Appendix 1

2030 Carbon Neutral Programme

Circular Economy Key Actions	Deliverable	Impact on CO2 emissions	Time-frame	Key partners
Promote a sustainable economy by supporting low carbon growth and encouraging businesses to reduce waste and pollution	Circular Economy Routemap and Action Plan	Medium	Short term	University of Brighton, SOENECS, Circular Brighton & Hove, Good Business Club, CityClean
	Update BHCC design spec to reduce and reuse construction materials in our building projects Explore methodology for quantifying embedded carbon in construction	Medium	Short-term
	Work with visionary small businesses to identify ways of making the city carbon neutral	Low	Medium term
	Scope and explore development of a flows analysis for produce and goods consumed in the city but produced elsewhere, e.g. food, drinks and fashion	Medium	Medium-term
	Deliver pilot circular behaviour change and education projects to schools and residents for facilitating citywide engagement in reuse and reduction of waste and materials.	Medium	Short & medium-term	Schools Blueprint
Ensure circular economy principles are fully supported in future development plans	Dependent upon the outcomes from government planning reforms, embed circular economy principles in the new City Plan and potentially any review of Waste & Minerals Local Plan with policies that identify the circular economy factors required to be addressed and/or incorporated in development proposals.	Medium	Medium & long-term	East Sussex County Council, South Downs National Park Authority