Actions

Businesses

• BU1

  Underway (On time)

  Supporting corporate sustainability for local businesses
• BU2

  Underway (On time)

  Develop and implement a Sustainable Business Programme
• BU3

  Underway (On time)

  Implement sustainable procurement for the Council

Homes

• HO1

  Underway (On time)

  Decarbonisation of SBC Social Housing
• HO2

  Underway (On time)

  Monitoring of Social Housing Energy Efficiency
• HO3

  Underway (On time)

  Development of new sustainable Social Housing
• HO4

  Completed

  Garages refurbishment and improvement programmes
• HO5

  Underway (On time)

  Decarbonisation of existing private domestic housing
• HO6

  Completed

  Communal heating upgrade of Sheltered Housing

Transport

• TR1

  Underway (On time)

  Decarbonising the Council's fleet and fuel
• TR2

  Underway (On time)

  Incentives for Council's staff sustainable commuting
• TR3

  Underway (On time)

  Implement a borough-wide Cycle Hire Scheme
• TR4

  Completed

  Planning Policy for EV Charging Infrastructure
• TR5

  Continuous

  Deployment of public Electric Charging Infrastructure across Stevenage
• TR6

  Completed

  Create and implement a low and zero emissions taxi strategy
• TR7

  Completed

  Build new sustainable Bus Interchange
• TR8

  Planning stage (Cancelled or postponed)

  Deploy zero emissions local buses
• TR9

  Underway

  Stevenage as a Sustainable Travel Town
• TR10

  Completed

  Introduce an electric vehicle (EV) car club
• TR11

  Underway (On time)

  Installation of parcel lockers in the town
• TR12

  Underway (On time)

  Decarbonise SBC's business travel & grey fleet
• TR13

  Underway (On time)

  Support cycling infrastructure across Stevenage

Construction & Regeneration

• CR1

  Completed

  Integrate sustainability & climate resilience within the SG1 Regeneration Programme
• CR2

  Continuous

  Update the Local Plan to incorporate new climate policies
• CR3

  Underway (On time)

  Zero carbon development for Station Gateway Area Action Plan (AAP)
• CR4

  Completed

  Incorporate sustainability aspects into the new Railway North Multi Storey Car Park (MSCP)
• CR5

  Underway (On time)

  Incorporate sustainability considerations into the new Leisure Centre

Energy & Water

• EW1

  Continuous

  Free Water Refill in Town
• EW2

  Underway (On time)

  Rainwater Harvesting Pilot
• EW3

  Underway (On time)

  Reduce domestic water utilisation and improve efficiency
• EW4

  Underway (On time)

  Council estates energy efficiency and decarbonisation
• EW5

  Completed

  Zero carbon tariff for SBC electricity corporate contract
• EW6

  Underway (On time)

  Increase local renewable energy generation

People & Awareness

• PA1

  Underway (On time)

  Implement Climate Emergency education for residents & visitors
• PA2

  Completed

  Participate in the Council's Climate Action Scorecards assessment
• PA3

  Underway (On time)

  Develop a Council's Climate Change Risk Assessment and Action Plan
• PA4

  Underway (On time)

  Develop and implement a Climate Change Community Fund (CCCF)
• PA5

  Underway (On time)

  Promote event sustainability across the town
• PA6

  Completed

  Add "Tackling Climate Change" as priority of our Council's Corporate Plan
• PA7

  Underway (On time)

  Recurrent Annual Greenhouse Gas Reporting
• PA8

  Underway (On time)

  Organise a Staff Climate Champions Group

Waste & Recycling

• WR1

  Underway (On time)

  Increase Recycling Rates
• WR2

  Underway (On time)

  Reduce and Manage Food Waste
• WR3

  Underway (On time)

  Promote the reusing, repairing and avoidance of waste

Biodiversity

• BI1

  Completed

  Develop an Amenity Tree Management Policy
• BI2

  Planning stage (On time)

  Implement and update tree replacement policies and strategies in the Partial Local Plan Update
• BI3

  Underway (On time)

  Plant 4,000 trees in Stevenage by 2030
• BI4

  Completed

  Develop a Stevenage Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) 2024-2028
• BI5

  Underway (On time)

  Develop a Meadow Management Framework
• BI6

  Planning stage (On time)

  Identify and measure Carbon Sinks
• BI7

  Continuous

  Creation of Community Orchards
• BI8

  Underway (On time)

  Implement and monitor Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
• BI9

  Completed

  Develop a Green Spaces Strategy
• BI10

  Completed

  Develop a Tree & Woodland Strategy