Sustainability, Equity, Economic, and Strategic Development
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- More on Sustainability
More on Sustainability
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Creating Sustainable Workplaces
Click here to view the
County's guide to sustainability in the workplace. It is full of tips on how to
conserve resources.
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Background on Sustainability in Alachua County
Alachua County has over a decade of initiatives and programs
dedicated to creating a more sustainable community stretching from the 1999
Alachua County Sustainability Projects Ad Hoc Committee, to the most recent,
Energy Conservation Strategies Commission in 2008. In each endeavor the County,
representatives of the business community, local institutions and private
citizens have met to meet the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of our great grandchildren to have the same quality of life.
On this site you will find resources to programs dedicated to, or having an
important role in promoting sustainability within Alachua County. Every resource
on this site might not meet the three-way sustainability test of having long
term social, economic and environmental benefits. However, they are still
included for the community's consideration and discussion. It is hoped that
these ideas may be modified over time to better meet the three-way test and as
part of an Alachua County government's direction towards sustainability. We
encourage you to read Alachua County's Declaration for a resource-efficient and
resilient community. It represents a summation message of sustainability that is
being shared and discussed at an international level based on this community's
collective work.
(see attachment)
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Sustainability Defined
The term "sustainability" is used in Alachua County to describe activities that
include, but are not limited the following goals:
- Tend to improve social conditions for all kinds of people
- Increase economic opportunities
- Improve environmental protection or restoration efforts
- Will continue to have these effects for the foreseeable future
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The Triple Bottom Line: The Goal of Sustainability
Sustainable decision making strives to achieve a triple bottom line of
benefits for all citizens that enhances the environment, economy and society.
Using the diagram on the left, a triple bottom line approach shows that the
greatest benefit for people, profit and planet is achieved in actions that are
overlapped by all three spheres. These areas of overlap, as seen in in
illustration, represent critical areas for collaboration and dialogue in the
community.
Contact
- Sean McLendon
- Strategic Initiatives Mgr.
- 12 SE 1st St. Gainesville, FL 32601
- Phone: 352-548-3765
- Fax: 352-338-7363
- smclendon@alachuacounty.us
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30am-5:00pm