periodic checks and tests of the systems are carried out in order to determine environmental emissions and guarantee safe
operation. Examples include waste water checks, checks for odour emissions, fume cupboard checks, manure storage
checks, Dutch Emission Guidelines for Air (NeR) checks and checks of building-related systems. Inspection reports are
recorded in the environmental logbook.
In addition to meeting the above regulations, in 2014-2016 the following corporate results will be
achieved:

The environmental logbook will be complete and up to date.

Up-to-date diagrams of the sewerage system for Wageningen Campus will be completed.

The GROS information system will be adapted in line with the revised regulations in accordance with
the GROS multi-year plan.

The Wageningen UR asbestos policy will be completed, resulting in an asbestos monitoring system.

The Wageningen UR transport management plan will be formulated and established.
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Environmental policy areas
In 2014-2016 we will be carrying out regular work activities in relation to soil, air, water and waste
water, energy, waste, noise, air, environmentally hazardous substances, transport, purchasing,
sustainable construction, biological safety and external safety.
In 2014-2016, the following corporate results will be achieved:
Energy
Wageningen UR has committed itself to the Multi-Year Agreement for Energy (MJA3). Wageningen UR
will comply with the commitments which follow from this, leading to the following results:

The energy management programme will be implemented and further extended in 2013-2015.

The 2013-2016 Energy Efficiency Plan will be implemented.

The sustainable energy supply project for Campus Noord will be elaborated and feasible measures will
be implemented.

The 2013-2017 energy strategy has been established in 2014 and implemented in this period.

The energy incentive has been rolled out. In order to give the sciences groups insight into their
energy consumption and further stimulate energy saving, departments will be made responsible for
their own budgets. After the chosen reference year, the departments bear budget responsibility
themselves. The reference years have been established for PSG (2011), ASG (2013) and ESG (2013);
for SSG (2014) and AFSG (2016), the reference years are still in the future.
Waste

During the tender process in 2013, suggestions were submitted for improving operational
management, waste prevention and waste separation. In 2014 the Waste Board will evaluate these
suggestions on the basis of applicability and feasibility. Feasible suggestions will be worked out and
applied in the coming years.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) relating to monitoring supplier performance and communication
with stakeholders regarding waste performance have been formulated and established.

The 2015-2018 waste vision for Wageningen UR has been formulated and established.
Noise

Investigations have been carried out into the possibility of formulating KPIs for noise for purposes of
monitoring communication with stakeholders.

There are frequent changes to the established sources of noise because of new construction,
maintenance, replacement and changes to research. The parties involved are continuously monitoring
this situation. Wageningen Campus's acoustic model is regularly updated. The annual environmental
report provides yearly insight into the changes, measures and results relating to noise.
Transport

In consultation with the province and the municipality of Wageningen, the high-speed public transport
link (Hoogwaardig Openbaar Vervoerlijn, HOV) will be built on Wageningen Campus, with an extra
stop at Forum and the planned Campus Plaza. The sustainable HOV bus runs on natural gas. It is
expected that this will further encourage employees and students to travel by public transport.

Progress is being made on the foresight study into and possible construction of build attractive cycle
paths, including one to the Ede-Wageningen railway station.
Purchasing

The Purchasing department reports twice annually by means of the sustainability monitor, which is
carried out at the behest of the Ministry.

The Purchasing department reports internally on an annual basis by means of its own sustainability
scan.
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The pilot sustainability panel will be implemented until the end of 2014 for large, Wageningen URwide purchasing procedures. In early 2015, the results of the pilot will be evaluated and a decision
will be made on Wageningen UR's following steps in relation to the sustainability panel.
Sustainable construction

Construction has a direct impact on the environment. In the past several years, a number of large
buildings have been added to the building stock and existing buildings have been refurbished.
Significant construction work is also planned for the coming years, adding another 15,000 m2 of
usable space at Wageningen Campus. The concentration of buildings on Wageningen Campus means
that accommodation located elsewhere can be disposed of. This is expected to result in a reduction of
approximately 20% of the total building area in 2014 as compared to 2010.

The new Helix building for the Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group has been completed. This
sustainable building has a compact shape and excellent insulation, it makes use of heat recovery and
concrete core activation, and it is connected to the thermal storage system. In addition, the building's
electricity is supplied by wind energy which is virtually generated by our own windmills in Lelystad. In
part because of these sustainability measures, the building has a GreenCalc score of 520.
Flora and Fauna

In connection with the proposed demolition of various buildings in the 2014-2016 period, a flora and
fauna quick scan was carried out in 2014. A habitat suitability evaluation was also carried out in the
local environment. If it is found that this demolition work will cause negative effects and
contraventions of the Dutch Flora and Fauna Act, further study will be carried out. Based on this, it
will be decided whether an exemption procedure and/or mitigating measures need to be initiated.
3C
Changes to permits
In addition to the regular activities, the following applications will be submitted by the Permits Centre in
the coming years.
Wageningen Campus

Partial revision of noise permit under the the Dutch Environmental Permitting (General Provisions) Act
for Wageningen Campus (started in 2013, to be completed in 2014).

