Research and Policy

Recent case studies and news articles

Co-creating South East Water’s Vulnerability Strategy

Jul 23, 2018 | Facilitation, Consultation And Training, News, Research and Policy

CAG Consultants have used the co-creation process to inform South East Water’s Vulnerability Strategy. All water companies are required by Ofwat to...

Review of local approaches to surface water flood risk management

Jul 19, 2018 | Case Studies, Climate Resilience and Adaptation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Research and Policy

Around 3.8 million homes in England are at risk from surface water flooding and with a growing population, urbanisation and climate change, these...

The Warm Arm of the Law – tackling fuel poverty in the private rented sector

Jul 13, 2018 | Energy, Low Carbon and Net Zero, News, Research and Policy

Local authorities are not doing enough to enforce minimum energy efficiency standards in the private rented sector (PRS) and tenants are not fully...

Evaluation of the Heat Networks Delivery Unit report published

Apr 24, 2018 | Energy, Low Carbon and Net Zero, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, News, Research and Policy

The second and final report from our evaluation of the Heat Networks Delivery Unit (HNDU) was published this month. The HNDU was set up in 2013 as a...

Quality of life indicators: how does London measure up?

Dec 20, 2017 | Communities and Placemaking, News, Research and Policy

Is London becoming a more sustainable city? This is the question we were asked by the London Sustainable Development Commission earlier this...

Using Consumer Insight to Inform the Development of a New Domestic Energy Efficiency Initiative in Plymouth

Oct 22, 2017 | Case Studies, Energy, Low Carbon and Net Zero, Research and Policy

Plymouth City Council are one of the UKs leading local authorities when it comes to taking action on the low carbon agenda. The Council supports the...

London Industrial Land Demand Study

Oct 19, 2017 | Case Studies, Economic Analysis, Research and Policy

The London Industrial Land Demand study, led by CAG, assesses land demands for various types of industry and the amount of industrial land that...

Faith Communities – Evidence to Inform Northampton’s Local Plan

Oct 18, 2017 | Case Studies, Research and Policy

Northampton Borough Council and the Northampton Inter-Faith Forum (NIFF) commissioned an evidence base study on faith communities to inform the...

Southwark and Old Kent Road Employment Study

Oct 16, 2017 | Case Studies, Economic Analysis, Research and Policy

This study was in two parts. Part 1 of the Study is an Employment Land Review for the borough as a whole to be produced in a manner consistent with...