… an impact • Embed Climate Change activity within the Council’s annual budget and Medium- Term Financial Plan. • Deliver the actions under Aim 4 of our corporate plan (Aim 4: To protect and improve the environment and respond to the climate emergency) • Include mandatory Carbon Literacy/ Awareness training for all new Council employees • Analyse the Council’s procurement emissions1 • Conduct…
… of heating and powering our buildings and vehicles, and the goods and services that we procure, when providing essential services for our communities. We will need to adopt zero and low carbon alternatives and put climate change at the centre of our decision making. In July 2021, the Council took the important step of approving its first Climate Change plan to set out how it intends to reduce…
…, statutory body that has set out the different methods that local authorities can use to control and influence emissions and tackle climate change. • Direct Control: the Council’s own buildings, operations, travel • Procurement and commissioning & commercialisation • Place shaping: using powers to control development and transport (transport is a County Council function along with things…
… use and improve the energy efficiency of Council buildings including Leisure Centres We have set out our approach in our SMDC Climate Change Plan Head of Assets 3.2 We will switch the Council’s energy supply to 100% green energy We have set out our approach in our SMDC Climate Change Plan Head of Assets Procurement and commissioning & commercialisation 3.3 We will reduce the number…
… procurement event and through our implementation of the Employment Charter On-going Businesses engaged at events Head of Regeneration Involving, Engaging and Communicating 3.6 Provide advice and support to businesses We will signpost people to appropriate sources of information via our website March 2022 Information posted on Council website Head of Regeneration 3.7 Encourage and enable…