Revision of discharge permit under the Dutch Water Act for Wageningen Campus (2014).
Lelystad WURcomplex

Exploring revision of environmental permit under the Dutch Environmental Permitting (General
Provisions) Act for WURcomplex Lelystad, including discharge permit (primarily a permit under the
Pollution of Surface Waters Act [Wvo]).
Other Lelystad

Revision to the environmental permit under the Dutch Environmental Permitting (General Provisions)
Act for CVI Houtribweg 39 (2014-2015).
De Dreijen Wageningen/other Wageningen

Updating permits in connection with the removals of recent years.
Other Netherlands



Request for permit for new construction at Dairy Campus in Goutum (expected to start in the first half
of 2014).
Request for revision to the permits under the Dutch Environmental Permitting (General Provisions)
Act and Dutch Water Act in connection with new construction on IMARES Yerseke (started in third
quarter of 2013).
Request for exemption from Dutch Livestock Farming and Housing (Ammonia Emissions) Decree for
multiple ASG locations. However, this depends on the decision from the Dutch Ministry of
Infrastructure and the Environment (expected in the first half of 2014).
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Organisation
Wageningen UR aims to comply with or exceed the current legislation and regulations. In the 2014-2016
period Wageningen UR will take further steps relating to compliance with legislation and regulations.
Wageningen UR opened the Permits Centre in 2010. The Permits Centre provides a point of contact for
all employees and students of Wageningen UR with regard to legislation and regulations as well as
serving as a point of contact for various competent authorities. Setting up the Permits Centre has
provided clarity regarding all the permits which Wageningen UR holds. As a result, Wageningen UR now
has insight into the risks and permit regulations at a corporate level. Various mandates within
Wageningen UR specify that the organisational components are themselves responsible for keeping the
permits up to date and for compliance with the regulations. In this, the organisational components are
dependent on each other and need to be able to rely on one another because environmental permits are
issued not per organisational component but at the complex level.
In the consultation with the various Quality, Health & Safety and Environment sub-departments of the
different organisational components, it has been agreed that there is a shared responsibility with regard
to monitoring for compliance with the permit regulations. During the period 2014-2016, the focus will be
on further concretising and detailing the internal auditing procedure and setting up and implementing a
compliance check within Wageningen UR.
The internal auditing procedure will be embedded within the organisation in accordance with the CHECK
part of =the Deming cycle (Plan > Do > Check > Act).
The Deming cycle deals with process management. The aim is to achieve the optimum result by managing the process. W.
Edwards Deming posited that every process must undergo a process management cycle. The Deming cycle is based on his
collaboration with Walter A. Shewhart, who is seen as one of the founders of Total Quality Management. W. Edwards Deming
(1900-1993) is known for the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, known as the PDCA cycle or Deming cycle.
- Plan
The planning phase. Consider which products or services will be delivered, and how. The objectives for the process are defined
in SMART terms. It must be clear what the intended results of the process will be. In addition, the limiting conditions
(availability of resources) and the interests of those involved are considered.
- Do
Carry out what has been devised in the Plan (working together carefully) and measure the results.
- Check
Regularly ascertain whether what has been devised under ‘Plan’ has actually taken place under ‘Do’. If this is not the case,
investigate why this is so (for instance, the goals are too ambitious, there is not enough staff or the wrong kind of staff, there
are more clients and at different times than expected, the clients' wishes have changed, etc.). The results achieved are
compared with the objectives.
- Act
Do something with the observations from ‘Check’. It is not useful to only note that things have not gone as expected unless you
also establish how that can be prevented in the future. This means that changes need to be made to ‘Plan’ (or to the
organisation). Actions are implemented in order to improve the results.
3E
Complaints and incidents
Complaints and incidents are registered centrally, including the problem analysis, follow-up and
reduction/avoidance of direct consequences. This enables Wageningen UR to:





