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Etienne Lézat Agenda 21 City of Geneva
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Summary
1. Geneva
2. Our local Agenda 21
3. Our Environmental Management System
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Municipal Organisation
Executive council
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Municipal departments
Services
A21 Delegation
A21 Unity
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Geneva Municipal Profile
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Agenda 21 History

• Ratification of the Aalborg Charter
• - 1999 Sustainable Actions Inventory
• 1998 Member or ICLEI
• 2000 Agenda 21 Delegation
• 2001 Agenda 21 Unit
• Three political goals
• 2002 Municipal commission
• 2003 Agenda 21 coordinators
• Agenda 21 Forum
• 2004 Participative democracy experience
• 2006 Legislature assessment

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Political Goals
1. Carrying out an exemplary administration
through a. An environmental management system
(EMS) b. Information, participation and
training 2. Raising public awareness and
carrying out a participatory process 3.
Creating decision-making tools and sustainable
development indicators set
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Exemplary administration
a. Environmental Management System

• 5 fields
• Mobility
• Purchasing
• Energy
• Waste
• Health and security

An Environmental Charter
An Environmental Programme 25 actions
Toolboxes
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Exemplary administration
b. Information, participation and Training
Civil servants Forum

• A training programme
• Environmental Management System
• Agenda 21
• Cooperation
• Communication
• Participation

Parliament Forum
City Forum
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Environnemental programme 2003-2007

• Paper
• Recycled Envelopes
• Electronic documents management
• E-mail
• Recycled paper

• Energy
• Energetically efficient equipments
• Lighting
• Energy saving

• Purchasing
• Furniture
• Vehicles
• Cleaning equipments
• Hardware

• Waste
• Obsolete equipments
• Toner cartridges
• Waste sorting

• Construction
• Administrative premises

• Health security
• Ergonomy
• Adapted lighting

• Mobility
• Walk
• Car-sharing
• Car rental
• Heavy transport
• Public transport
• Biking

Training Information Indicators
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Environnemental programme 2003-2007 indicators
Paper Recycled paper use Total consumption per
person Online available informations
Energy Thermal consumption per person Electricity
consumption per person Water consumption per
person Computers printers
Waste Premises with waste-sorting
facilities Content or garbage cans
Purchasing Percent of ecological products
Training Participants
Health security Disability cases Absences Traini
ng for health and security Flat screens (for
ergonomy)
Mobility Season tickets per person Season
tickets per service Available bikes Car-sharing
vehicles Total km subscription
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B. Information, participation, training
Training Programme 2002-2007 EMS, Agenda 21
Nov.2003
Nov.2002
Oct.2002
2007
Forum pour le Conseil municipal (nov. 2002)
Formation  DD et enjeux transfrontaliers 
(CIFAL)
Forum pour ladministration (oct. 2002)
Forum commun (nov. 2003)
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Sustainable Development Festival
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Municipal Organisation
Executive council
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Municipal departments
Délégation A21
Unité A21
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Conclusion
accelerate local sustainability
initiate discussions around some of the focus
themes derived from the Aalborg Commitments
discover recently developed tools, guidance and
methods
spreads sustainability it takes the commitments
to the streets
involves the next generation