Zero Emissions Noosa Inc. (ZEN Inc.) Annual Report · ATTACHMENT 1_ZEN Inc. Report on Partnership Alliance Agreement to Council 2024

Appendix B
                          ZERO EMISSIONS NOOSA Inc

                   ZEN Inc STRATEGIC PLAN 2023-2026




Introduction

Our vision is for net zero emissions in Noosa Shire.

Zero Emissions Noosa Inc seeks to make Noosa Shire a leading local government region in zero
emissions. We seek to do this by supporting the community in the transition to net zero emissions
through project leadership, advocacy, and the provision of information to all sections of the Noosa
community.

Our strategic plan outlines how we will achieve this mission as we seek to seize new opportunities
and meet the challenges of the future. While our strategic plan is future focussed it is grounded in our
contemporary operating environment which is heavily influenced by the pressures on our resource
base – both financial and human.

Since ZEN Inc was founded in 2016, the need to reduce emissions is more pressing than ever if we
are to avoid catastrophic climate change. The transition to a cleaner energy future has seen more
changes and challenges than at any time in recent years. Meeting the needs of our community in this
space is a major challenge, but also a significant opportunity.

This strategic plan sets out our vision for the future and a framework for its delivery over the next
three years. It includes:

    •   our vision for net zero emissions in Noosa Shire.
    •   the roles that define where we will work to deliver the vision.
    •   our aims within those roles; and
    •   an outline of our priorities in delivering those aims.

Through our planning process we have developed strategic priorities for the next three years framed
around our two key goals:

    •   Promoting community actions to achieve net zero emissions.
    •   Developing a sustainable organisation

This strategic plan is not a static document and the Board, and its working groups will give ongoing
consideration to ideas and suggestions that have been put to us as well as giving consideration to an
increasingly dynamic and challenging environment throughout the period of this plan.
Each year we will report on how we have delivered on this strategy at our annual general meeting and
through our annual report.

Organisational Description

Zero Emissions Noosa Inc (ZEN Inc), established in 2016, is an incorporated, not-for-profit,
community organisation with the key objective of assisting the Noosa community achieve net zero
emissions in the Noosa local government area. ZEN Inc has been actively pursuing several strategies
aimed at achieving this objective.


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