formulate actions to prevent recurrence.
carry out internal and external reporting.
gain insight at the level of organisational components and at a corporate level.
ensure archival accuracy.
report to and gain information from the competent authority.
Environmentally-related complaints and incidents are listed in the annual environmental reports.
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Appendix 1. Glossary of terms
Organisation
AFSG
Agrotechnology & Food Sciences Group
ASG
Animal Sciences Group
CS+
Corporate Staff including Wageningen Academy and Wageningen
International
CVI
Central Veterinary Institute
E&EL
Energy & Exploitation Lelystad
ESG
Environmental Sciences Group
FB
Facilities and Services
IMARES
Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies
PSG
Plant Sciences Group
RIKILT
RIKILT-Institute for Food Safety
SSG
Social Sciences Group
Wageningen UR
Wageningen University & Research centre
WA
Wageningen Academy
WI
Wageningen International
Terms
EEP
Energy Efficiency Plan
Erbis
Energy registration, management and information system
GROS
Hazardous substances registration and investigation system
HOV
High-speed public transport link
KAM
Quality, Health & Safety and Environment
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility
PDCA
Plan, Do, Check, Act
Wabo
Dutch Environmental Permitting (General Provisions) Act
WKO
Thermal storage system
Wm
Dutch Environmental Management Act
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Appendix 2. The legal framework relating to the environment for Wageningen UR
Legal framework relating to the environment
Non-exhaustive, as of December 2013
International
Administrative
law
Criminal law
Spatial
planning
Environmental
law
Acts
General Administrative Law
Act (Algemene wet
bestuursrecht, Awb)
Environmental Permitting
(General Provisions) Act
(Wet algemene bepalingen
omgevingsrecht, Wabo)
Economic Offences Act (Wet
op de economische delicten)
Dutch Penal Code (Wetboek
van Strafrecht)
Spatial Planning Act (Wet
ruimtelijke ordening, Wro)
Environmental Management
Act (Wet milieubeheer, Wm)
Decrees
Regulations
Environmental Permitting
Decree (Besluit
omgevingsrecht, Bor)
Ministerial Environmental
Regulation (Ministeriële
regeling omgevingsrecht,
MOR)
various decrees
various regulations
General Rules for
Establishments
(Environmental
Management) Decree
(Besluit algemene regels
voor inrichtingen
milieubeheer, Barim)
Environmental Impact
Assessment Decree 1994
(Besluit
milieueffectrapportage
1994, Besluit MER)
General Rules for
Establishments
(Environmental
Management) Regulations
(Regeling algemene regels
voor inrichtingen
milieubeheer, Rarim)
Other
Municipal and provincial
zoning plans
National, provincial and
municipal environmental
policy plans, by-laws
and programmes
Council Directive 96/61/EC
of 24 September 1996
concerning integrated
pollution prevention and
control as codified by
Directive 2008/1/EC (IPPC
Directive)
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Directive 2004/35/CE on
environmental liability with
regard to the prevention and
remedying of environmental
damage
Noise
Noise Abatement Act (Wet
geluidhinder, Wgh)
Noise Abatement Decree
(Besluit geluidhinder)
Environmental Noise
Decree (Besluit
omgevingslawaai)
Environmental Noise
Regulation (Regeling
omgevingslawaai)
Regeling geluidemissie
buitenmaterieel
('Regulation relating to
noise emission by
equipment for use
outdoors')
Handleiding meten en
rekenen industrielawaai
('Guidebook for
measuring and
calculating industrial
noise')
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Appendix 2 (continued) Legal framework relating to the environment
Waste
International
Waste framework directive
Acts
Decrees
Regulations
Regeling Europese
afvalstoffenlijst ('European
Waste Catalogue
regulation')
Other
Directive 91/689/EEC on
hazardous waste
European Waste Catalogue
(EWC)
Regeling integrale tekst
Afvalstoffenlijst
('Regulation on the full
text of the Waste
Catalogue')
2009-2021 National
Waste Management Plan
(Landelijk
afvalbeheerplan 20092021, LAP)
Waste Substances (Collection)
Decree (Besluit inzamelen
afvalstoffen)
Regulations governing
Transporters, Collectors,
Dealers and Brokers of
Waste Substances
(Regeling inzamelaars,
vervoerders, handelaars
en bemiddelaars van
afvalstoffen, RIA)
Notification of Industrial and
Hazardous Waste Decree
(Besluit melden
bedrijfsafvalstoffen en
gevaarlijke afvalstoffen)
Dumping Locations and Waste
Substances (Dumping Ban)
Decree (Besluit stortplaatsen en
stortverboden afvalstoffen,
BSSA)
Regeling scheiden en
gescheiden houden van
gevaarlijke afvalstoffen
('Regulation on separating
hazardous waste and
keeping it separated')
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Programma Gescheiden
Inzameling van
Bedrijfsafval (GIBA,
'Programme for
separate collection of
industrial waste')
Guide 'Wegen naar
preventie bij bedrijven'
('roads to prevention [of
waste] in businesses')
Asbestos
Working Conditions Decree
(Arbeidsomstandighedenbesluit)
Asbestos (Products) Regulation
and Asbestos (Products) Decree
(Productenregeling en -besluit
asbest)
Asbestos Removal Decree
(Asbestverwijderingsbesluit)
Water and
water quality
Water Framework Directive
(2000/60/EC)
Water Act (Waterwet, Wtw)
Water decree (Waterbesluit,
WaB)
Water (Quality Requirements
and Monitoring) Decree (Besluit
kwaliteitseisen en monitoring
water)
General Rules for
Establishments (Environmental
Management) Decree (Besluit
algemene regels voor
inrichtingen milieubeheer,
Barim)
General Rules for
Establishments
(Environmental
Management) Regulations
(Regeling algemene regels
voor inrichtingen
milieubeheer, Rarim)
