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• Systemic:Draw attention to the preferred future,while offering a metric that <br /> measures true progress toward that achievement goal;and,where possible,will <br /> satisfy performance reporting for multiple goals to highlight the integrated <br /> nature of sustainability. <br /> • Reliable:Provide a consistent reflection of achievement or performance <br /> across communities regardless of community characteristics,facilitating <br /> comparisons between communities. <br /> • Valid:Represent the concepts and underlying phenomena that are embodied <br /> in the Goal area accurately. <br /> Get Started with STAR and The Five Milestones for Sustainability <br /> To develop and implement a comprehensive sustainability plan,ICLEI USA <br /> guides its members through the Five Milestones for Sustainability,a performance- <br /> based methodology for improving community health,vitality and prosperity <br /> through intelligent,region appropriate strategies.The methodology underlying the <br /> Five Milestones provides a simple,standardized means to enable a community to <br /> effectively advance sustainability goals and report measurable achievements. <br /> ICLEI USA has unparalleled experience engaging and guiding all forms of local <br /> governments,including counties,cities,towns,villages,and boroughs,on taking <br /> significant action to quantify and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions through its <br /> proven Five Milestone for Climate Protection.The Five Milestones represent a <br /> unique and powerful approach because each step builds on the last and local <br /> governments can learn and adjust as they go.At Milestone Two, 155 ICLEI USA <br /> members have set formal emissions reduction targets,committing to a projected <br /> reduction of more than 1,360,000,000 metric tons of CO2e by 2020. <br /> Five Milestones for Sustainability <br /> Milestone Two emissions reductions projected by 2020: <br /> 1.36 billion metric tons Coe Milestone 1: <br /> (=25 million passenger vehicles for 10 years) Conduct <br /> Sustainability <br /> Assessment <br /> Milestone 5: Milestone 2: <br /> Evaluate Progress Establish. <br /> and Report Results Sustanability <br /> Pre-Milestone Planning: Goals <br /> Make Commitment <br /> and Organize Team <br /> I <br /> Milestone 4 Milestone 3: <br /> implement Policies I_ Develop <br /> and Measures, T Sustainability Plan' <br />