Mayor Gregor Robertson - Presentation on Inclusive Economic Development in Vancouver for the Vatican, July 22, 2015
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A presentation on Vancouver, Canada's approach to sustainability, presented at the Sustainable Cities symposium at the Vatican on July 22, 2015
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Mayor Gregor Robertson - Presentation on Inclusive Economic Development in Vancouver for the Vatican, July 22, 2015
- 1. HEALTHY CITIES FOR ALL Empowering People, Enabling Prosperity and Protecting the Planet Mayor Gregor Robertson Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 22, 2015
- 2. 2 • Unceded First Nations land • Bound by mountains and water • City population 600,000 • Core of Canada’s third largest city-region • Canada’s largest port • International recognition for livability and sustainability Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 3. 3 Vancouver & Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance
- 4. 4 Vancouver’s Approach to Sustainability Healthy City Strategy Greenest City Action Plan Economic Action Strategy Sustainability: + ecological + social + economic
- 5. 5 A Healthy City for All: Vancouver’s Successes • Physical activity • Most walkable city in Canada • A vibrant and diverse population • A diverse and modern economy focused on emerging green and tech sectors
- 6. 6 A Healthy City for All: Vancouver’s Challenges • 20% of residents are low income • Unaffordability • Homelessness • Resident concerns about connections with others and community resilience
- 7. 7 Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside • Historic communities • Strong sense of belonging • Diverse neighbourhoods with high poverty rates • High rates of mental health and addictions • Pressure for development and change
- 8. 8 Vancouver’s Aboriginal Population • 12,000 residents have Aboriginal identity • Diverse communities across the city • Younger than overall population • Poorer health outcomes • Challenges accessing employment, education and adequate income 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 7% 0% 7% AgeGroup Female Pop Distr Male Aboriginal Population Overall Population
- 9. 9 Healthy City Strategy An integrated sustainability plan for health and well- being: – 13 Goal Areas – Targets – Indicators – Action Plan
- 10. 10 How Health is Determined • An urbanizing world: – 81% of Canadians live in urban areas • City Leadership makes a difference: – 75% of people’s health is shaped outside of the health care system – Cities can in particular influence social and economic factors; and the built and natural environment
- 11. Local governments are uniquely placed to provide leadership for health. Many social determinants of health operate at the local and community level. Municipalities have the capacity to influence the determinants of health and inequalities – “the causes of the causes”. World Health Organization, 2013
- 12. 12 Collective Responsibility & Action
- 13. 13 City Leadership in Sustainability • Vancouver is moving forward toward inclusive economic development • Cities can lead change toward ecological, social and economic sustainability • Vancouver’s vision for sustainability—Healthy City for All, Greenest City, Economic Action Strategy and other initiatives —complement global Sustainable Development Goals
- 14. 14 Vancouver Economic Action Strategy • Global leader in innovation economy – 25% of innovation economy jobs (tech, digital) in BC are in Vancouver • World leader in social impact business – over 400 social enterprises • Childcare for families – facilitated approx 1,500 new spaces since 2000 & targeting 1,000 more by 2018 Inclusive Economic Development
- 15. 15 2020 Greenest City Action Plan Targets: 1. Double the number of green jobs by 2020 2. Double the number of companies that are actively engaged in greening their operations by 2020 Green Economic Development
- 16. 16 Positive Results Since 2011 Green Economic Development -21% Vehicle km driven per capita +36% Food assets +19% Green jobs 50% Mode share 2020 targets achieved -18% Waste to landfill or incinerator -7% GHGs Continuing areas of focus: accelerating GHG reductions reducing water consumption greening businesses Two-time winner of Earth Hour City Challenge: Global Capital 2013 Canadian Capital 2015
- 17. 17 Healthy City Strategy 2025 Healthy City for All Targets: 1. Reduce the city’s poverty rate by 75% 2. Increase median income by at least 3% every year Goal: Making Ends Meet Photo: Donovan Mahoney
- 18. 18 Actions Underway • United We Can: bottle depot recycling & street cleaning • Downtown East Side Street Market: recycled goods for resale; $500,000 into pockets of low income residents per year • Social Enterprise Partnership with VanCity Credit Union: 200 new jobs over 18 months Downtown Eastside: Green Jobs for Low Income Residents
- 19. 19 Solefood Farm • 20 jobs for people with barriers to employment • Grow 35,000lbs of food annually • Distribute to 30 restaurants and to famers markets
- 20. 20 Actions Underway 1. End street homelessness 2. Increase affordable housing choices for all Vancouverites – From 2011-2014: Facilitated development of 7,250 housing units including supportive, social and rental Housing and Homelessness Strategy
- 21. 21 Actions Underway • June 2013: Year of Reconciliation – Understanding impacts of colonization, residential schools – Mentorship initiative to create inclusive employment opportunities at the City • June 2014: City of Reconciliation – Long-term effort to create change and new relations based on mutual understanding and respect • June 2015: Truth and Reconciliation Commission – City will implement calls to action including anti-colonial policies, education and advocacy City of Reconciliation