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Appendix 2 (continued) Legal framework relating to the environment
International
Soil
Acts
Soil Protection Act (Wet
Bodembescheming, Wbb)
Soil Clean-up (Interim) Act
(Interimwet bodemsanering)
Decrees
Regulations
General Rules for
Establishments
(Environmental Management)
Decree (Besluit algemene
regels voor inrichtingen
milieubeheer, Barim)
Soil Quality Decree (Besluit
Bodemkwaliteit)
General Rules for
Establishments (Environmental
Management) Regulations
(Regeling algemene regels voor
inrichtingen milieubeheer,
Rarim)
Soil Quality Regulations
(Regeling Bodemkwaliteit)
Other
Dutch Soil Protection
Guidelines for Business
Activities (Nederlandse
Richtlijn Bodembescherming
bedrijfsmatige activiteiten,
NRB)
AS6700/6701 (replaces
CUR/PBV recommendation
44)
CUR/PBV recommendation
51
Air
Air quality framework directive
(96/62/EC)
Air Pollution Act (Wet inzake de
luchtverontreiniging)
Besluit niet in betekenende
mate bijdragen
(luchtkwaliteitseisen)
('Decree regarding not
contributing to a significant
degree [air quality
requirements]')
Emission Limits (Combustion
Plants) Decree
(Environmental Management
A) (Besluit emissie-eisen
stookinstallaties milieubeheer
A, Bees A)
Regeling niet in betekenende
mate bijdragen
(luchtkwaliteitseisen)
('Regulation regarding not
contributing to a significant
degree [air quality
requirements]')
Note: Bees A expires as of 1
January 2016.
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General Rules for
Establishments
(Environmental Management)
Decree (Besluit algemene
regels voor inrichtingen
milieubeheer, Barim)
General Rules for
Establishments (Environmental
Management) Regulations
(Regeling algemene regels voor
inrichtingen milieubeheer,
Rarim)
Regeling beoordeling
luchtkwaliteit ('Air quality
evaluation regulation')
National Air Quality
Cooperation Programme
(Nationaal
Samenwerkingsprogramma
Luchtkwaliteit, NSL)
Dutch Emission Guidelines
for Air (Nederlands
emmissierichtlijn Lucht,
NeR)
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Appendix 2 (continued) Legal framework relating to the environment
Energy
Hazardous
materials
International
EPBD
Acts
Electricity Act (Elektriciteitswet),
Gas Act (Gaswet)
Decrees
2012 Buildings Decree
(Bouwbesluit 2012)
Regulations
AMvB Bodemenergie
('Governmental decree on soil
energy')
Carriage of Dangerous Goods
Act (Wet vervoer gevaarlijke
stoffen, Wvgs)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods
Decree (Besluit vervoer
gevaarlijke stoffen)
Carriage of Dangerous Goods
Regulations (Regeling vervoer
gevaarlijke stoffen)
Other
Multi-Year Agreement on
energy efficiency in
universities (MJA3)
Energy Efficiency Plan (EEP)
Registration, Evaluation,
Authorisation and Restriction of
Chemicals (REACH) EC
1907/2006
The United Nations' Globally
Harmonised System of
Classification and Labelling of
Chemicals (GHS)
CLP-Regulation (EC) No
1272/2008
European Agreement concerning
the International Carriage of
Dangerous Goods by Road
(ADR)
Regeling veiligheidsadviseur
vervoer gevaarlijke stoffen
('Safety adviser for the carriage
of dangerous goods regulation'
See also 'Storage'
(Publication Series on
Dangerous Substances
guidelines)
Dangerous Substances Directive
(67/548/EEC) and Dangerous
Preparation Directive
(1999/45/EC)
Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009
on substances that deplete the
ozone layer
Environmentally Hazardous
Substances and Preparations
(Packaging and Labelling)
Decree (Besluit verpakking en
aanduiding milieugevaarlijke
stoffen en preparaten)
Uitvoeringsbesluit EGverordening
ozonlaagafbrekende stoffen
('Implementation decree on
the EC Regulation on
substances that deplete the
ozone layer')
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2007 Fluorinated Greenhouse
Gases (Chemical Substances
Act) Decree (Besluit
gefluoreerde broeikasgassen
Wms 2007)
Regeling gefluoreerde
broeikasgassen en
gereguleerde stoffen
koelinstallaties ('Regulation on
fluorinated greenhouse gases
and regulated substances used
in cooling equipment')
Regeling gefluoreerde
broeikasgassen
brandbeveiligingssystemen
('Regulation on fluorinated
greenhouse gases used in fire
protection systems')
Regeling verwijdering PCB’s
('Regulation on the disposal
of PCBs')
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Appendix 2 (continued) Legal framework relating to the environment
International
Purchase/poss
ession of
chemicals
Acts
Medicines Act
(Geneesmiddelenwet)
Decrees
Medicines Act Decree (Besluit
geneesmiddelenwet)
Regulations
Medicines Act Regulation
(Regeling geneesmiddelenwet)
Veterinary Medicines Act
(Diergeneesmiddelenwet)
Veterinary Medicines Decree
(Diergeneesmiddelenbesluit)
Veterinary Medicines
Regulation
(Diergeneesmiddelenregeling)
Opium Act Decree
(Opiumwetbesluit)
Opium Act Implementing
Regulations
(Uitvoeringsregeling Opiumwet)
Excise Duty Act (Wet op de
accijns)
Opium Act (Opiumwet)
Regulation (EEC) No 3677/90
laying down measures to be
taken to discourage the
diversion of certain substances
to the illicit manufacture of
narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances
Abuse of Chemical Substances
(Prevention) Act (Wet
voorkoming misbruik
chemicaliën, WVMC)
Chemical Weapons Convention
Chemical Weapons Convention
(Implementation) Act
(Uitvoeringswet verdrag
chemische wapens)
Other
Chemical Weapons
Convention (Implementation)
Decree (Uitvoeringsbesluit
verdrag chemische wapens)
Storage
Publication Series on
Dangerous Substances
(Publicatiereeks
Gevaarlijke Stoffen,
PGS) Nos. 7, 8, 13, 15, 25,
28, 30 and 33
Safety
Housing Act (Woningwet, Ww)
Building Occupants (Fire
