Transcript SEVILLA 2007 - Parallel Session B02 The Baseline Review for Target Setting: Hampshire County Council’s Methodology and the Integration of Non-Environmental Themes Mike Bridgeman Hampshire.

SEVILLA 2007 - Parallel Session B02
The Baseline Review for Target Setting:
Hampshire County Council’s Methodology and the
Integration of Non-Environmental Themes
Mike Bridgeman
Hampshire County Council, UK
22 March 2007
Presentation overview
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Introduction to Hampshire & HCC
HCC’s baseline review methodology
Target setting – short & long term
Benefits to date
Population – 1.25m
Hampshire
Area – 3,680km²
Hampshire County Council
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37,000 employees
£1.6 billion budget
Wide range of services
One of the top performing LAs in the UK
Signed the Aalborg Commitments in 2004
HCC Baseline Review - Development
• No template to follow
• Own methodology developed:
– 0 to 4 scoring system created
– 400 pieces of evidence allocated under specific
Aalborg Commitments
– HCC self-assessment, but audited externally
HCC Baseline Review – Scoring Criteria
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Comprehensive evidence that Commitment is being achieved
Strong evidence of progress towards achieving the Commitment
Some evidence of progress towards achieving the Commitment
Limited evidence of progress towards achieving the Commitment
No evidence at all of any progress towards achieving the Commitment
HCC Baseline Review - Scores
1. Governance (2.2)
6. Better mobility, less traffic (1.6)
2. Local management (1.6) 7. Local action for health (2.0)
3. Natural resources (2.0)
8. Local economy (2.4)
4. Consumption (2.2)
9. Social Equity & Justice (2.4)
5. Planning & Design (2.4) 10.Local to Global (1.4)
Headline overall score – 2.02 out of 4
HCC Target Setting
• Rapid change unlikely in short-term – aim to accelerate
the score in the medium term
• Short term target – 2.1 out of 4 by end 2008/09
• Long term target – “Within a decade Hampshire
will prosper without risking our environment”
• More sophisticated targets & monitoring still needed to
bridge the two goals
Conclusion: What are the Benefits?
• HCC methodology so simple accepted by all without question
• Has led to more effective sustainability engagement with
Councillors and officers
• Environmental, economic, social & governance issues together
• HCC’s headline Aalborg score now a key performance indicator
in our Corporate Business Plan = key to success
• In just 2 years, Aalborg has already helped move sustainability
from the ‘fringes’ to the ‘centre’ of HCC business
Contact
Mike Bridgeman
Sustainability Team Leader
Hampshire County Council
tel. +44 (0) 1962 845832
[email protected]
www3.hants.gov.uk/sustainability