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<br />S8UI(Hl3 <br /> <br />Edural/on and OuCrmcll "S1'5t <br />Practices continued. <br /> <br />best practices & resources <br /> <br />Vancouver, British Columbia's One Day Campaign <br />One Day is the City of Vancouver's community engagement process in support of Its <br />Community Climate Change Action Plan. The process is about taking small steps to reduce <br />energy use, at home and on the road, to make Vancouver the cleanest. greenest. <br />healthiest city in the world. The program emphasizes the small first steps that citizens can <br />take In our every day lives. One Day is working with partners - youth. community groups. <br />business leaders. to start this movement from the ground up. seeding the idea in schools. <br />workplaces. businesses. neighborhoods. coffee shops and more. <br /> <br />Seattle's Climate Partnership <br />The Seattle Climate Partnership is a voluntary pact among Seattle-area employers to take <br />action to reduce their own emissions, and to work together to help meet t11e communlty- <br />wide goal. An initial group of Seattle-area employers - the Port of Seattle, Recreational <br />Equipment Inc.. the University of Washington. Starbucks Coffce Company. Urban Visions, <br />Lafarge Seattle. Shoreline Community College, Mlthun. Garvey Schubert Barer, and the <br />CIty of Seattle - have come together to develop and grow the Partnership. These <br />employers are committing to take actions that will reduce their global warming pollution <br />emissions while at the same time cuttlng costs. improving the work environment for their <br />employees. and improving their record of corporate responsibility ]n exchange for making <br />and keeping this commitment, Partners will receive a host of benefits. Including higt1- <br />quality technical assistance. access to utility incentive programs, opportunities for cost- <br />saving collaborations such as jOint purchasing arrangements. and recognition for a job <br />well-done. <br /> <br />Salt Lake City's E2 (Environmentally and Economically) Sustainable Citizen & <br />Business Community Programs <br />Salt Lake City's innovative outreach program engages both citizens and businesses to save <br />money. improve the environment. and contribute to the City's livability, The Citizen <br />program challenges residents to commit to at least five things to ensure a sustainable <br />future. The business-oriented program is designed to recognize and support the Salt Lake <br />City business communIty and economy and provides some of the following benefits: cost <br />savings from reduced resource use: ability to attract new customers and increase customer <br />loyalty: free advertising purchased through grants and other funding sources of the Salt <br />Lake City Green program: earned media; reduced advertising costs in selected publications; <br />free consultation With Salt Lake City staff experts: and finally. the knowledge that their <br />bUSiness is contributing In a positive way to the enVIronment and community <br /> <br />() Resources <br /> <br />City Education Campaigns: <br />One Day Vancouver III I f)'IIV-NNJ OIlPt1;lW(]ll(OllVI'r Gl <br /> <br />Salt lake City E2 Program IIl!rrIlW\l'lVv slu]1...Q{'rl wm/[Xlol'<,/c2clllll'Il,lltll1 <br /> <br />Seattle Climate Partnership I)t!o:!lwww SCiltllc nov/cl1ln,Jlcinartncr<;11in t)lm <br />