Safety) Decree (Occupancy
Decree) (Besluit brandveilig
gebruik bouwwerken
[Gebruiksbesluit])
Buildings Decree
(Bouwbesluit)
2012 Building Regulations
(Regeling Bouwbesluit 2012)
Municipal building
regulations
Disasters and Major Accidents
(Provision of Information)
Decree (Besluit Informatie
inzake rampen en zware
ongevallen, BIRO)
Major Accidents (Risks)
Decree (Besluit risico’s zware
ongevallen, Brzo 1999)
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Steam Act (Stoomwet)
Public Safety
(Establishments) Decree
(Besluit externe veiligheid
inrichtingen, Bevi)
Pressure Equipment
(Commodities Act) Decree
(Warenwetbesluit
drukapparatuur)
Public Safety (Establishments)
Regulation (Regeling externe
veiligheid inrichtingen, Revi)
Pressure Equipment
(Commodities Act) Regulation
(Warenwetregeling
drukapparatuur)
ATEX 137 workplace directive
99/92/EC
ATEX 95 equipment directive
94/9/EC
Nature
Flora and Fauna Act (Flora en
Faunawet, Ffw)
Nature Conservation Act 1998
(Natuurbeschermingswet 1998,
Nb-wet 1998)
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Appendix 2 (continued) Legal framework relating to the environment
International
Acts
Agriculture
Decrees
General Rules for
Establishments
(Environmental Management)
Decree (Besluit algemene
regels voor inrichtingen
milieubeheer, Barim)
Fertilisers Act (Meststoffenwet)
Ammonia and Livestock Farming
Act (Wet ammoniak en
veehouderij, Wamv)
Regulations
General Rules for
Establishments (Environmental
Management) Regulations
(Regeling algemene regels voor
inrichtingen milieubeheer,
Rarim)
Other
Ammonia and Livestock
Farming Regulation (Regeling
ammoniak en veehouderij,
Rav)
Besluit ammoniakemissie
huisvesting veehouderijen
('Decree on ammonia
emissions from stalls on
livestock farms')
Odour Nuisance and Livestock
Farming Act (Wet geurhinder en
veehouderij, Wgv)
Council Directive 91/414/EEC of
15 July 1991 concerning the
placing of plant protection
products on the market
Plant Protection Products and
Biocides Act (Wet
gewasbeschermingsmiddelen en
biociden, Wg&b)
Odour Nuisance and Livestock
Farming Regulation (Regeling
geurhinder en veehouderij,
Rgv)
Animals Farmed for
Production (Designation)
Decree (Besluit aanwijzing
voor productie te houden
dieren)
Plant Protection Products and
Biocides Decree (Besluit
gewasbeschermingsmiddelen
en biociden)
Plant Protection Products and
Biocides Regulation (Regeling
gewasbeschermings-middelen
en biociden)
Directive 98/8/EC of the
European Parliament and of the
Council of 16 February 1998
concerning the placing of
biocidal products on the market
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Council Directive 98/81/EC of 26
October 1998 amending
Directive 90/219/EEC on the
contained use of genetically
modified micro-organisms
Besluit genetisch
gemodificeerde organismen
milieubeheer (Bggo, 'Decree
on genetically modified
organisms and environmental
management')
Regeling genetisch
gemodificeerde organismen
milieubeheer (Rggo,
'Regulation on genetically
modified organisms and
environmental management')
Directive 2001/18/EC of the
European Parliament and of the
Council of 12 March 2001 on the
deliberate release into the
environment of genetically
modified organisms and
repealing Council Directive
90/220/EEC
Appendix 2 (continued) Legal framework relating to the environment
Decrees
Regulations
Radiation Protection Decree
Various regulations
(Besluit
Stralingsbescherming)
Note! The legal frameworks relating to Health & Safety, the Dutch Experiments on Animals Act and import & export are not included in this overview.
Radiation
International
EURATOM Directives
Acts
Nuclear Energy Act
(Kernenergiewet, KEW)
Other
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Appendix 3. Show it! Interpretation of sustainability for 2013 and 2014
See separately attached document
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Appendix 4. Supplementary environmental policy, environmental objectives and results achieved by the organisational
components
In addition to the corporate level, supplementary results were achieved for the organisational components; see appendix table 5A. and 5.1 and 5.2.
Appendix table 4. The supplementary results achieved in 2013 per organisational component
Environmentally-related themes
Permit regulations
Systems
Environmental policy areas
Environmental
Chemical
Energy and
Emergency
Maintenance,
logbook
registration
water
plan
inspections and
registration
ESG
Water
Energy
Waste
Transport
Purchasin
Other
g
checks
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
4.1 ESG
Appendix table 5B. The supplementary results achieved in 2013 for ESG
n
Environmenta
o.
lly-related
Objective
Results/actions
Environmental
permit
theme
1
Systems
Environmental management and CSR: up-to-date and
The self-assessment in the context of the ISO 26000 'Social Responsibility for
effective
organisations' standard serves as a guide in formulating the CSR policy of the
In making policy decisions, the sustainability aspects (People,
Environmental Sciences Group (ESG). With its self-assessment, signed in 2012, the
Planet & Profit) are continually given consideration. The self-
ESG Management Council wishes to establish that the impact of its activities on the
assessment of corporate social responsibility (ISO 26000)
environment and society is transparent and ethically responsible.
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serves as a guide in this regard.
The principles and themes set out in the standard are important principles for
CSR objectives include:
decision-making within ESG. An evaluation is carried out every year in order to assess

