COS Financial Plan 2018 - 2022

SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER

SUSTAINABILITY—WHAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED SINCE 2008 In partnership with a broad range of community stakeholders, the City has made considerable progress in each of the three pillars of sustainability since the adoption of the original Charter. Progress has been shared with the community on our Sustainability Dashboard website, with indicators tracking progress across a number of sustainability themes, charts and graphs track recent trends on each indicator. The Dashboard also shows whether Surrey is meeting its sustainability targets. All these trends are reported to Council on a regular basis in a Sustainability Progress Report. Here are a few examples of measurable progress made during the past few years:  Surrey residents have better access to green-ways, park paths and cycling trails;  More cultural spaces are available within the city;

 Residents have reduced their per capita water consumption;  Residents are diverting more garbage from the landfill;  More social housing units have been created; and  Enrolment continues to rise at Surrey’s post-secondary schools.

Through these actions we are building a more sustainable and resilient city, and improving residents’ well-being.

SUSTAINABILITY DASHBOARD—KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS The Sustainability Dashboard is currently being updated to include the 2016 Census data that became available in late 2017. The new dashboard is expected to be available by mid 2018. The following pages are a summary of the various indicators found on the dashboard that gauge the progress Surrey is taking to move toward its vision of a better world.

More information on the Sustainability Dashboard can be found on the City’s website at www.surrey.ca/dashboard .

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2018-2022 Financial Plan

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