Issue - meetings

Report number:     CAB/WS/23/031 TO FOLLOW

Portfolio holder: Councillor Gerald Kelly

Lead officer: Jill Korwin

Resolved:

That the Environmental Statement for the Council’s 2022 to 2023 performance, included as Appendix A to Report number: CAB/WS/23/031, be approved.

The Cabinet considered this report, which sought approval for the West Suffolk Environmental Statement covering the 2022 to 2023 year.

Each year the Council published its Environmental Statement that provided a summary of the environmental impact from the activities the Council undertook to manage and reduce its carbon emissions.  Report number: CAB/WS/23/031 covered the period year ending 31 March 2023. There was also a significant amount of work which contributed to improving the environment across the district which was not covered in the statement. This work was carried out both by the Council directly and in conjunction with partners.

Section 3.1 of Report number: CAB/WS/23/031 summarised the notable changes since last reported for the 2021 to 2022 year with the full report attached as Appendix A.

Councillor Gerald Kelly, Portfolio Holder for Governance and Regulatory drew relevant issues to the attention of Cabinet, including that the Environmental Statement for 2022 to 2023, together with other documentation and evidence, would inform the work of Cabinet’s recently established West Suffolk Environment and Sustainability Working Group. Its recommendations for future action were expected to be presented to Cabinet in autumn 2023.

The Cabinet supported approval of the Environmental Statement for the Council’s 2022 to 2023 performance.

Resolved:

That the Environmental Statement for the Council’s 2022 to 2023 performance, included as Appendix A to Report number: CAB/WS/23/031, be approved.