Raising awareness of ESG employees with regard to the
whether the standard is being met. The self-assessment (including argumentation) can
involvement of stakeholders, ethical conduct, human rights
be found on the NEN publication platform (in Dutch only,
and the role towards government.
www.nen.nl/publicatieplatform).


When preparing international projects, CSR aspects are
taken into account.
Social responsibility is a prominent them in ESG's 2013-2017 Strategic plan. Goals
Activities for sustainability are included in the annual plans
have been set for the management team as part of the internal ESG framework letter.
and budgets of ESG (teams, chair groups and supporting
Points for action have been included in the ESG-wide sustainability plan.
departments).



Successful internal and external evaluations of the ISO
The primary focus in 2013 was working on increasing the involvement of ESG
9001 and ISO 14001 certified assurance systems.
employees and other stakeholders in CSR policy. Themes included ethical conduct,
Evaluation by the ESG Management Council of whether the
human rights and the role towards government. It became obvious that although ESG
sustainability policy is having the intended effect, by
employees find CSR to be important in their work, they do not exactly know what the
means of a management review conducted in October
content of ESG's CSR policy is. A master class on 'ISO 26000 self-assessment and
2013.
communication' was started in November 2013. This course offers tools for increasing
Action plans are implemented so as to comply with the ISO
employees' enthusiasm for CSR and utilising this enthusiasm when communicating
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with internal and external stakeholders. This process will be continued in 2014. The
specific tasks involved in maintaining the ISO 14001 environmental management
system, such as the environmental aspects analysis and updating the register on
relevant environmental legislation and regulations, have been carried out. Points for
attention which have come up in internal and external audits have been addressed;
environmental reports have been drawn up relating to energy, water, waste and
printing behaviour; and a management review has been carried out. An external audit
was carried out at Alterra in October-November 2013. The external auditors pointed
out some aspects requiring improvement; these will be addressed in 2014.
Three key areas have been defined in relation to the environmental policy:
1.
Critical attitude towards business travel (within the Netherlands and abroad)
2.
Economical use of energy
3.
Reduction in paper consumption
Working on these three key areas will contribute to the goal of climate neutrality for
ESG. This is a continuous process, the progress in which has been described under the
points 3. Energy, 5. Transport, 6. Purchasing and 7. Other.
2
Water
Consistent water consumption
Although an increase in water consumption was expected as a result of more intense

