District Action Plan for Local Sustainability with Aalborg Commitments

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1 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Pilot projects towards Socially Responsible Territories 1

2 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Context Project goals Project Process and methodology Self-evaluation of Annual Budgets Local Sustainability Action Plans with AC. Participated target setting and indicators Results and Lessons learned 2

3 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Local Authorities involved City of Maranello, City of Sassuolo, City of Fiorano, City of Formigine Cities Association of the Ceramic Tiles Industry Discrict (Modena) Province of Modena Context in short District Population: inhabitants Ceramic tiles industry (leadership at global level: 70 % of production exported), Ferrari cars production in Maranello; Environmental emergencies (traffic pollution, urban sprawl, intensive energy consumption and waste) 3

4 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Context Main new Environmental and Sustainable Management Tools applied in the district 4 Local Authorities EU EMAS at district level 2 Local Agenda 21s processes with pilot projects 2 Social Balances Companies 7 companies certified ISO companies certified EU EMAS 4 companies with products with EU Eco-labels; Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, Environmental, Health and Safety Ceramic Tiles Industry Association Report 4

5 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Project goals Prepare and implement new public sustainability management tools within the 4 Districti Cities (AC and Green Public Procurement), through Aalborg Commitments management process (Base Line Review and Target Setting); Promotion of a better awareness, coordination and integration of local Sectoral policies according to Aalborg Commitments in the 4 Municipalities of the Industrial District/cluster; Improve and enhance professional Capacity Building of chief officers within the Municipalities; Strengthen the role of Local Authorities to promote Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within local enterprises. 5

6 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Process Methodology Project length: from February 2006 > January 2007 >Training workshops targeted to all Chief Departments and Officials; > Self-Evaluation workshops with Baseline Reviews of 2006 Annual Budgets and programs within the 4 Cities; > Focus groups with SWOT Analysis of Self-Evaluation within the 4 Cities; > Implementation of 13 Green Procurement Calls; > Definition of 2007 City Action Plans with Aalborg Commitments with target and indicators, linked to Annual Budgets; > Dissemination of results. 6

7 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Self-Assessments facilitated of 2006 Annual Budget Plans- Base Line Reviews in each City across Departments >Format Assessment for each Sector, Service; > Each project vs. Level of implementation of 50 AC: 100% 75% 50% 25% 7

8 A case of participated Baseline Reviews and Self-Assessments facilitated of 2006 Annual Budget Plans- Base Line Reviews in each City across Departments. Examples 8

9 A case of participated Baseline Review sand 2007 Sustainability Action Plans- Budget Plansin each City across Departments. Target setting. Examples 9

10 A case of participated Baseline Review sand 2007 Sustainability Action Plans in each City across Departments. 125 actions.examples 10

11 A case of participated Baseline Review sand Results / Lesson Learned Products / Documents > 4 City Self-Assessment / Baseline Reviews on Annual Budget 2006 with AC; > 4 City Action Plans for Local Sustainability implementing the Aalborg Commitments with 20 actions each with target and indicators; > 125 new cross-sector actions implementing AC (District Sustainability Action Plan) linked to Annual Budget, one of the first attempts at district level in Italy. 11

12 A case of participated Baseline Review sand Results / Lesson Learned Participation / Capacity Building > 150 people involved - Politicians, Chief Deparments, Officers of all Sectoral Policies and of 4 Cities; > 23 focus groups in 10 months (training, self-assessment, district assessment across Cities); > New awareness, commitments and more availbility to integrated approach across Departments and better governance and networking; > implementation of new EU strategic policies and tools for urban sustainability at district level. > Links and more value to current District EMAS, LA21s, Social Balances and CSR projects in the District. 12

13 A case of participated Baseline Review sand Results / Lesson Learned Weaknesses > Political and Technical difficulties for Chief Departments and Officers to setting specific targets on some targets; > Combining and adapting AC target setting with existing local evaluation systems of policies and projects by Cities foreseen by local laws; > Several approaches, definitions and understanding towards target and indicators within Cities, Chief Departments and Officers; Some Challenges > Starting from informal-unconscious Aalborg Commitments implementation as initial drivers for following refinement and formal procedures; > Keep the AC toy simple and actractive; also unperfect but effective to moving on ; > Praise incremental day-to-day small sustainable innovation across cross-departments ; > Maintain a continous of political commitment to AC and evaluation approaches. 13

14 A case of participated Baseline Review sand Thank you for your attention and good luck 14

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