SD Charter Annual

Conference 2015

The Sustainable Development Charter encourages and enables organisations in Wales to become more sustainable – to make decisions that produce the best long-term outcomes for themselves and for the future of Wales.

The Sustainable Development Charter is Wales’ highest profile commitment to sustainable development. Signing the Charter is a voluntary commitment aimed at improving the economic, social and environmental well-being of Wales.

Over 275 pioneering organisations have demonstrated their commitment to sustainable development by signing the Charter and are creating momentum for positive change.

About the Charter

Signatories 2014/15

Number of Signatories by financial year:

In 2014/15 there have been to date (Feb) 80 new signatories bringing the total number of signatories to 276.

Private SectorPublic SectorVoluntary Sec-tor Private SectorPublic SectorVoluntary Sec-tor

Signatories 2014/15

Location of Signatories December 2014

 

Our signatories hail from across Wales…

Engagement Activity in 2014/15

We have held 12 events this year across Wales. The themes of these events have included:• SD Policy Development• The Well-being of Future

Generation Bill• Collaborative Working• SD Reporting Over 120 individuals have attended these events.

“The recent shared learning event on writing a sustainable development policy was an invigorating experience largely because of the interaction between colleagues of different sectors. It underlined the value of the Charter as a mechanism for bringing together different perspectives under a common aim”. Rhodri Thomas Cynnal Cymru.

SD Charter Annual Challenge 2014/15

We want you to submit evidence of your embedding of sustainable development into your organisation….

SD Charter Annual Challenge 2014/15

79 organisations submitted their evidence to us around the deadline.

This evidence has been analysed and the results of that analysis follows.

SD Charter Annual Challenge 2014/15

Peter asked us if we wanted to report that only 79 signatories had reported on their annual challenges….

• We have engaged with 158 of our signatories this year

• Of the exemplar organisations mentioned later in the presentation all had been engaged at almost every touch point

• Of our best practice organisations over half had been engaged at almost every touch point

SD Charter Annual Challenge 2014/15

Types of report submitted

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SD Charter Annual Challenge Exemplars 2014/15

Bangor University

Natural Resources Wales

Pembroke 21C

Ty Mawr Lime

University of Wales Trinity St. David's

Vale of Glamorgan County Council

Royal Town Planning Institute

SD Charter Annual Challenge Best Practice Examples 2014/15

Aecom

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Bridgend County Borough CouncilColeg Gwent

Bridgend College

Cardiff University

Arriva Trains Wales

Dawnus

Llanelli Town

CouncilKeep Wales Tidy

PWC

Mid and West Wales Fire Service

Powys County Borough Council

Cardiff Council

SharpWillmott

Dixon

Wales Millennium

Centre

Long-term thinking

Integrated Approach

Preventative Action

Collaboration Engagement0

10

20

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40

50

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70

Graph to Show Frequency of occurrence of governance approaches (referenced in the Bill guidance)

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The Wales We Want Themes

Graph to show how each submission addresses the (original) WBFG goals.

InnovationLow Carbon

Resource use Job creation/ retention

Education & SkillsBiodiversity

Ecosystems approach Physical healthMental health

Choices & behaviours Age

EthnicityGender

DisabilityOrientation

Quality of Built env.Community safety

Transport and AccessWelsh

ArtsHeritage

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Collaborative Challenges

We asked signatories to volunteer to take part in Collaborative Challenges. A number of signatories have worked collaboratively in2014/15

International Bee

Research Institute

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Lloyds Bank

Cynnal Cymru

FareShare Cymru

Llanelli Town Council

Netherwood Sustainable

Futures

Carmarthenshire Council

Natural Resources

WalesOne Voice Wales

BT

National Botanic

Gardens of Wales

Cardiff University

National Bee Unit

Cardiff Council

Caerphilly Council

Bridgend

Council

Collaborative Challenge Feedback

We held a workshop in Llandrindod Wells with consultants from A Sustainable Place.

The results from this were a linked nested set of principles for Collaboration, these were presented at this morning’s ‘Governance for the Wales We Want’ Workshop

A tool that has been created from the findings of the Llandrindod workshop will be shared with Charter Signatories.

2015 Charter Challenges

This year we are asking organisations who have signed the Charter to provide us with evidence that can be used to assist the Public Sector in preparation for the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill.

At the core of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Bill are a set of five governance approaches, which set-out how public bodies and Public Service Boards should work going forward. These could have an important role to play in introducing common principles to the operations of the public sector bodies and others, and helping to deliver more integrated solutions. 

2015 Charter Challenges

The Governance Approaches:

Long TermIntegrationCollaborationInvolvementPrevention

2015 Charter Challenges

We have identified through analysis of evidence sent to us in 2014/15 that organisations who have signed the Charter are not always reporting in an integrated way and whilst they are doing good things, they do not make the link between social, environmental, economic and cultural factors there is also information missing in terms of the Welsh impact.

We suggest that organisations look at the goals listed below – to effectively report on your how sustainable you are, you should be able to show how you are using these approaches effectively.

2015 Charter Challenges

The Goals as of Feb 27th 2015:

A Prosperous Wales .An innovative, productive and low carbon society which recognises the limits of the global environment and therefore uses resources efficiently and proportionately (including acting on climate change); and which develops a skilled and well-educated population in an economy which generates wealth and provides employment opportunities, allowing people to take advantage of the wealth generated through securing decent work. A resilient Wales. A nation which maintains and enhances a biodiverse natural environment with healthy functioning ecosystems that support social, economic and ecological resilience and the capacity to adapt to change (for example climate change). A healthier Wales. A society in which people’s physical and mental well-being is maximised and in which choices and behaviours that benefit future health are understood. A more equal Wales. A society that enables people to fulfil their potential no matter what their background or circumstances (including their socio economic background and circumstances). A Wales of cohesive communities. Attractive, viable, safe and well-connected communities. A Wales of vibrant culture and thriving Welsh language. A society that promotes and protects culture, heritage and the Welsh language, and which encourages people to participate in the arts, and sports and recreation. A globally responsible Wales. A nation which, when doing anything to improve the economic, social, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales, takes account of whether doing such a thing may make a positive contribution to global well-being.

2015 Charter Challenges

We would like signatories to share with us examples of how they are working in a way that incorporates the governance approaches, or adopt one or more of the approaches as a way of working for this coming year and report back to us on your experiences.

2015 Charter Challenges

We will help you:

• Report clinics for those who wish to improve their SD Report/Policy/Strategy or those who have not submitted this yet

• Shared Learning sessions for groups who wish to work collaboratively

• Online resources and toolkits developed from last years activities

• An online forum so that you can speak to other signatories

Diolch…Thank you…

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