City of Richmond Hill
Environmental Scorecard
The Story
A clear and accessible tool to showcase sustainability efforts. The City of Richmond Hill is diligently pursuing ambitious, long-term environmental goals, and their Environmental Scorecard helps deliver public transparency by providing a comprehensive overview of the city's efforts to 'green' its consumption, growth, and natural spaces.
Cause
Climate & Sustainability
Politics & Accountability
Services
Publication & Layout Design
Icons & Infographics
Details
The City of Richmond Hill’s sustainability team was looking to produce a scorecard that was accessible and easy to digest. Sustainability metrics aren’t always simple, and after tracking progress in nine indicator areas over the course of five years (all of which use different benchmarks and units of measure), framing this data as a clear and concise story was paramount. Each info graphic was carefully crafted with narrative in mind, not necessarily to provide an inherently “positive” spin, but to tell the most truthful story with the least amount of visual information. Vibrant colour stories for each scorecard section not only help reinforce the data’s overarching themes, but also give a brighter, livlier feeling to the numerical data. A no-frills typography hierarchy breaks up the canvas into more manageable pieces, making the information more scannable, and a familiar, universal icon style was embraced as a way to ensure the scorecard felt credible, politically neutral, and accessible for all audiences accross the city’s diverse population.
Project created at Loop: Design for Social Good