Bath Consultancy Group Alexander Ballard Change Strategies required to address impacts of climate change and energy security in local government Bath Consultancy Group Alexander Ballard Date of revision: © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

Significant changes in the local and global context In recent months there have been significant changes Global Economic downturn 20% world – public backing by President Obama in USA for 80% carbon reductions Need to reduce travel and save energy costs Meanwhile Pressure from stakeholders and partners is increasing – carbon and energy use is in the spotlight Users and citizens are increasingly aware and active Awareness in media / public awareness is increasing Are you? Getting a consistent approach across the organisation and with suppliers ? Able to integrate a response into mainstream service delivery strategies? Clear on the change strategies to address change needed ? Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 2 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

In addressing climate change and energy security Questions that leaders in Local Government are asking: What’s our strategic exposure to climate change? Where are we now? What’s our data? Predictive information – what are the risks? What are our other public sector bodies doing? How can we benchmark ourselves across government? What is the carbon impact of our supply chains and forward plans? What can affect us from suppliers we may not know about? How will this affect our reputation? How can we avoid greenwash and improve our image? How can we mobilise concerted local action with our partners ? How can we best link up and support change champions and avoid burnout? Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 3 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

Addressing climate change involves integrating strategy, leadership and culture through a change process An integrated change process within the organisation and with your supply chain Assessing strategic exposure Benchmarking against others Revisiting business models Scenario planning Supply chain Strategy Change Culture Leadership Engagement From awareness to action Overcoming resistance Breakthrough projects Cross functional change Discovery learning Living the message Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 4 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

Challenges of integrating and sustaining change Complex organisations will find many challenges with making this kind of strategic change that affects their assumptions fundamentally Getting real commitment across vested interests cross functionally and driving this from the leadership team Avoiding greenwash and reputational risk Aligning interests across stakeholders within the organisation and its partners e.g. supply chain and knowing what's happening where Identifying future scenarios and risks that need to be managed Choosing and resourcing the right breakthrough projects to show what can make a difference Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 5 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

Climate PACT – building your capacity for change Using a well researched proprietary tool, Climate PACT, we can help you build your capacity for change by: identifying your strategic exposure and vulnerability to climate change benchmarking your authority’s response level against world class standards accelerating your strategic response through integrated development identifying possible breakthrough projects which offer win : win outcomes and accelerated strategic learning building a route map towards sharp strategies for change. Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 6 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

How Climate PACT works Identify levels of response Work with you to generate a challenging stock take Leadership Team report Learning pathways - strategies for change Through a combination of developmental workshops and interviews with key personnel we identify the material business issues Gather evidence on where you stand Present a short action focussed report for discussion at Cabinet / Leadership Team level This approach has been successfully developed with Hampshire County Council, and piloted there and in Kent County Council through ABL. Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 7 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com

Example of a Climate PACT review: 2008 Tremendous progress – especially on adaptation Very close to an unusually high leadership position Leverage areas: Learning, Working together, Agents of change Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 8 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com Alexander Ballard Ltd, 25th Sept 2008, 01488 686286 8

Feedback on Climate PACT “Inspirational” (Pieter Bloemen, VROM- Dutch Ministry of Environment and Infrastructure) “Valuable because it gives you space to think about things you don’t normally focus on.” (Phil Sivell, C4S at TRL) “This was a good chance to share understanding as a group” (Gillian Pratt, Environment Agency) “One of the most valuable and helpful things was to get the people focus on our change efforts” (Alison Cambray, Kent County Council) Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 9 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com Alexander Ballard Ltd, 25th Sept 2008, 01488 686286 9

Opportunities from an integrated change approach Using the current economic crisis to achieve fundamental change Challenging current ways of working to achieve change quickly enough Opportunity to be seen as a leader and ensure reputation Engaging staff, stakeholders and customers Sustaining change rather than it fizzling out Mobilising the integrated steps that will deliver your strategic goals Date of revision: Date of origination: Nov 08 10 © www.bathconsultancygroup.com