Governance and finance climate action scorecard

Our climate action scorecards assess climate action across seven sections. 

4 - Governance and finance

  • Does the council's corporate plan include a net zero target and make tackling the climate emergency one of its main priorities?
  • Does the council's medium term financial plan include the council's net zero target and make tackling the climate emergency one of its main priorities?
  • Does the council's Corporate Risk Register accurately identify the risks of climate change to the local area?
  • Is the council reporting on its own greenhouse gas emissions?
  • According to the council's own reporting, have the council's own greenhouse gas emissions reduced since 2019?
  • Has the council's area wide carbon emissions decreased, according to UK Government data?
  • Has the council adopted a new governance or decision making process to put tackling the climate emergency at the heart of every council decision made?
  • Does the council have a sustainable procurement policy that includes an area wide net zero target and makes tackling the climate emergency one of its main priorities?
  • Does the councils' procurement policy require tenders to take action to reduce waste, carbon emissions or other environmental actions?
  • Does the council have a Cabinet member or Portfolio Holder that has climate change explicitly in their remit?
  • What percentage of the council's overall staff work on implementing their Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects?
  • Have all senior management and councillors in the cabinet or committee chairs received climate awareness training?
  • Has the council raised ring-fenced income for climate action from property development?
  • Has the council launched a Climate Bond, Community Municipal Investment or equivalent?
  • Has the council raised income for climate action from any other sources?
  • Has the council passed a motion in support of divestment from all fossil fuels from the councils' pension funds?
  • Has the council's pensions fund committed to divesting from all fossil fuels?
  • Does the council have direct investments in airports or high carbon intensive energy industries?
  1. Biodiversity
  2. Buildings and heating
  3. Collaboration and engagement
  4. Governance and finance
  5. Planning and land use
  6. Transport
  7. Waste reduction and food