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theseorganizationsilluminatethepotentialthe?BuildOregonResponsibly?agreement, <br />sustainabilityholdsforthecommunityandwhichpledgesthebusinesstoutilize <br />thusmadetheSBIpossible.contractorsthatpayprevailingwagesand <br />abidebyallBOLIandOSHArules, <br />Inadditiontotheexamplesalreadylisted,andofferequalopportunityemploymentto <br />intheprivatesectormanylocalcompanieswomenandminoritygroups.InJuly2006 <br />avidlyrecyclepaper,cardboardandothertheCityCounciladoptedagreenbuilding <br />sortsofwaste;BRINGRecyclinghasbeenpolicyrequiringallcity-ownedandoccupied <br />leadingtheefforttoeducateourcommunitybuildingstobeconstructedandmaintained <br />ontheofrecyclingsince1971inenvironmentallyandeconomicallysound <br />throughworkshops,educationaldisplays,waysincompliancewiththeLeadershipin <br />andaresourcelibrary;OrganicallyGrownEnergyandEnvironmentalDesign(LEED) <br />Companyisincorporatingsustainabilityintostandards.TheCityadoptedaSustainability <br />itsinternaloperationsandisassistingallofitsResolutionin2000andhasengagedinmany <br />suppliers,distributors,andretailcustomersothersustainablepracticesthanarelisted <br />togobeyondorganicandadopthere.TheResolutionprovidedthestarting <br />sustainabilitypracticesthroughoutthevaluepointfortheSBI. <br />chain.Manyotherexamplescouldbecited. <br />Localeducationalinstitutionshavealso <br />TheCityofEugenegovernmenthasbeenashownexemplaryleadership.Forexample, <br />leaderinthepublicsector.CitygovernmentLaneCommunityCollegemadean <br />reduceditsgreenhousegasemissionsalmostinstitutionalcommitmenttosustainability <br />to1990levels,usesB20biodieselinallofitsthatisbeingappliedthroughouttheirfacilities <br />dieselequipment,andreplacesCityownedandcurriculum.LCCisalsoEWEB?s <br />3 <br />passengervehicleswithhybridvehicles.largestwindpowercustomer.TheUniversity <br />TheCitypurchasesover50percentofitsofOregonhasoneofthenation?sleading <br />goodsandservicesfromlocalcompaniesgreenchemistryprograms,anawardwinning <br />andrecentlyinstitutedafar-sightedpolicytorecyclingprogram,useslifecyclecostingfor <br />purchase100%recycledpaperforallCityitspurchasingpolicy,andisengagedinother <br />operations.Tooffsettheadditionalcost,theyleadinginitiatives.Newschoolfacilitiesinthe <br />haveimplementedstrategiestocutdownon4JDistricthavegreendesignelementsand <br />overallpaperusethroughstafftrainingandseverallocalschoolsattheK-12levelcompost <br />purchasingprintersthatdodouble-sidedand/orhaveschoolgardens.Numerousother <br />printing.ManyCitydepartmentshaveGreenactivitiesaretakingplaceattheK-12levelin <br />TeamsfocusedonreducingenvironmentalBetheland4JSchoolDistricts. <br />impactsintheiroperations;anEnvironmental <br />PolicyTeam,madeupofpertinentdivision <br />anddepartmentmanagers,overseesthe <br />City?senvironmentalpractices.TheCity <br />Counciladoptedcommunitystandardsfor <br />thewestEugeneEnterpriseZoneproviding <br />TheSBITaskForceusedafour-phaseprocess <br />incentivestocompaniestomeet <br />basedon?AppreciativeInquiry?(AI)to <br />wageandstandards.Inaddition,the <br />accomplishitsgoals.AIemphasizeshelping <br />standardsencouragecompaniestoadopt <br /> <br />
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