Reporting Resources

Guidance designed for Scotland’s public sector

Reporting template

The 2025/26 reporting template and accompanying guidance notes are coming soon. We’ll let lead reporters know once the resources are available on this page.

If you have any questions in the meantime, email us at ssn@ed.ac.uk.

Reporting guidance and resources
Climate Change Reporting
Scotland’s climate change legislation sets a target date for net zero emissions of all greenhouse gases by 2045. Public sector bodies play a key role in meeting this target and have statutory climate change duties under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009
SSN Resource
Climate change reporting
Guidance: Part 1 Profile of Body
Guidance: Part 2 Governance, Management and Strategy
Part 3 Emissions, Targets and Projects
Part 4 Adaptation
Part 5 Procurement
Part 6 Validation
Part 7 Wider Influence

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