spend -ing within natural limits Environmental Management System – Sustainability Management System Anna Karlsson

spend -ing within natural limits ecoBUDGET ecoBUDGET manages the environmental policy Steering and reporting system Copies the financial system

spend -ing within natural limits Managing Urban Europe-25 Can ecoBUDGET also manage other policy areas which crosses all sectors for example: gender equality, integration, health?

spend -ing within natural limits Managing Urban Europe Integrating health, gender equality, integration, democacy,children and youth’s rights into the ecoBUDGET system One system for several policy areas Improved steering and reporting of the “new” policy areas. Improved overall view

spend -ing within natural limits Steering documents - indicators Environmental programmeEnvironmental programme Programme for integrationProgramme for integration Gender equality programmeGender equality programme Health policyHealth policy Action plan for democracyAction plan for democracy Youth policy (under development)Youth policy (under development) Selection of indicators Indicators – instrument to measure, gives information about fulfillment of the goals The indicators are connected to targets in the programmes and policies Data is available or can be available.

spend -ing within natural limits ecoBUDGET cornerpillars Steering documents Ambitions in environmental issues? Ecological budget (adopted by the assembly) What are our targets? Internal budgets and action plans (boards & municipality owned companies) Plan Routines for EMS - Political directives - Organisation - Responsibilities - Quality assurance Do Check Half year account and annual account Sums up work and data Work according to action plans and gather data Act How to improve?

spend -ing within natural limits Internal budget and action plan Fossil Fuel Free Växjö Stefan Blomkvist Tonnes CO 2 Fossil CO2 emissions from transport and service Responsible boss Plan 2010 Budget 2006 Result 2003 Result 1999 Unit Indicator Decreased CO 2 – emissions by 2,84 tonnes Ingvar Eek During 2006 two gasoline cars will be exchanged to renewable fuels Decreased CO 2 – emissions by 2,64 tonnes Stefan Blomkvist EcoDriving education for newly employed staff and staff who did not attend the last education (15 persons) How much the action contributes to reach the budgeted target Calculated economic saving for the action (SEK) Costs for the actions in 2006 (SEK) Date when the action is to be completed Responsible staff Action to reach the budget 2006

spend -ing within natural limits Environmental budget indicators Area of ecologic agriculture in relation to total agriculture area (%) Biologic treatment of organic waste (tonne) Use of printing/copying paper (sheets) Purchase of ecologic foods in relation to total foods (%) Protected land area in relation to total land area (%) Area of productive forest maintained according to FSC or corresponding in relation to total productive forest (%) Nitrogen and phosphorus emissions to the Mörrum river (tonne)

spend -ing within natural limits Indicators Gender equality –Percentage of parental leave used by the fathers –Percentage of females in city council –Percentage of females in manegerial positions IntegrationIntegration –Percentage of municipal employees born abroad –Percentage in city council born abroad –Employment rate people born abroad Children and youthChildren and youth –Percentage of 15 year olds who say they have been harassed –Percentage of 15 year old who smoke several times a week or more often –Youth unemployment

spend -ing within natural limits Presentation of annual account

spend -ing within natural limits Environmental report

spend -ing within natural limits Challenges with ecoBUDGET The terminology Integration with other steering documents Internal/ external audit Management system

spend -ing within natural limits Advantages with ecoBUDGET Management’s system Management’s system Continuous arena for environmental discussionsContinuous arena for environmental discussions Financial integration gives statusFinancial integration gives status Systematic in planning, implementation and follow-up of the environmental results Systematic in planning, implementation and follow-up of the environmental results Enhances the knowledge Enhances the knowledge Cross-departmental contacts Cross-departmental contacts Flexible system Flexible system

spend -ing within natural limits Future Improve the EMS by tackling challenges Integrate democracy issues, equality issues, integration issues, health and child issues Inspire other municipalities to use ecoBUDGET

spend -ing within natural limits Thank you for listening!