Transcript SCCD Year 4 Analysis

SCCD Year 4 Analysis
• All 32 reports received on time at end of fy
• Carbon Trust, Adaptation Scotland, SSN analysis
• CAG Consultants engaged to undertake SSN analysis
Continuous improvement linked to SCCD plus support
available from SSN, CT and AS
Outputs:
* Published base-report with detailed analysis
* Published report for senior management
and decision-makers
* Improved reporting, support, policy and
practice
Goals
• To contribute to making Scotland more sustainable.
• To make a contribution to the Scottish Government’s National Purpose and
Outcomes. In particular, to contribution to the Scottish Government’s ‘Greener’
Strategic Objectives and the National Outcome: ‘reducing the local and global
environmental impacts of our consumption and production’
• To improve local government and public sector policy and practice on sustainable
development.
Purpose
We will focus our activities on climate change and sustainable procurement, including:
• Climate Change Mitigation – contributing to achieving the Climate Change (Scotland)
Act 2009 emissions reduction targets and supporting local action linked to the Report
on Proposals and Policies
• Climate Change Adaptation – contributing to the Scottish Climate Change Adaptation
Strategy (due in 2013), working with Adaptation Scotland to support public sector
adaptation action
• Sustainable Procurement – supporting improved sustainable procurement policy and
practice, within the context of the Scottish Sustainable Procurement Action Plan and
the forthcoming Sustainable Procurement Bill, plus progressing work on sustainable
procurement’s role in addressing climate change
Outcomes
In line with the guidance on the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties, the outcomes of
our services will be:
- Improved local authority/public sector understanding and capacity to handle climate
change and sustainable procurement
- Improved local authority/public sector assessment of climate change and sustainable
procurement impact and influence, linked to improved decision making
- Improved local authority/public sector action to deliver lower carbon and welladapting localities and public sector services, including improved procurement
practices
- Improved local authority/public sector reporting of progress, including support and
development on the SCCD, the Public Bodies Climate Change Duties, and sustainable
procurement reporting frameworks
Investment Areas
i. Strategic leadership and development
ii. Knowledge and expertise on the SSN programme priorities.
iii. Communications and knowledge exchange services.
iv. Events and training programme designed to meet the needs of beneficiary groups,
target audiences and network members.
v. Providing improved membership support services and developing new support
projects, so that more public sector officials can participate in, and benefit from, the
SSN and our wider public sector sustainability initiatives.
vi. Improved information handling and administration to provide a solid organisational
base to underpin and inform more effective and efficient services.
Thematic Programme 1: Climate Change
Scotland’s Climate Change Declaration
Public Bodies Climate Change Duties
Public Sector Climate Action Group
Carbon Impact Assessment
Local Delivery Projects
Thematic Programme 2: Sustainable Procurement
Sustainable Procurement Working Group & the Scottish Sustainable Procurement Action Plan
Policy Support & the Sustainable Procurement Bill
Climate Change and Sustainable Procurement
Thematic Initiatives
Communications and Knowledge Exchange
SSN eNewsletter
SSN Websites
Social Media
National Point of Contact & Knowledge Hub
Materials - case studies, briefings, promotion and engagement materials.
Events and Training
SSN Conference
Policy & Practice Quarterly Meetings, Seminars and Site Visits
Training
Membership Services and New Project Development
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Annual membership/contacts/users surveys
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Production of a suite of promotional and membership
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Outreach
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Support for networking the networks
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Developing collaborative funding arrangements and applications
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Reactive capacity
Information Management and Administration
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Contacts management and database maintenance
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Programme and policy
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Policy, research and good practice case study information
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Administrative and information support
‘Core’ Resources
• 6.5 fte staff at KSB
• KSB central services
• ~£120k project budget