Exit How do severe weather events impact your business? Prompted by the impact of storm Ciarán Brighton & Hove City Council want to better understand how adverse weather impacts local business to ensure measures can be targeted to reduce business impact of severe weather events as they increase in severity in the years to come due to climate change.Please answer the questions below thinking about the most recent extreme weather event that impacted your business. Question Title * 1. What type of business do you have? Food services Retail Health and Wellbeing Leisure Medical Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What are the estimated implications, if any, to your business in preparation for an extreme weather event? Eg: Having to close early, move furniture, purchases of protective materials or customer cancellations. Altered closure times Loss of outdoor space Customer cancellations Costs of purchasing protective materials or repairs High costs of cooling/ heating Tech issues Supply chain issues Delivery limitations Higher cost of insurance Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. How, if at all, are your staff impacted by severe weather events? Eg: Absence rates higher or travel limitations. Higher rates of absence Travel limitations Overheating Injury or increased risk of injury Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. What cost has your business incurred due to damaged property and goods caused by extreme weather? Eg: damage to vehicles, disruption to deliveries etc. £0 Under £50 £50-£300 £300-£500 £500-£1000 £1000-£2000 £2000+ Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. If your business experiences damages from weather, what type of damage or impact does your business experience during extreme weather events? Question Title * 6. Have any of your business locations been impacted by flooding? If so which area of the city were they located? Yes No If yes please specify location Question Title * 7. Does adverse weather impact the rate and/ or amount of customers you receive in a day? if so, then how much income on average has this cost you in £ per day? £0 Under £50 £50-£150 £150-£300 £300-£500 £500+ Question Title * 8. What types of severe weather has your business experienced? Eg: high winds, snow and ice or extreme heat. High winds Snow & ice Flooding Heavy rain Extreme heat Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. What measures would help your business during periods of extreme weather? Eg: Early warning system, improved infrastructure. Done