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HWDI: How We Did It
Transforming Your Council to Identify Climate Risk and Embed Climate Resilience
Many councils had committed to net zero, but embedding climate resilience into whole-organisation transformation remained a major challenge. This session explored how local authorities successfully integrated climate risk into their strategic planning and addressed the significant impacts on future service delivery.
Emma Bull, Assistant Director – Climate at Local Partnerships, and Emily Bolton, Climate Crisis Strategy Manager at Cambridgeshire County Council, shared their experience implementing Local Partnerships’ Climate Adaptation Toolkit. They reflected on the key steps taken, challenges encountered, and best practices that emerged while embedding climate resilience across council operations.
The session focused on essential considerations for whole-council transformation to ensure services were future-ready. Attendees gained practical insights and takeaways that supported their own work, with the following key questions addressed:
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How did they begin to consider climate within large-scale transformation projects?
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What collaborations proved crucial to their success?
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What were the impacts for the council and local communities?
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How were colleagues engaged throughout the process?
Watch the replay to learn how climate resilience was embedded in practice.
Setting up simple renewable energy export agreements: Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) and Utility Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Energy export agreements can help you unlock revenue from surplus renewable electricity.
If you have renewable electricity generating assets supplying your building or site, there may be times when you are generating more electricity than you are using. If you have an export agreement in place (such as SEG or a Utility PPA) you will be compensated for each unit of electricity you send to the grid. If you don’t have this in place, it could be costing you ££££s per year in lost revenue. This webinar from Ynni Cymru arms you with the information you need to receive optimal payment for electricity exported.
The Local Authority Transformation in Wales webinar will cover high level do’s and don’ts for transformation activity.
Everything from how to get started (including capacity and maturity of your organisation), how to course correct and how to manage benefits realisation and more.
REPLAY – FREE Webinar Series – Housing support – Getting it done – secrets to success in getting homes on the ground
Join Local Partnerships and the Housing Finance Institute (HFI) for the webinar series to support the housing sector in getting homes on the ground.
These sessions are designed to share practical insights and best practice examples. Topics will include housing pipelines, socially responsible house building, regeneration and more. Whether you’re navigating complex development challenges or looking for strategic support, you’ll leave with actionable advice.
Watch our Zero Waste webinar, created specifically for local authority officers working in waste, street scene management, environmental services, enforcement, and communications.
With over 2 million pieces of litter dropped daily across the UK, and street cleaning costs exceeding £1 billion annually, local authorities are facing urgent challenges while they’re also uniquely positioned to drive impactful change.
Ynni Cymru funding Webinar – £10 million capital funding for Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES)
Ynni Cymru is once again launching a £10 million capital grant scheme for smart local energy system projects.
The competitive process will be open to the public sector, voluntary/community/social enterprise sectors and SMEs based in Wales, and all projects will have until 31 March 2026 to deliver.
Successful projects will combine renewable energy technology with energy storage to power general operations, heat or transport, and/or use data and controls to efficiently and effectively manage power consumption.
A webinar to give an overview of key facts, including eligibility and the application process, took place on Tuesday 8 April. See the replay below.
Watch the replay of our CMPP Supplier Negotiations webinar
Learning from experience in working with a range of councils, this webinar brings to life the guidance we have recently published on CMPP Supplier Negotiations. This was presented by two Senior Strategic Directors at Local Partnerships, David Crowe and Simon Bandy, who looked at preparing the right environment for negotiations, the key principles and areas of best practice.
Contract negotiation is not just an activity for those with a direct contract management role. It is likely to involve a range of senior officers within any authority depending on the size and importance of the contract. Supplier negotiation is therefore a capability that will need to be identified and supported in both corporate and service delivery teams.
Local Government Transformation webinar replays
Our transformation work supports local government as they consider how to make their services fit for the future. There are huge opportunities for the sector to make the most of new technologies, but customer expectations of services are high, and demand is increasing. The changing context of local government means that transformation is the new normal. We can support you to deliver effective change.
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