Local Government

OnePlanet enables local government to implement joined-up plans, including on climate action, within their organisation and throughout their communities

Aligning Strategy and Increasing Impact

OnePlanet offers specific functionality for local government to help align different departments and strategies around ‘Shared Outcomes’. Although widely applicable it is especially being used to meet carbon targets, embed carbon mitigation into all decisions and facilitate climate action amongst suppliers, community and stakeholders.

Councils deliver multiple strategies and action plans, by multiple departments. To create links, to highlight shared objectives and performance, for subjects such as public health and carbon reduction we need to be using software like OnePlanet.

The clear visualisation and measurement of the co-benefits enables collaboration and saves time in management and reporting.

Joe Baker, Head of Carbon Management, Haringey Council

Supporting Your Net Zero Journey

Wherever you are in your journey, OnePlanet helps save time, money and resources, and to move further, faster and with less effort by:

mapping of key strategies to align all activities across the council with your carbon, health and/or equity targets
creating an ‘Ecosystem Plan’ that outlines your local government’s overall vision which can be embedded into all key strategies
using ‘Framework Lenses’ to visualise, filter and reorganise data and reports for communicating with different stakeholders
offering action management and reporting tools to minimise duplication, streamline reporting and increase capacity
incorporating functionality to connect and engage with external stakeholders
having the option to publish all plans as an Interactive Mindmap and GeoMap to engage the community in the progress being made.

Local Government Sandbox

This series of videos explains how we do this in more detail..

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We had a really compressed timescale to develop our strategy and OnePlanet’s ability to map out the policy overlap internally and externally gave us a real headstart.

We've been able to link our District strategy with key County strategies to give us further insights and enable collaboration, which is critical for a small council.

The platform is alive and fun and allows me to see the plan in new ways.

I’m really enthusiastic about the potential to connect to the local community and key stakeholders, so that we can work together to deliver this ambitious plan - that is what gets me excited about my job!

Helen Peacock, Environmental Coordination Manager, Horsham Distric Council

Implement Your Strategy

Once you’ve created your strategy OnePlanet provides the tools to drive implementation. Your climate Outcomes and Indicators can be embedded into all your council strategies thereby enhancing collaboration, aligning your strategies and maximising resources.

Working with Haringey council we have developed Best Practice Templates that ensure all new projects and procurements are aligned, for example, with net zero targets. The templates are designed to support all council officers to assess the carbon impact of their project or procurement, building capacity, optimising resource use and maximising impact. .

The platform that has been developed enables me to clearly see the inter-relationships in a unique way.

The understanding of the interconnections is helping to drive the Council’s new climate action plan and we wouldn’t have thought of developing the strategy or its management in the way we are progressing without OnePlanet.

Additionally being able to track actions across the council is invaluable.

Dominic Millen, Head of Climate Action and Sustainability at London Borough of Enfield

Collaborate to Amplify Your Impact

One of the biggest challenges for local governments that are committed to net zero is engaging with residents and key local stakeholders, including local businesses, suppliers and other significant energy users. OnePlanet enables community groups to create resources for the community linked to the local government vision. The publicly accessible maps allow residents to contribute to the overall vision as well as take action towards healthy lifestyles that are also good for the planet. For example, explore the work of Transition Town Worthing.

Case Study

Responding to the growing climate crisis can only be met through a whole government response. OnePlanet supported Enfield in addressing this complexity by focusing on the overarching Outcomes that Enfield is aiming to achieve and aligning objectives across departments.

Connecting Local Government strategies to compare and contrast

With many local government strategies mapped on OnePlanet we have taken advantage of our unique database technology to connect the strategies together so they can be compared effortlessly. You can now easily:

explore local government actions around specific Shared Outcomes
filter to see what your peers are doing and start collaborating
search all local government action on any topic, e.g. retrofitting homes or planting trees.