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London Borough of Southwark

…. It is recognised that existing policies and strategies do not necessarily either address climate issues or do not go far enough towards achieving carbon neutrality. 57. A review of all exiting strategies, policy and operational methods will need to be carried out to address this. This will include existing contracts and procurement processes. 11 58. An amendment to the Fairer Future Procurement…

… Framework may be proposed to address climate issues for future procurements. Equally, changes to the Council reporting and decision making processes will be brought forward to ensure all decisions consider climate criteria. Resource implications 59. There are likely to be significant future resource implications related to the delivery of this strategy: Carbon neutral is unlikely to be cost neutral…

… members, and helpful comments were also received from representatives of the Extinction Rebellion movement who were present. Some key comments received are summarised below, and have been incorporated into this document. Comments from committee members Proposed action taken in response There is a need to embed climate considerations in all reports, strategies and procurements A review is now…

…, commissioning, procurement and monitoring  Engagement and consultation  Communications, information and education. 53. Across the whole borough, there are large sections where the council has little direct control, and we will need to work in partnership and with stakeholders to explore opportunities and effect change. Some general examples would be:  Borough wide energy infrastructure  Borough wide…

… and the following principles are proposed:  Where there is existing work in this area it will continue, and if possible be accelerated during the development period.  New developments, where they are assessed as contributing to the aims of the strategy will begin as soon as possible, rather than waiting for the launch.  Organisational, process and procurement changes will be made during the development…