REPLAY: CHoSS Webinar series: Establishing and strengthening HRAs

Attended one of our contract management Lunchables and looking for the slides? Find them all here to revisit the advice and explore topics from other sessions.

Supported by Government Commercial Agency, these short lunchtime webinars bring together experts from across the sector to share practical insights, examples and advice to help local government colleagues build their contract management knowledge.

In the world in which councils operate, property professionals have a critical role to play in shaping future organisations. This lunchtime webinar series brings together leading voices from across the sector to explore how property teams can navigate change, strengthen capability, seize new opportunities and deliver lasting value for communities. Drawing on practical experience from local government and beyond, each session will combine expert insights, real-world examples and an interactive discussion on the issues that matter most to property leaders today.

The Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Matrix is a practical tool designed to help local authorities understand, assess and respond to the potential impacts of climate change and extreme weather on waste services and supporting infrastructure.

The matrix considers a range of climate-related hazards, including heatwaves, flooding and extreme cold, and their potential implications for collection services, household waste and recycling centres, transfer stations, operational depots and key supply chain facilities. It provides a high-level checklist of both short- and longer-term adaptation and mitigation measures that authorities can consider to strengthen the resilience and continuity of their services.

Drawing on research, case studies and stakeholder engagement, the matrix brings together practical actions and considerations in one place. It is not intended to prescribe a single approach; rather, it provides a flexible framework that local authorities can adapt to reflect their own climate risks, infrastructure, service models, geography and local circumstances.

The toolkit also highlights opportunities to embed climate resilience into existing organisational processes and decision-making, rather than treating adaptation as a standalone activity. This includes considering resilience measures through procurement and contract management, budget and capital planning, policy and strategy reviews, asset management, service transformation programmes and wider operational planning.

By using the matrix as a prompt for discussion, review and forward planning, local authorities can identify vulnerabilities, prioritise appropriate interventions and progressively build greater resilience into waste services, infrastructure and supply chains.