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TheCityofEugeneactivelysupportsthe <br />ofEugeneandotherstoimplementstrategies <br /> effortsoftheNorthwestEnergyEducation <br />tohelpallinterestedlocallearn <br /> InstituteatLaneCommunityCollegeto <br />aboutthebusinessofsustainability <br /> establishandmaintainawebsitethat <br />andthepracticesthatproducethem.We <br /> willserveasaclearinghouseof <br />recommendthatcompaniesnotcurrently <br /> sustainabilityinformationforthe <br />usingsustainabilitymeasuresbeencouraged <br /> entirecommunity. <br />toadoptthemandthosealreadyemploying <br />TheCityofEugeneconvenesapartnership <br />themeasuresbeencouragedtoadoptamore <br /> withlocalfarmersandagricultural <br />comprehensivesuite. <br /> organizationssuchastheOregonState <br /> UniversityExtensionServicetoidentifyand <br /> implementmechanismstoexpand <br /> productionoflocalorganicfoodandraw <br />WerecommendthattheLaneMetro <br /> materialforfoodprocessingenterprises. <br />Partnership,EugeneChamberofCommerce, <br />Whenappropriate,theCityofEugene <br />aswellasagenciessuchastheLane <br /> convenescapitalimprovementpartnerships <br />WorkforcePartnership,OregonDepartment <br /> forlargeprojectssuchasnewhospitalsor <br />ofCommunityandEconomicDevelopment, <br /> sportsarenas,withthegoalofmakingthose <br />CityofEugene,LaneEconomicCommittee, <br /> projectsmoresustainablefromthe <br />LaneCountyStandingEconomicCommittee, <br /> inception.GroupssuchastheEcological <br />andothereconomicdevelopmentagencies <br /> DesignCenterattheUO,thelocalchapter <br />formapartnershipwiththegoalofgrowing <br /> oftheCascadiaGreenBuildingCouncil, <br />thesustainabilityclustersbytheSBI <br /> andotherscouldbeaskedtoparticipatein <br />andothersthatmayemergeinthefuture.This <br /> suchpartnership <br />focusshouldaddtoandcomplementongoing <br />economicdevelopmentactivities. <br />Aspartofthisfocus,wesuggestthatthe <br />TheTaskForceoffersthefollowingsuggestions <br />agenciesproactivelyseekoutandhelp <br />totheCEOsandboardofdirectorsofprivate <br />organizeandsupportthegrowthofentire <br />companiesandorganizations. <br />sectorsratherthanjustindividualthat <br />mayrequestassistance.Inaddition,when <br />possible,werecommendthattheentities <br />describedaboveseekto: <br />Identifyactionstoretainandgrow <br />SBIresearchfoundthatlocalcompanies <br /> theclustersbyidentifyingcommon <br />havefoundnumerouscompetitiveadvantages <br /> problemsandhelpingtheindustry <br />throughtheuseofsustainabilitymeasures.In <br /> developsolutionsthateveryone. <br />addition,wefoundthatfewlocalcompanies <br /> Aspecialemphasiscouldbeplacedon <br />useacomprehensivesuiteofpractices.We <br /> improvingfundamentalbusinessskillsand <br />recommendthattheEugeneChamberof <br /> encouragingbusinesseswithineach <br />Commerce,localtradeassociations,and <br /> clustertocommunicateamongthemselves <br />otherorganizationsthatsupportbusiness <br /> andwithotherindustryclusters. <br />developmentconsiderjoiningwiththeCity <br /> <br />