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Eugene,toprivatecompanies,andtootherlocalgovernmentsandeducational <br />institutions.Therecommendationsareintendedtoassistanybusinessinterestedinadopting <br />sustainabilitymeasures.Theyalsoseektosupporttheexpansionofbusinessesalreadyusing <br />sustainablepracticesand/orproducingsustainableproductsandservices. <br />Publiclycommittosupportingbusinessesthatusesustainablepracticesand/orproduce <br /> 1. <br /> sustainableproductsandservices. <br />EstablishanofSustainabilitywithinCitygovernmenttohighlighttheCity?s <br /> 2. <br /> commitmenttosustainabilityandtochampionandcoordinateinternalCity <br /> sustainabilityactivities. <br />EstablishaSustainabilityBoardorCommissiontohelpexpandsustainabilityefforts <br /> 3. <br /> withinCitygovernmentandexternallywithinthebusinesscommunity. <br />AdopttheexplicitgoalofbecomingcarbonneutralinallCityownedfacilitiesby2020 <br /> 4. <br /> anddevelopaninternalCityclimateactionplantoachievethatgoal. <br />Purchaseandusesustainablepractices,productsandtechnologies. <br />5. <br />AdoptsustainabilitycriteriafordecisionmakinginallaspectsofCityoperations, <br /> 6. <br /> beginningwithapolicyrequiringstafftocompleteaTripleBottomLineanalysisof <br /> proposedpoliciesoractionsforcitycouncil,andwithasustainablepurchasingpolicy. <br />Adopttheexplicitgoalofachievingzerowasteto(andincinerators)fromCity <br /> 7. <br /> facilitiesandoperationsby2020anddevelopaninternalCityplantoachievethatgoal. <br />AdoptsustainabilityindicatorsandameasurementsystemtoassessinternalCity <br /> 8. <br /> operationsaswellascommunity-wideprogresstowardsustainability. <br />Educateandenhancetheprofessionalskillsandunderstandingofsustainabilityamong <br /> 9. <br /> Cityemployees. <br />Provideincentivesandrecognitionforbusinessesusingsustainablepracticesandremove <br /> 10. <br /> barrierstotheiruse. <br />Formpartnershipswithprivate,publicandentitiesinordertoplayakeyrolein <br /> 11. <br /> thegrowthofsustainabilitypractices,products,andservices. <br /> Helpallinterestedlocalbusinessesapplyorexpandsustainabilitymeasures. <br />1. <br /> Committoexpandingsustainablebusinessclusters. <br /> 2. <br />Recruitnewbusinessesthatcannichesandincreasedynamismwithinexisting <br /> 3. <br /> sustainableclusters. <br />Helpbusinessesinkeysustainabilitysectorsformlocalassociationsornetworking <br /> 4. <br /> mechanismstoincreasecommunicationandsolvecommonproblems. <br />Implementcampaignstoeducatethepublicandgrowthelocalmarketforsustainable <br /> 5. <br /> productsandservices. <br />Improveaccesstoloans,grants,andotherformsofbusiness <br /> 6. <br /> <br />