Welcome to the Local Targets 21 website

Local Targets 21 is a user-friendly tool, designed as a product of the STATUS European project. It will assist local governments across Europe in selecting, setting and monitoring their local sustainability targets. The Tool is currently available in 7 EU languages, including English. The Tool has 10 sets of indicators, with indicative targets, covering a wide range of sustainability issues. These have been developed specifically for local governments, in line with the key policy areas outlined in the European Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment, and the Aalborg Commitments.

How does it work?
A local authority can browse all the indicators on the Tool, and then enter their own baseline data against each indicator. Once they have entered the data, and submitted the form, they will receive by email a feedback report. In the first year of submission, this report will show the baseline data for each target, in a graphical format. Each time the local authority updates their data (and this can be done as often as they wish), they will receive a new report, showing how they are progressing against their own targets.

What are the benefits?
All participating local governments will be able to find out which other local authorities are adopting targets. The Tool is supported by detailed Guidance (an electronic downloadable document) on Selecting, Setting and Achieving Targets. The Tool and Guidance will therefore help local authorities to undertake the target-setting phase of their sustainability management process (as set out in the Aalborg Commitments).

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