Water consumption is to remain the same or decrease
use of the buildings, the figures for consumption in 2013 are disappointing. On top of
compared to the average over the past five years (given
the significant increase in 2012 (by 41.7% compared to 2011), water consumption
equivalent conditions).
increased again in 2013 (by 37.3% compared to 2012).

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Monthly monitoring of water consumption so that
measures can be taken in case of deviations.
Causes of the high consumption are:
-
The number of employees working in the buildings has increased. The buildings are
also more attractive to students and visitors. As a result, the water consumption
cannot be compared with water consumption in previous years.
-
2013 is the first 'normal' year after the construction activities in 2012. During the
construction period, the buildings Lumen and Gaia were empty from January to
April, and the employees were accommodated elsewhere.
-
The site huts for the construction of Orion were connected to the Atlas drinking
water supply in 2012 and the first quarter of 2013.
-
Gaia's rainwater tank (grey water for flushing toilets) had technical problems and
did not work in the first half of 2013. The installation filter clogged too quickly. As
a result, for much of the year Gaia only used mains water.
-
Lumen used more water because the grey water circuit for watering the indoor
gardens was functioning poorly. Facilities and Services (Real Estate) is looking for
a solution to this technical problem.
In 2013, waste water analyses were carried out in May and November, in line with the
permit regulations. No contraventions were found.
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Energy
Optimum energy use
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In 2013, the energy team assessed the energy consumption of the ESG buildings
Reduction in electricity and gas consumption (per m2) by
every quarter. Bottlenecks and deviations were analysed and expectations for each
2% compared to the average over the past five years
period were discussed. The energy team consists of the energy coordinator of Facilities
(given equivalent conditions).
and Services, the technical building manager (Facilities and Services) and the Quality,
Monthly monitoring of energy consumption so that
Health & Safety and Environment advisers (ESG). The energy coordinator releases
measures can be taken in case of deviations.
validated energy figures monthly by means of the ERBIS monitoring program. Reports
Opportunities for reducing energy use will be studied,
are drawn up on the basis of this data.
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including the use of LED lighting.
Although the energy consumption of ESG's three main buildings remained within
limits, the objective for 2013 was only partially met:

Electricity use increased by 11.4% as compared to 2012. However, electricity use
in 2013 was about the same (-0.2%) as the average use over the past five years
(2008-2012).

Gas use decreased by 11.3% as compared to 2012. However, it increased by 4.3%
compared to gas use over the past five years. If the weather conditions are taken
into account by means of correcting for degree days, gas use decreased by 2.2%.
The use and occupation of the ESG buildings changed after the construction work of
2011-2012. 2013 is the first year showing 'normal' use. The removal of the
laboratories from Gaia to Lumen caused a shift in the use of electricity. Gaia used
34.2% fewer kWh in 2013 compared with the average over the past five years. In
Lumen, use increased by 21.6%.
Gas consumption showed a similar pattern. Gaia used 24.1% less gas, while gas use in
Lumen increased by 27.8%.
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Waste
Waste prevention and optimum waste separation
Compared to the average over the past five years, 12.59% less waste was removed
In 2013, ESG will aim for a reduction in waste of 5%
within ESG. Paper and residual waste in particular were significantly reduced. The
compared to the average over the past five years (given
amount of hazardous waste and glass waste did increase. The amount of hazardous
equivalent conditions).
waste is related to the activities in the laboratories. The amount of glass waste
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fluctuates from year to year. The fact that there is more glass waste may be positive,
Options for reduction are:
as it may mean that waste separation has improved and less glass has been removed

as residual waste.
Optimising waste separation of the paper, cardboard, ICT
materials, glass, batteries, hazardous waste and plastic


