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Friday 27 th June 2008. C.E.D – Policy & Performance Unit & Environmental Strategy Unit HOUNSLOW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD. AIMS & OBJECTIVES. Background Describe and explain the development of the Hounslow Sustainability Standard Toolkit
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Friday 27th June 2008 C.E.D – Policy & Performance Unit & Environmental Strategy Unit HOUNSLOW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD
AIMS & OBJECTIVES • Background • Describe and explain the development of the Hounslow Sustainability Standard Toolkit • Demonstrate the Hounslow Sustainability Standard Toolkit using examples • Describe and explain the implementation of the Hounslow Sustainability Standard Toolkit • Questions
BACKGROUND • DEFRA Innovation Fund - £10k • Hounslow’s bid: • Making sustainability more accessible • Local Area Agreements (LAA) • Innovative project for Hounslow • London Sustainability Exchange (LSx): • Development of Toolkit • Sustainability workshop for LSP members – 19th September 2007 • 4R’s – Responsibility, Respect, Resources and Results
THE 4R’s • Results • Responsibility • Resources • Respect
HONSLOW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD What is the Hounslow Sustainability Standard Toolkit? • A tool which makes it easier for project officers to incorporate sustainability into outcomes and targets proposed for the inclusion in the new LAA • Online questionnaire matrix: • Investigates the sustainability of the proposed outcome against the agreed LSP sustainability objectives • Ensures sustainability is included at the early stage • Each measure is scored against the sustainability objectives and presented on a spider diagram • Results presented to the LSP when in discussion with central government
IMPLEMENTATION & MONITORING • Demonstration of the toolkit – guidance notes available • Testing Stage – Hounslow LAA Project Officers, LSP Partners • Feedback– Prioritise, Importance, Educational Tool • Sustainability Web-Portal – resource and information centre • Promotion - Newsletter, Presentations, HM, Press Release, SDC.
HOUNSLOW SUSTAINABILITY STANDARD C.E.D - Policy & Performance Unit/ Environmental Strategy Unit For further information regarding the toolkit and LAA’s contact: Joseph Dance - Policy Officer, Policy & Performance Unit Ajit Matharu – Environmental Support Officer, Environmental Strategy Unit London Borough of Hounslow, Civic Centre, Lampton Road, Hounslow, TW3 4DN Tel: 020 8583 2540/ 3275 Email: joseph.dance@hounslow.gov.uk/ajit.matharu@hounslow.gov.uk