Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

Reports

CIPFA Consultation Panel Survey Winter 2009/10

Publications

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Understanding and Managing the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme: A Public Services Finance Perspective (2010)
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) is an important part of plans to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions in line with requirements established by the Climate Change Acts, affecting many public sector organisations.

This publication builds on existing guidance and provides further information on the particular characteristics of the scheme, as well as considering their potential impact on financial planning and management.
 
 
  CIPFA Sustainability Reporting Framework (2006)
CIPFA's new publication sets the scene for people in public sector organisations who need to know the current state of play on the sustainability agenda, and provides a tool to help them to communicate to all of their stakeholders how they are responding to the challenge.
 
 
  CJC Guide to Environmental Sustainability (Summer 2009)
The Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) addresses the first of the above by introducing an emissions cap and trading scheme for large public and private sector organisations in the UK. CRC is seen as a key element of plans to reduce UK emissions in line with requirements established by the Climate Change Bill.
 
 
  PMPA report: A sustainable future for the UK (Summer 2009)
by Jan Bebbington, Julia Unwin CBE, Ian Carruthers and Simon Mitchell.
 

Forthcoming Publications

Statistics

CIPFA’s research and statistics department provides an independent source of comprehensive data about local government services and has been collecting and publishing information for over a century. A new publication is available presenting the corporate sustainability of local authorities. This records three key themes: environmental, social and economic, allowing data-users to benchmark a local authority’s performance in becoming a truly sustainable business. For more information on this publication contact carbonfinancenetwork@cipfa.org.uk