SPN Meeting Waikato Regional Council, 6 July 2011 MARCO Update

Outline 1.Feedback - MARCO Survey April MARCO Work Programme 2011/12 3.New indicator initiatives

MARCO Feedback – Survey April What services / products have you used? –Perception Survey77% –Website 73% –Indicators59% –Meetings55% –Data Analysis Report 32% –Report Cards 9% 2.Satisfaction with quality of services / products –Rating 3.7 (5 max); 76% satisfied / very satisfied 3.Value in continuing MARCO? –95.5% yes (21 of 22)

MARCO Feedback – #2 4.Services / products to include in 2011/12 WP –Annual update of indicators73% –Explore new indicators (e.g. GPI) 68% –Arrange meetings / seminars 64% –Review of current indicators64% –Report cards36% –Data Analysis Report 32% –[Perception Survey46%] – 2012/13

Proposed Work Programme 2011/12 1.Updating MARCO Indicators Compiling latest data, complete spreadsheet – by April 2012 Update website Produce 2012 Data Analysis Report – by June Enhancing MARCO website  WDHB indicators linked - by Oct 2011  Interactive tools for data discovery, exploration and reporting 4.MARCO Indicator Review  List all indicators used by Waikato TAs, WRC, selected others  Identify and prioritise needs – by May 2012

Proposed Work Programme 2011/12 - #2 5.Communications Regular progress reports – SPN meetings Updating and maintaining MARCO webpages - ongoing MARCO meetings and working group(s): –e.g. indicator inventory & review 6.New Indicator Developments  Maintain overview of national & international work - ongoing  Explore usefulness of sustainability indicators, e.g. GPI

Measuring Sustainability - A paradigm shift needed A global movement: To change our paradigm of ‘progress’ from: o ‘increasing economic production’ (GDP) to ‘increasing equitable and sustainable wellbeing’ How to measure?

Waikato GPI Framework Unemployment Overwork Defensive Health Expenditure Crime UnderemploymentCommuting GPI Personal Consumption (Adj. by Inc. Distrib.) Public Consumption (Non-defensive) Household and Community Work BenefitsCosts Services of Public Capital Loss of SoilsLoss of Wetlands Noise Pollution Loss /Damage to Terrestrial Ecosystems Loss of Air Quality Land DegradationClimate Change Loss of Water Quality Loss of Non-Renewable Resources Ozone Depletion Socio-economic Environmental Measuring Progress

Stats NZ Report on Progress Towards SD 15 topics / 85 indicators (16 Key Indicators)

NZ Treasury Report: Higher Living Standards -policy/tp/higherlivingstandards “… goes beyond the narrow material definition – often proxied by GDP – to incorporate a broad range of material and non-material factors such as education, health and environmental qualiity”.

OECD – Better Life Index

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