cup waste flows.
Compared to 2012, waste was reduced by 9.26%, excluding the incidental waste flows
Options will be explored for improving waste separation for
'construction and demolition waste' and 'other metals' in connection with the
organic waste/swill and plastic.
construction work in 2012. The table below lists the waste flows which can be
Participation in the Wageningen UR-wide Waste Board.
attributed to ESG. It shows the amount of waste produced by the buildings Gaia,
Lumen and part of Atlas. The waste from Atlas has been calculated as follows: two
thirds from ESG and one third from CS+.
In 2013 the ESG Quality, Health & Safety and Environment team participated in the
Waste Board, the consultative group consisting of representatives of Wageningen UR
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and the waste collector. The goal of the Waste Board is to cooperate with other
organisational components to ensure that all waste flows are collected, removed and
transported as efficiently as possible. The Waste Board examined the possibilities for
separating and collecting organic waste/swill and plastic in an efficient and
environmentally conscious manner. It also contributed to the tendering procedure for
the waste removal contracts. ESG sees the commencement of the new waste contracts
in January 2014 as an impetus for taking steps toward the separation of plastic and
organic waste in 2014.
% +/Waste flows (kg)
2013*
2012
(2013 as
compared to
2012)
% +/Average
(2013 as
inflation for
compared to
2008-2012
the
average)
Paper waste
32,045
36,676
-12.63%
44,244
-27.57%
General waste
55,365
63,649
-13.02%
60,318
-8.21%
Hazardous waste
15,797
14,162
+11.54%
14,105
+12.00%
Glass waste
1,240
621
+99.68%
829
+49.58%
Subtotal
104,447
115,108
-9.26%
119,496
-12.59%
Construction and
6,700
demolition waste
Metals (other)
Total
1,420
104,447
123,228
-15.24%
*In this overview, the Atlas building is subdivided into ESG and CS+.
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Critical attitude towards business travel (within the
The ESG wants to take an environmentally-conscious approach to business travel in
Netherlands and abroad)
the Netherlands and abroad. Guidelines have been established which primarily
The objectives are:
emphasise the choices, such as: travelling by aeroplane or not, travelling by public
Staying the same or improving as compared to last year.
transport or not, using videoconferencing or not. In concrete terms, this means that:
Standard CO2 compensation of air travel.



Promoting environmental awareness with regard to
business travel in the Netherlands and abroad.
Automatic CO2 compensation when booking airline tickets.
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‘Remote communication’ through the use of tools such as video conferencing and
Skype is being encouraged.

Where possible, trains are used for short distances within Europe (up to
approximately 750 km).
Because travelling by air remains necessary due to the generally international nature
of projects, from 1 January 2011, standard CO2-offsetting is applied. In 2013 ESG
compensated 2,590 tonnes of CO2 (as compared to 2,551 tons of CO2 in
2012 and 2,618 tonnes of CO2 in 2011) by working with the Climate Neutral Group.
The total cost was
€36,104.20.
6
Purchasing
Sustainable purchasing
In order to focus attention on the theme of sustainable purchasing among project
Conscious sustainable purchasing (for operational
managers, sustainable purchasing has been made one of the points for attention on
management and projects) by chair groups, teams and
the environmental checklist for projects. In line with the CSR policy, the purchasing
supporting departments. The criteria for sustainable
policy has been expanded to include CSR aspects. The application of purchasing
purchasing are to be applied as far as possible.
criteria relating to CSR is an area of attention for ESG, particularly in purchasing for
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international projects. This procedure is now in full progress.
In 2013 the ESG Quality, Health & Safety and Environment team participated in a
number of purchasing procedures at the level of Wageningen UR, including the
contracts relating to collection of hazardous waste, non-hazardous waste and old
paper.
7
Other, namely:
Paper use
Promoting digitisation and paper-conscious printing
Paper use
Reduction in the number of prints per FTE by 5% compared to
In order to give employees insight into the printing behaviour of their team, chair
the previous year.
group or department, a report was drawn up once per quarter of the number of prints

Promoting digitisation and paper-conscious printing.
per cost centre. This insight into printing behaviour had a positive effect. Compared to

Increasing employee awareness of their printing
the previous year, printing and copying was reduced by 12.6% - from 4.5 million
behaviour.
prints in 2012 to 3.9 million prints in 2013. Approximately 80% of prints are double-
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sided. This means that the printers and copiers have used approximately 682 fewer
packages of paper compared to 2012.
The number of prints has decreased since 2010 (see table). After correcting for
changes to the number of FTEs, 10% less paper was used for printing in 2013 as
compared to 2012.
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Number of
prints
2013
2012
2011
2010
3,947,496
4,515,755
4,790,472
5,188,048
4,737
5,419
5,749
6,226
5.9
6.6
7.1
7.6
Total number
of packages of
paper
Packages of
paper per FTE
Two projects were worked on in 2013 which can contribute to reductions in paper use:

The project 'Foundation in order,' focusing on better management of digital

The implementation of digital project files at Alterra. Project managers can use
documents and digital archives.
the time tracking system MyProjects to make a team site for project documents.
These projects will be continued in 2014.
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