The Scorecard assessment consists of approximately 91 questions across 7 different sections, created in consultation with over 90 different organisations and individuals. Each council is marked against the criteria and results are published on the scorecards website.
For the 2025 Climate Action Scorecards, Stevenage Borough Council achieved an overall score of 35%, an improvement of 8 percentage points compared with the 2023 assessment. The Council's highest-scoring themes were Buildings & Heating (55%) and Collaboration & Engagement (52%), with significant improvements also made in Governance & Finance (+23 percentage points) and Waste Reduction & Food (+19 percentage points). The assessment also highlighted opportunities for further improvement, particularly in Transport, Planning & Land Use, and Biodiversity.
For the 2023 Action Scorecard, Stevenage Borough Council scored 27% on their 2023 Climate Action Scorecard, 2% lower than the district average of 29%. SBC had structurally review the assessment criteria and results for Stevenage Borough Council's Climate Action Scorecard with the aim to understand how we can better improve our performance in the upcoming years.
The 2025 Council Climate Action Scorecards was published in June 2025. In general, the over score for Stevenage Borough Council has improved by 8% compared to the 2023 assessment. The full result can be viewed - https://councilclimatescorecards.uk/councils/stevenage-borough-council/
SBC has submitted our responses to the Scorecards 2025 assessment and will be expecting the result in Summer 2025.