12.0 Measuring and evaluating our impact and effectiveness
How do we know what effect we are having and whether it is working?
12.1 Once we have agreement for the specific actions outlined in an Action Plan to deliver the Strategic objectives we have identified in the final strategy. We will need to be able to measure progress over time not only in terms of the actions we manage to deliver but also how effective they are at addressing the issues of concern. We will need to know if we are helping to change the outcomes and how these in turn affect our ability to address climate change and be sustainable from the perspective of the UN’s 17 key sustainable development goals.
12.2 Coventry is one of 5 Cities (Newcastle, Nottingham, Cambridge & Dundee) Piloting the use of transition goal indicators for carbon using ‘Climate View’. This is proving very difficult as we try to find accurate, timely meaningful measures which will enable us to assess and model the impact of specific courses of action on climate change.
12.3 In addition to measuring Carbon emissions using Climate View the City Council and its partners will need to assess the level of progress across all 17 UN Development Goals and the opportunity to pilot the use of ‘Future Fit for Business’ benchmark indicators used by major corporations like Unilever may provide a useful measure of performance in delivering sustainability objectives.
Measuring our activity and its impact upon climate change and sustainability outcomes and how they may contribute to the State of the City and its impact upon climate change and sustainability.
