Do YOU shape up?
Are you...
...developing sustainability learning and skills?
…developing your own sustainability learning and skills?
…explaining and promoting the ‘what’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ of sustainability to others?
…supporting ‘systemic thinking’, professional skills and leadership for sustainable solutions?
...improving physical and mental well-being?
…supporting physical and mental well-being – including your own! – through healthy, balanced lifestyles; healthy homes and workplaces; clean, safe and green environments; and supportive and inclusive communities?
...improving equality in meeting basic needs?
…tackling inequalities (prioritising those who are most in need) in access to:
- decent, affordable, adaptable and sustainable housing?
- essential goods & services?
- adequate income levels?
- safe and satisfying employment, learning, and leisure opportunities?
...being resource wise?
…cutting your consumption of resources and encouraging others to do the same?
…adopting high energy, water and resource efficiency?
…maximising the use of local, renewable energy?
…minimising waste and preventing pollution?
...supporting thriving low carbon economies?
…boosting competitiveness, business markets and employment opportunities by supporting a low carbon approach to innovation, enterprise and economic development in ways which meet local workforce needs? eg local renewable energy, sustainable construction and renovation, environmental technologies and local/regional supply chains
...reducing high carbon travel?
…using, promoting and planning for low carbon access/travel? eg walking & cycling, home-working, mobile services, ICT/video-conferencing, online facilities, local multi-service centres, demand-responsive public transport and alternative fuels
...using local and ethical goods & services?
…using locally and ethically sourced goods and services - and strengthening local/regional supply chains - to boost our local economies and support people in other parts of the world?
...enhancing local distinctiveness and diversity including biodiversity?
…protecting and enhancing our natural environment & biodiversity and culture & heritage and celebrating diversity and distinctiveness?
...helping everyone to join in public decision-making?
…supporting wider, more informed participation in public and community decision-making to foster citizenship and involve people in the solutions to local and global challenges?
...taking a longer term approach?
…taking into account the needs of future generations including mitigating and adapting to climate change and preparing for 'peak oil'?
…ensuring the genuine sustainability and success of what you do by pursuing integrated, lasting 'win-win-win' outcomes for society, the economy and the environment?
