1. Governance of Sustainability

2. Västerås, a Sustainable City On the banks of Lake Mälaren since Viking times citizens # 6 in Sweden

3. Examples of worldclass solutions
Mälarenergi
Water, heating, electricity
Vafab
Waste management
Sets requirements for contracts
Persistent implementation of the programmes
Waste management
SmartKoll
3 000 millions Euro, block 6
City buses
Driven by BioGas

4. Reasons for Success

5.                                                            …                    
A Supportive Context
A long tradition of engeneering businesses

6. Cooperation between business and the municipality
Our Vision
Västerås in the World, the World in Västerås
Together for Västerås!
World leading knowledge!

7. Courage!
Politicians: try new concepts
Staff: think out of the box

8. Trust!
Mutual trust

9. Transparency!

10. Endurance!

11. Competence!
Highly competent staff The recruitment process important

12. A political agenda
Sustainability , a concept taken seriously

13. A System for Management & Control
We have a plan!
Vision
Timeperspective 15 yrs
Comprehensiv programmes, policies, plans of action Timeperspectiv 5-10 yrs   Strategic developmental issues Prioritized issues for the election period
Timeperspectiv 4 yrs
Budget och actionplans Timeperspectiv 1 yrs

14. Decrease waste! The EU waste hiearchy Decrease Reuse Recycle < 1%
Incinerate
Landfill

15. Documentation and transparency
Climate program
Goals:
C02 emissions decreased
Energy efficiency
Renewable energy
KLIMATPROGRAM 2012
Västerås stad
Actionplan
Examples of Actions:
Public Transport, Smart coll
Housing, energy efficiency
Incineration plant
Many of these are ongoing 1
Ranking in Sweden 2016 :
# 1. Environmental city
# 1. Energy city

16. Västerås the Swedish Capital of Energy!
10% of the jobs in the Swedish energy sector!

17. Thank you!