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communitiesby2020.Educationandtraining <br />toexpandtheuseofsustainabilitypractices <br />Anewapproachtobusiness,socialwellbeing <br />andtheproductionofsustainablegoodsand <br />andtheenvironmentisemergingacrossthe <br />servicesisthecornerstoneoftheSBI. <br />globe.Itisgrowinginresponsetoincreasing <br />environmentalthreatssuchasclimate <br />MembersoftheEugenecommunitydesire <br />change,concernsaboutthesupplyand <br />ahealthyeconomythatconservesthe <br />affordabilityofoil,theneedforlivingwage <br />environmentwhileprovidingequitable <br />qualityjobs,andpureeconomicself-interest. <br />accesstojobswithfairwages,and <br />Theiscalledsustainabledevelopment, <br />otherservicescrucialtofamilies.Theof <br />orsustainability. <br />sustainability,whichincorporatesmeasures <br />tosimultaneouslyachieveeconomic,social <br />Anumberoflocalcompaniesand <br />andenvironmentalwellbeing--whichis <br />organizationsareattheforefrontofthe <br />oftencalledtheTripleBottomLine--has <br />sustainabledevelopmentmovement.For <br />emergedaroundtheglobeasthemeansto <br />example,RexiusandPepsi-Colahave <br />achievethosegoals.MayorPiercyinitiated <br />recentlyswitchedtheirvehiclesto <br />theSBItobuildupontheCitygovernment?s <br />runonbiodiesel.About75businessesand <br />sustainabilitygoalsandtocapitalizeonthe <br />organizationspurchasewindpowerfromthe <br />localprivateandpublicsector?slonghistory <br />EugeneWaterandElectricBoard.WestWind <br />ofexemplarysustainabilityactivities. <br />ForestProductsrecentlyinstalleda65kW <br />solarphotovoltaicsystemthatisexpectedto <br />TheMayorappointeda16-memberTask <br />generate73,000kWh/year,allowingthe <br />ForcetoleadtheSBI.Thisreportsummarizes <br />tobeenergyindependent.TheUniversity <br />theworkoftheTaskForce.Itoutlinesthe <br />ofOregonuseslifecyclecostingtoevaluate <br />processusedtosolicitinformationandideas <br />itspurchasingdecisions.TheUOspent10 <br />fromthepublic,theconclusionsdrawn, <br />percentmoreintheyearpurchasing <br />andtheTaskForce?srecommendationsfor <br />environmentallysoundcleaningproductsbut <br />retaining,growing,andcreatingsustainable <br />thisinvestmentpaidoffinyears. <br />businessesandjobsinEugene. <br />Theseexamplestypifythetypeofpractices, <br />products,andservicesEugeneMayor <br />Onecanapproachsustainabilityfroma <br />KittyPiercywantedlocalbusinessesto <br />numberofdirections.Duetoaneedto <br />takeadvantageofwhenshelaunchedthe <br />expandqualityjobopportunitiesinEugene, <br />SustainableBusinessInitiative(SBI)inJune <br />MayorPiercychosebusinessandjob <br />of2005.ThemissionoftheSBIistosupport <br />developmentastheentrypoint.TheSBI <br />andproposedeliberateandthoughtfulsteps <br />thereforefocusedonidentifyingmechanisms <br />tostrengthenthelocaleconomyinamanner <br />toachievefourinterconnectedgoals: <br />thatthecommunityandcanmakeEugene <br />oneofthenation?smostsustainablemid-size <br /> <br />