EIR - Green policies and investments [Aug 2023]

Your request

Environmental and Tree-Planting Initiatives

Over the past year, how many events related to environmental awareness or tree 
planting has the council organised?

Does the council have specific tree-planting targets set for the upcoming years?

How many trees has the council planted in the last year?

What budget has been allocated for promotional materials associated with these 
events?

What were the funds allocated for tree-planting in the past financial year, and what 
is projected for the next?

Product and Supplier Preferences

How many flyers or other promotional print materials did the council commission or 
produce in the last year?

Which departments utilise these promotional materials?

What has been the total expenditure by the council on paper-based promotional 
materials over the last financial year?

Are these promotional materials sourced sustainably?

Carbon Offset, Land, and Green Investments

What is the council's carbon neutrality target date?

How much carbon does the council aim to offset annually?

Does the council have any land parcels suitable for afforestation or reforestation?

Details on the council's green or sustainability investments over the last three years?

Community Engagement and Benefits

Current or planned community engagement initiatives related to sustainability or 
environmental awareness?

Studies or assessments on the benefits of green spaces or tree coverage?

Regulatory Framework and External Funding

Council's policies or frameworks concerning urban green spaces, afforestation, or 
reforestation?

External grants, funding, or partnerships for sustainability initiatives?

Contact Information

Contacts for the department overseeing marketing and promotional campaigns, 
environmental officer, and the person responsible for tree planting initiatives?

Supplier Certification and Sustainability Goals

Consideration of sustainability or corporate responsibility when selecting suppliers?

Measures to support local biodiversity and specific biodiversity targets?

Planned environmental campaigns or tree planting initiatives for the next financial 
year and their projected budgets?

Our response

Please find attached the information we hold within the scope of your request.

Please note that the GLA is a strategic, rather than local, authority and does not directly
arrange or manage any tree planting.

The Mayor has funded a range of tree planting, environmental awareness and sustainability related community engagement events, which are organised and delivered by partners and grantees. Only events arranged directly by the GLA have been considered within the scope of this EIR request. 

If you have any further questions relating to this matter, please contact us, quoting 
reference MGLA210823-4575.