New England Sustainability Strategy - NESS2 New England Sustainability Scorecard

The Sustainability Scorecard Mach 1 outlines the key

sustainability focus areas and foundation holistic Community Citizens Regional Community Aboriginal Community
Climate Change Stakeholders NESS 2 -an Environmental Trust NSW
quantitative & qualitative indicators. It was developed Stakeholders
Committees funded project partnered by Armidale
by a stakeholder group representing a cross-section of Priorities, Initiatives Priorities Initiatives Dumaresq, Uralla, Guyra & Walcha
key stakeholders across the New England region as Priorities, Indicators & Progress Indicators & Progress Councils
part of NESS 2 project. eg Uralla initiative

The scorecard allows our communities to evaluate &

reflect on whether we are regenerating our Social - Inclusion
environmental, social communities and regional LGA Health Educational
economic system along sustainable lines. Stakeholders Housing Stakeholder
Network
The sustainability scorecard has also been envisioned Awareness, Engagement, Social - Equality, Inclusion
-housing, health, education,
as an opportunity for LGA's, regional communities, Capability to Lead New England safety, unemploy., access to services Environmental
environmental, social, economic, energy, Aboriginal, Change - community Sustainability resources, well-being, respect, Network - of
Govt. Regional Agencies & cultural stakeholder members, enterprises,
groups to... institutions, policy changes Scorecard incarceration rates Stakeholders'
Landholder
1. Agreed Key Sustainability Focus Areas: & Initiatives
# promote, seek partnerships & dialogue around their Environmental
sustainability initiatives and roles environmental regeneration, social inclusion,
renewable energy efficiency, economic sustainable Regeneration of
growth, awareness engagement leadership Natural Capital
# contribute to developing, updating & refining - biodiversity, soil water,
sustainability indicators & aligning actions capability, informing, promoting influencing
land-use,
with remediation work
Regional Govt.
# report on significant stories of change 2. Quantitative & Qualitative Indicators
Agency
and
Stakeholders
# better inform the New England communities about 3. Stories about Changes and Sustainability
Initiatives Economic - Financial
who and what is being done around sustainability - sustainable growth, diversity
locally as well as to other regions across Australia and employment , new businesses
globally. Economic
Financial
Regional National Global Impacts Energy - usage, types, Stakeholders
The scorecard will help document the progress of the
Interconnections - Influencing - patterns by sector & communities, Network
New England region towards a sustainable future, help
Branding who we are - Identity renewables capabilities, efficiency,
project a new New England identity and brand that
carbon footprint, sense of place, liveability carbon footprints Other Focus Areas - Indicators raised:
can influence & assist other regions.
index, visual evidence eg solar panels waste; water availability- quality town air;
prominence of Indigenous minority groups development & adoption of new
The scorecard is a tool that can help New England technologies; sustainable transport;
transition to a 'learning region for sustainability' drawdown on resources for future generations

Energy
A Whole of Community - Government - Enterprise Model
Promoting Branding Regional Stakeholder
Regional Sustainability Reporting Framework
Global Stakeholders network Network Micheal O'Loughlin Adam Blakester October 2010