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FOI request (FOIR-540612674)
Environmental Initiatives
Requested Sun 20 August 2023
Responded Thu 02 November 2023I am writing to make a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For your convenience, I have attached a spreadsheet with headings that correspond to the questions below. I kindly request you to input your responses directly into the provided spreadsheet. Please populate the 'Environmental Data' tab directly with your answers. For guidance, refer to the 'Instructions and Notes' tab. Your co-operation is much appreciated.
Environmental and Tree-Planting Initiatives:
1. Over the past year, how many events related to environmental awareness or tree planting has the council organised?
2. Does the council have specific tree-planting targets set for the upcoming years?
3. How many trees has the council planted in the last year?
4. What budget has been allocated for promotional materials associated with these events?
5. What were the funds allocated for tree-planting in the past financial year, and what is projected for the next?
Product and Supplier Preferences:
6. How many flyers or other promotional print materials did the council commission or produce in the last year?
7. Which departments utilise these promotional materials?
8. What has been the total expenditure by the council on paper-based promotional materials over the last financial year?
9. Are these promotional materials sourced sustainably?
Carbon Offset, Land, and Green Investments:
10. What is the council's carbon neutrality target date?
11. How much carbon does the council aim to offset annually?
12. Does the council have any land parcels suitable for afforestation or reforestation?
13. Details on the council's green or sustainability investments over the last three years?
Community Engagement and Benefits:
14. Current or planned community engagement initiatives related to sustainability or environmental awareness?
15. Studies or assessments on the benefits of green spaces or tree coverage?
Regulatory Framework and External Funding:
16. Council's policies or frameworks concerning urban green spaces, afforestation, or reforestation?
17. External grants, funding, or partnerships for sustainability initiatives?
Contact Information:
18. Contacts for the department overseeing marketing and promotional campaigns, environmental officer, and the person responsible for tree planting initiatives?
Supplier Certification and Sustainability Goals:
19. Consideration of sustainability or corporate responsibility when selecting suppliers?
20. Measures to support local biodiversity and specific biodiversity targets?
I would like the above information to be provided in electronic format on the attached spreadsheet.
Response
Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.
Environmental and Tree-Planting initiatives:
1. The council does not organise environmental awareness events.
2.
From the Towns Fund Programme - Public Realm Project, target 35 by 2026.
From the Levelling up Parks Fund/UK Shared Prosperity Fund - Greener Broomgrove project, target 50 to 70 trees by 2025.
From the Levelling up Parks Fund - Adventure Playground, target yet to be determined.
From the Churchfield Business Centre Development, approximately 20 new trees planted.
3. 500
4. Information not held.
5. Information not held.
Product and Supplier Preferences:
6. 60 separate items.
7. Active Hastings, Transport, Housing, Corporate, Communications, Museums and Art Gallery, Parks and Gardens, Hastings Country Park, Democratic Services, Disabled Facilities Grant, Safer Hastings Partnership, Waste and Cleaning Services.
8. From April 2022 to April 2023, Print Orders - £14,275.69, Online Print Orders - £1,814.92, Total Print - £16,090.61.
9. We use recycled paper stock for most online print orders and use printers that use FSC paper stock for large print runs.
Carbon Offset, Land, and Green Investments:
10. Target date of 2030.
11. We are working on carbon reduction, not offset.
12. Under review.
13. Information not held.
Community Engagement and Benefits:
14.
Towns Fund - Public Realm Project will be engaging the community - October 23 to October 24 (approximately).
Various other Towns Fund Programme Projects being delivered by third parties and the council. Dates to be finalised.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund/Levelling up Parks Fund - there are various projects which will be engaging with the local community for design of activities and support programmes.
15. Information not held.
Regulatory Framework and External funding:
16. The Council's policies in relation to urban green spaces are set in the existing adopted Local Plan - the 2-part Plan is viewable at:
https://www.planvu.co.uk/hbc2015/policy_docs.php
17. Higher Level Stewardship grant 2013-2023 Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve.
Contact Information:
18. Cameron Morley, Head of Environment and Operations, email: cmorley@hastings.gov.uk
Supplier Certification and Sustainability Goals:
Policies being developed in the review of the Local Plan.
Towns Fund Programme - working with the Garden Town Team for planned investment in the town centre.
UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Levelling up Parks Fund - Greener Broomgrove and Adventure Playground Projects
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