- 22. 22 Actions Underway Mayor’s Working Group on Immigration • Sanctuary City (Access Without Fear Policy) • Response to Global Refugee Crisis • Economic Well-Being of Immigrants Vancouver Immigration Partnership • Access & coordination of services • Intercultural & civic engagement • Welcoming workplaces • Intergovernmental leadership Immigrants and Refugees
- 23. 23 Actions Moving Forward • Living Wage Policy • Social Procurement Framework to include social enterprise • Community Benefit Agreements with developers to include low income residents in building construction • Poverty Reduction and Advocacy Strategy Healthy City Strategy
- 24. Social Innovation “…new ideas that resolve existing social, cultural, economic and environmental challenges. A true social innovation is systems-changing—it permanently alters the perceptions, behaviours, relationships and structures that previously gave rise to these challenges.” BC Partners for Social Impact
- 25. “Let us find a way to belong to this time and place together. Our future, and the well- being of all our children, rests with the kind of relationships we build today.” Dr. Chief Robert Joseph Ambassador, Reconciliation Canada
Editor's Notes
- A recent Talk Vancouver survey confirmed that the majority of Vancouver residents support the idea of becoming a city fueled completely by renewable energy. Building a renewable city gives Vancouver an opportunity to create a future that prioritizes new economy green jobs, community, and quality of life. These actions are consistent with actions being taken by leading cities around the world, and, given the recent G7 Resolution, with leading countries The Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance is a network of 17 leading cities globally who have made commitments to deep carbon reduction and renewable energy. Through the network, and C40, our mayor has been invited to the UN Climate Talks in Paris in December where it is expected that legally binding global targets will be set for emission reductions.
- It is a bold plan Vision of a Healthy City: recognizes that it cannot be achieved on its own (nor can any singular plan) Builds on Greenest City Action Plan (ecological sustainability) and VEC’s Economic Action Strategy (economic sustainability) to create the third pillar: Social Sustainability. All of these things integrate together to create a sustainable, healthy, vibrant city Reflected in the Vision Reflected in the Actions
- Vancouver is known for its active living – 46% of Vancouverites get 150 minutes or more of physical activity each week and 81% agree that there are amenities in walking or cycling distance (My Health My Community, 2014) Vancouver has the highest walk score in Canada, according to walkscore.com (walkscore.com, 2014) Vancouver is one of the most diverse cities in Canada (Census and NHS, 2011) Relatively ‘happy’
- According to income tax returns, about 1 in 5 Vancouverites is low income after tax. This is about 120 thousand people (Statistics Canada, 2012) Vancouver has high housing costs, particularly relative to income (NHS, 2011) Challenges with social connections, belonging and resilience—we’ve heard this before from e.g. the Vancouver Foundation’s Connections and Engagement Survey, and now have more robust data from My Health My Community.
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- Council adopted Healthy City Strategy framework: 13 goals 21 targets 45 indicators Long term plan for Health and wellbeing First Four Year Action Plan 2015-2025 Fall 2014: Council adopted Healthy City Strategy Phase 1, with a vision of a Healthy City for All by 2025. Directed staff to return in 2015 with the first action plan, covering priority actions for 2015-2018. Integrated strategy: People Communities Environments Sets a framework and integrates multiple strategies already in place/motion
- City Leadership matters for urban health because most of us live in cities – around the world and in Canada inverse of just over 120 years ago. Industrialization, technology, globalization 75% of health shaped outside of the healthcare system - and City can influence 60% - esp social and economic The City is in a good position to lead on these issues. However, our goals and targets can’t be reached by the City alone Reaching our aspirational targets will require innovation through broad multi-sectoral collaboration, integrated action from multiple City departments, and continued community engagement
- Many of the goals don’t land squarely in the usual “turf” of local gov’t. It requires groups to come together to play a variety of roles: City, external groups and residents may at different times act as lead, support, visionary, etc. The 13th goal (Collaborative Leadership) emerged from this – with Leadership Table as co-collaborators Leadership table: 30 leaders from the public, private and voluntary sectors: City Manager (chair) All levels of government Philanthropy, public health, health services Social justice, arts and culture Business, Education Immigrant and refugee settlement Visionary leadership MOU with Health Authority
- #5 Social Procurement – generating social good through our purchasing decisions. Social Procurement: Other cities already doing this e.g. Toronto Community benefit agreements e.g. Development Permit requirement Examples: Casino
- #4: Has two components: How to become certified as a Living Wage Employer – how would we go about this, steps required. Vancity is already certified, and willing to share lessons learned and help Leadership Table explore the process. Precedents exist: City of New West became certified in 2011. Secondly, assess how Vancouver could do this. DEFINITION: Living Wage - wages that ensure basic living expenses such as food, clothing, shelter, transportation and child care can be met. (e.g. Living Wage in Metro Van estimated at $20.68/hr, vs $10.25/h min wage). Includes benefits.
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