Aim
Eco Savvy aims to identify which new projects have the support of the members and community of Arran.
Goal
To develop new projects that make the most effective contribution to a sustainable Arran and that address climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We aim to work with the community to develop projects that best suit Arran and are of most benefit to the residents.
Gathering views and Process
Using feedback and survey results focusing on the key topics of waste, food, travel and energy, projects and subjects have been identified. All suggestions have come from the community at four events we held in 2019. Over the four events, charity members, staff, volunteers and the general public attended. The events were widely publicised and well attended.
Findings from consultations in 2019 were reviewed. These points were taken to a subsequent meeting in November and workshop in January.
Consultation with topic focused groups
- July 2019 Members survey across all project strands
- 23rd September Savvy Food Film Social – SWOT analysis
- 1st October Arran in ten years, Travel and Transport Gathering – SWOT analysis
- 17th November Annual General Meeting – Members consultation
- 28th November New Project Direction Meeting – Steering Group consultation
- 10th January What’s Next Workshop
Members were invited to identify projects in each category for further consideration at meetings in November 2019 and January 2020. Through a process of elimination we narrowed this down to 16 subjects and projects. In January 2020 we prioritised 8 of these for assessment.
The method for reducing the subjects was via options reviews that took into consideration pros, cons, timelines, risks and effort. The subjects that have high risk, considerable cons and timelines that require partners to progress have been put on hold. These have not been discarded, but some do require significant development and will be considered once certain research and development has concluded.
Topics
To achieve our charitable purpose and to help fight climate change we have decided to focus on Waste Transport Food and Energy. These were identified in potential subjects and projects by members.