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Learn about the importance of sustainability and how APWA's Center for Sustainability is leading the way in developing and supporting sustainable solutions for public works management. Access tools, resources, and best practices to implement sustainable practices in your community.

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  2. American Public Works Association APWA is an international and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies and individuals dedicated to developing and supporting the people, agencies, and organizations that plan, build, maintain, and improve our communities. Working together, APWA and its 29,000 members across 63 chapters in the US and Canada contribute to a higher and sustainable quality of life.

  3. What is Sustainability? The term sustainability as we know it today was coined in reference to sustainable development in the paper Our Common Future, released by the Brundtland Commission in October 1987. Sustainable development “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.

  4. What is Sustainability? Sustainability can be understood through a ‘Triple Bottom Line’ framework, which has three parts: economic, social and environmental – also called the three Ps (people, planet and profit) or the "three pillars of sustainability". The term ‘Triple Bottom Line’ was coined by John Elkington in 1994.

  5. Why is Sustainability Important? The 2015 Local Government Sustainability Practices survey was conducted by International City/County Management Association, the Sustainable Communities and Small Town and Rural Planning Divisions of the American Planning Association, Binghamton University, Cornell University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with 1,899 local governments responding.

  6. Why is Sustainability Important? • 76% indicated that they had responded to a major disaster during the past 15 years. Among those, 53% had dealt with a flood, 51% with a blizzard or ice storm, and 24% with a hurricane. • For 88%, lack of funding is a significant or very significant factor hindering local sustainability efforts.

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  10. APWA and Sustainability The APWA Center for Sustainability (C4S) was created in 2008 with four goals. • ENABLE APWA to become the driving force for sustainability in public works management. • CREATE an integrated vision for the future through sustainable public works management. • BUILD an APWA structure that motivates and enables public works practitioners to act more sustainably. • DEVELOP a generation of public works leaders with strong sustainability credentials and commitment.

  11. APWA Center for Sustainability (C4S) The APWA Center for Sustainability (C4S) provides tools and resources to APWA members and community leaders that allow decision makers to implement more sustainable, economically sound, and socially responsible long-term solutions.

  12. C4S Leadership Kim Lundgren, Chair New England Chapter JC Alonzo Kansas City Metro Chapter Tom Herbel Southern California Chapter Dwayne Kalynchuk British Columbia Chapter Stephane Larocque Ontario Chapter Heather Maloney Northern California Chapter Matt Rodrigues Oregon Chapter Michael Simpson Southern California Chapter Morgan Wazlaw San Diego Chapter Scott Whalen North Carolina Chapter Denny Wilson Nebraska Chapter Jen Winter Iowa Chapter

  13. C4S Strategic Plan • Lead by Example – Institutionalize sustainability principles and practices into all APWA operations • Reach out to Chapters to share Center for Sustainability activities and resources • Fully integrate sustainability throughout all APWA offerings • Promote and support ISI and the Envision Rating System • Develop the next generation of sustainability leaders • Establish APWA as a leader on sustainability

  14. How Do We Get There? • Develop Tools to Foster Change • Foster Partnerships and Collaboration • Develop Education and Training Opportunities • Create a Web-Based Knowledge Center with: • Tools • Best Management Practices • Case Studies • Encourage Advocacy

  15. C4S Sustainability Toolkit Web-Based Knowledge Center

  16. C4S Sustainability Toolkit http://sustainabilitytoolkit.apwa.net/

  17. C4S Tools and Resources

  18. C4S Tools and Resources Principles of Sustainability Designed to help identify actions that integrate the concepts of sustainability into operations, projects, expenditures or policies. The principles help to ensure that the social, economic and environmental aspects of sustainability are well integrated and will endure over time.

  19. C4S Tools and Resources Framework for Sustainable Communities Designed to recognize system and prompt broader thinking about projects or programs.

  20. C4S Tools and Resources Sustainable Practices in Public Works Designed to highlight best practices in public works, with details about how and where the practices have been implemented, including references and contact information.

  21. C4S Tools and Resources In the Know

  22. C4S Education Sustainability Issue of the Reporter Articles and insightful editorials by public works practitioners that provide information on sustainable practices, management techniques, research, training programs, rating systems, tools and new technology.

  23. C4S Education Click Listen and Learn Webinars • Using the APWA Framework for Sustainable Communities • How to Write a Sustainable Action Plan • Envision : The Sustainability Rating System for all Infrastructure • INVEST and Greenroads Rating Systems • Resilient Cities: A Discussion with Chief Sustainability Officers • Measuring the Total Value of Your Public Works Investment

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