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G3 Implement municipal environmental and sustainability management systems

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Description

“What gets measured, gets managed”: In order to ensure sustainability objectives in the municipality are being met, it is important that the sustainability performance is tracked and assessed in a systematic way. Effective sustainability and environmental management systems supports not only the uptake of NBS, but also paves the way for wider reaching approaches towards more sustainable local practices.

Potential Elements
  • Performance monitoring linked to visions and goals related to sustainability and resilience co-defined by urban actors.
  • Utilising existing environmental/sustainability management systems such as EMAS, ISO 1400, ecoBUDGET or the Integrated Management System” (IMS)
  • SMART indicators (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound) adapted to the city’s objectives and local context.
  • Performance regularly published in a sustainability report