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ITEM EX6 -
ANNEX 2
EXECUTIVE
– 7 DECEMBER 2004
CORPORATE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY - SCRUTINY REVIEW; AUDIT COMMISSION INSPECTION ON
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
High Level
Environment Group - draft Terms of Reference
Goal
- Reduce the Council’s
environmental footprint by achieving measurable annual environmental
improvements and savings in use of natural resources.
Responsibilities
- Recommend revisions
to environmental policy, reflecting findings of Audit Commission and
Environment Scrutiny Review reports
- Identify, and
where possible quantify, main areas of environmental impact within the
Council
- Recommend targets
for improvement and develop a robust monitoring framework
- Building on the
Council’s environmental programme and checklist, develop an action plan,
and recommend how this should be resourced and implemented
- Review and report
annually on progress to CCMT and Executive
- Ensure environmental
objectives and targets are incorporated in corporate performance management
frameworks and Directorate service plans and monitoring
- Promote culture
change through championing, staff development, awareness and change
management
- Consider the case
for formal environmental accreditation
- Benchmark performance
against experience of other local authorities/organisations
- Identify good
practice and celebrate achievements
Areas to
be covered
(a) "Direct
effects" from the impact of the Council’s activities covered in the
environmental checklist, such as travel and energy use
(b) "Service effects" for example recycling of road materials,
and impacts of fire operations
Initially
the following areas of impact could be considered:
- Property, including
schools (including energy, waste, and water, and impact on travel)
- Procurement
- IT (purchase,
use, and disposal)
- Management of
County Council grounds
- Fire operations
- Roads/street lighting
- Corporate travel
It
would also be possible to include the role of schools in environmental
education, but this may be too distant from the core purpose of the Group
Membership
The
group should comprise:
- officer representatives
from each directorate, but more specifically from:
- Performance Management
- Property
- Procurement
- IT
- Sustainable Transport
- The Executive
Member for Sustainable Development
There
would be a standing invitation to a nominee of the Environment Scrutiny
Committee to attend as observer. Other representatives might be invited
to attend as required from, for example, Green Teams, The Social Inclusion
& Equalities Team, Oxfordshire Community Partnership.
The
Director for Environment & Economy would chair the group, and Environment
& Economy would provide administrative support.
Accountabilities
The
Group would report annually to CCMT and the Executive, securing agreement
to targets and plans and reporting progress against them.
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