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Vision - Sustainable

This is a Vision with sustainability at its heart. But what do we mean by sustainable?
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  • Vision
    • Introduction
    • About the borough of Elmbridge
    • Our Vision for Elmbridge
    • The story so far: our achievements
    • Sustainable
    • Thriving
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For Elmbridge, sustainable means being carbon neutral, enhancing our natural environment, as well as supporting and engaging our community with biodiversity, active travel and sustainable living.

Carbon neutral organisation 


  • Deliver our Carbon Management and Reduction Plan and carbon reduction measures.

Carbon neutral borough


  • Working with our partners, support delivery of sustainable public space improvements and travel options.
  • Promote climate change and sustainability action to become a carbon neutral borough.

Enhancing our natural environment and sustainability


  • Support biodiversity by protecting, maintaining and enhancing our green and blue infrastructure network and implementing a higher standard of Biodiversity Net Gain.
  • Help our community to reduce, reuse, repair and recycle.
  • Improve air quality in the borough through delivery of our Air Quality Action Plan.
  • Seek to protect our Green Belt in line with our adopted policies.
  • Commence development of a New Local Plan.
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