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?
- One of our corporate plan priorities is ‘environment’ which includes working towards net zero carbon emissions and protecting and enhancing local biodiversity.
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?
- Yes, climate change is included in our current corporate risk register.
- It includes nature recovery, waste and recycling, severe weather emergency protocol, finance, workforce, governance and operational risks to the delivery of our climate action.
Is the council reporting on its own greenhouse gas emissions?
- We have calculated our operational emissions since 2019 (baseline year). The data is detailed in our climate mitigation action plan. A yearly report is provided to Cabinet detailing our carbon emissions and progress to net zero. The last report was provided in February 2026.
According to the council's own reporting, have the council's own greenhouse gas emissions reduced since 2019?
- Yes, we have reduced our emissions by an estimated 20% since 2019. Please refer to our latest greenhouse gas emissions report for Cabinet (February 2026).
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?
- For every decision made, the authority completes an equality, social inclusion and health impact assessment which includes a set of questions about the impact on the environment to ensure climate change is considered before the proposal is agreed.
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?
- Yes, we require new supply chain partners to adhere to our social value policy which includes committing to deliver an environmental pledge within the community in Tamworth.
Does the council have a Cabinet member or Portfolio Holder that has climate change explicitly in their remit?
- Yes, Councillor David Foster is the Deputy Leader & Portfolio Holder for Environmental Sustainability, Waste, and Recycling.
What percentage of the council's overall staff work on implementing their Climate Action Plan or other climate change projects?
- We have one full time climate change officer and our internal climate action working group comprising of team members across departments who meet monthly and have climate actions included in their service delivery plans.
Have all senior management and councillors in the cabinet or committee chairs received climate awareness training?
- All staff and members are required to undertake a sustainability training module on our internal platform, astute.
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?
- Our staff pensions are part of the Staffordshire Pension fund, Local Government Pension Scheme. You can view their climate change strategy (2025).
Does the council have direct investments in airports or high carbon intensive energy industries?
- We do not.