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Presentation by Jason Chu, MCIP, Strategic Planner for the Township of Langley. The slides have an overview about sustainability as a concept, the Township’s Sustainability Charter development process, the Township’s vision and framework for the charter, and finally the implementation of the charter and how it will change every aspect of municipal business.
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Sustainability Charter
September 11, 2008
Presentation Outline1. What is Sustainability?
2. Sustainability Charter Development Process
3. The Sustainability Vision
4. Sustainability Framework
5. Implementation
What is Sustainability?
• The concept came from the United Nations publication titled Our Common Future.
• The publication was released in 1987 by the UN World Commission on Environment and Development whose mandate was to discuss a global agenda for change.
• The Commission defined Sustainability as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
How is Sustainability achieved?• A sustainable community is achieved by the
balanced integration of social responsibility, economic opportunity and environmental stewardship.
• Imagine sustainability as a three-legged stool. Each leg represents an aspect that must be considered if a community is to be sustainable. The three legs are:
– Social/Cultural
– Economic
– Environmental
The Sustainability Stool
Planet, People, Profit
Triple Bottom Line
FinancialCapital
NaturalCapital
HumanCapital
The Sustainability Wheel
• Since 1990: Langley Tomorrow Program
Corporate Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives
Langley Tomorrow Surveys
• 2005: Towards Sustainability
• 2006: Sustainability by Design (SxD)
• 2007: Community Engagement
Sustainability Expert Panel
Sustainability Community Workshop
• 2008: Community Engagement
Sustainability Cafés and Open Houses
Sustainability Charter Process
Sustainability Vision
To build a legacy for future generations by leading and committing the community to a lifestyle that is socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally balanced.
Sustainability Goals
“see-it” Example
“see-it” Example
Provincial Transit Plan
200 Street
264 Street(Highway #13)
Highway #1
Fraser Highway
To Golden Ears Bridge
To Port Mann Bridge
Gloucester
Aldergrove
Langley
To SkyTrain
Rapid Bus Network
Expanded Rapid Transit
Frequent Bus(South of Fraser Area – TransLink)
Possible Transit Nodes
Future Transit Corridor
The Sustainability Framework
Integrate Corporate initiatives on three levels:
1. Sustainability Integration
2. Goals Integration
3. Policy - Action Integration (2-way)
Council:Council:high levelhigh levelcorporatecorporate
and and communitycommunity
goalsgoals
Management:Management:operationaloperationalobjectivesobjectives
Front line:Front line:actionsactions
andandprogramsprograms
Implementation – Immediate Actions
1. Devise a strategy to mainstream the concepts of sustainability
2. Take advantage of Bill 27 (Green Communities)
3. Integrate initiatives, indicators, reports and surveys
4. Consider establishing a Langley Carbon Trust
5. Consider implementing a Sustainability Development Checklist
Implementation – Long Term Actions• The Sustainability Charter is a high-level framework. It is a skeleton.
We will hang the “meat” on the skeleton.
• Start to align Corporate projects in the 2009 Work Program with the new Sustainability Goals.
• Future Five Year Financial Plans would be aligned with the Sustainability Goals and Objectives.
End of Presentation
Thank you!