Economic + Social + Environment = Sustainability
Balancing all of the above is what sustainability is all
about. Sustainability means to think about our future
resources, care about the environment, that in which we live and
that in which others live and improving quality of life.
Working towards sustainability is part of Bassetlaw District
Council's corporate commitment. To get this agenda moving
forward the Council has developed a Climate Change Strategy and a
series of workplans which are based on the fourteen themes
below and incorporate the Council's environmental, economic and
social aspirations:
- Strategy - to embed sustainability into the Council
- Energy and Carbon Management - to review our impact on the
environment and use of resources
- Data Management - to have accurate records of use of
resources
- Energy Reduction - initiatives and projects to reduce energy
consumption
- Renewables - to implement and advocate the use of
renewables
- Water - use of resources
- Waste - to encourage recycling and reuse
- Procurement - to promote and use local and sustainable products
where possible
- Transport - raise awareness and reduce fuel consumption in
Council service provision
- Education - engage the public and staff to become more
efficient in their use of resources
- Fuel Poverty - improve quality of life and provide signposting
and advice
- Green Space - Habitat creation and improved management
- Built Environment and Planning - To include adaptation and
mitigation to climate change and use of renewables to new
developments
- Adaptation and Flood Management - floodrisk and adaptation
improvements to the local area
View our Climate Change
Strategy (pdf 2.7mb)
View our Green House Gas Report
Last Updated - 01/05/2013