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Empower people and foster participation

增强民众力量，培养民众参与精神。

About the Global Mayors’ Forum (GMF)

Founded by the International Mayors Communication Centre in 2005, the Global Mayors’

Forum is jointly organized by several eminent urban organizations including UCLG-aspac,

SCI, IDA, INTA and CITYNET. The GMF Council was established on 21 April 2008 in the

International Mayors Communication Centre Building in Shenzhen, China.

The mission of the Global Mayors’ Forum is to bridge cultural differences and help cities

around the world work together to achieve sustainable urban development. It is a nongovernmental biennial world event with a shifting venue.

Oriented to a ‘green conference’ model, the GMF holds a series of themed conferences

worldwide between Forums. The Global Mayors’ Forum 2014, which will provide an

outstanding platform for cities and enterprises to develop partnerships, will take place in

China, on the theme of “Living a Life of Health and Sustainability”. There will be over 1,000

distinguished guests including United Nations officials, leaders of international organizations,

mayors from China and other countries, government officials, global business leaders,

entrepreneurs, economists and global media.

The objectives of the Global Mayors’ Forum:

- To facilitate economic and cultural exchanges and cooperation

- To search for sustainable development solutions

- To disseminate low carbon urban management philosophy and technologies

- To facilitate the establishment of sister cities across the globe

- To set up a network for communication and cooperation between cities around the world

- To promote urban development and world peace

By attending the Global Mayors’ Forum, you will benefit from:

- Listening to: the latest ideas from UN officials, international organization leaders, global

mayors and business leaders regarding urban development

- Learning about: cutting edge theories about urban sustainability and innovative scientific

technologies

- Connecting with: business partners, investors and other potential collaborators

- Understanding: the needs of cities across the world

For more information, please visit our official website: http://www.globalmayorsforum.org

Global Mayors' Forum Secretariat

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全球市长论坛 (GMF) 官方概要

“全球市长论坛”起源于 2005 年，是一个由中国人创意发起，并联合全球著名城市组

织及企业共同组织的全球高端城市论坛。它为全球城市决策者与利益相关者搭建智慧

与思想碰撞的舞台，还将为参与者创造非常实质的、多层面的经济、文化等合作机会。

作为国际市长交流中心（IMCC）旗下品牌之一，其主题论坛是非官方每年一届的国际

性高端会议。论坛以绿色低碳、节约高效理念为导向，实现与各国城市地方政府和行

业组织合作。为减少碳足迹，高效组织各国地方政府决策者与企业领袖和专家，成为

全球最具创新价值的高端会议举办模式。

“全球市长论坛”理事会为论坛最高管理机构，由论坛主办机构组成，负责论坛的组

织与发展。理事会下设秘书处，负责论坛的日常事务和组织管理，论坛永久秘书处为

国际市长交流中心（IMCC）。每届论坛成立组委会，负责该次论坛的具体筹备和组织

运作，论坛主办机构、协办机构、支持机构等均可申请加入论坛组委会，各届组委会

的规模由理事会决定，论坛组委会成员可参选理事会理事。

论坛宗旨

融通文化，共谋全球城市间可持续发展

目 标

• 帮助城市间促成经济、文化交流与合作

• 为城市找到可持续发展的解决方案

• 传播先进的城市管理理念和技术

• 以资源为先决条件，促进全球城市间友好关系的缔结

• 建立全球城市间相互学习和合作的网络

• 推动城市绿色发展、世界和平进步

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Editor's Note

Dear Readers,

In 2006, United Nations Environment Programme and the World Agroforestry Centre have launched th

years, more than 7 billion tress have been planted, which means every person on the planet, regardle

tree. According to statistics, more than 3.5 billion trees are the results from the people’s voluntary part

The new issue of Dialogue to Global Mayors takes as its theme the 8th Melbourne Principle, “Empo

and focuses on the effect of human beings in sustainable development.

In the column Cover Story, the article Sustainable Development --- Education describes the Unite

Sustainable Development (2005–2014), which was initiated at the World Summit on Sustainable D

global initiative has sparked inspirational innovations around the world.

In the Dialogue to Global Mayors column, the mayor of Burnaby decribes how, that with the suc

Sustainability Strategy and the award-winning Economic Development Strategy, the City of Burnaby

Sustainability Strategy.

In the column Latest News, the two articles are “Hiriko: The Future of Personal Mobility” and “Airport

The column Green Footprint introduces green tech trends that will dominate 2014 and and includ

and travel changing lives.In the column CSR-Corporate Social Responsibility, there are two articles

approaches to sustainability.

In the column Green Life, one article introduces 10 ways to conserve energy on lights and another wh

and sustainability (LOHAS).

The Back Cover column, “Human Rights Needs to be Integrated in the Sustainable Development A

Diez Saguillo about how important it is thatall sectors of society are able to participate in the concept

of sustainable development policies and programs and acknowledging that people’s knowledge an

contribution to humanity in dealing with global challenges.

Spring is here, it is the time that all things to recover. We have seen 7 billion trees in many corners

been enjoying the fresh air. Hong Kong the place I live in China has a flower bud everywhere, child

prefer to choose subway, bus travel, and the sky is quite blue, the colorful kites flying in the sky.

Sincerely.

he \"Billion Tree Campaign\", after nine

ess of race , age, culture, color, has a

icipation.

ower people and foster participation”

ed Nations Decade of Education for

Development, in Johannesburg. This

ccessful completion of both a Social

is now developing an Environmental

ts Ask Travelers to Think. Eat. Save.”

des an article on life changing travel

about the most successful business

at it means to live a lifestyle of health

Agenda” is an interview with Cristina

tion, implementation and assessment

d experience constitute an essential

s of the earth sprouted, people have

dren are carrying green bags, people

Secretary General：

Global Mayors Forum Secretariat

February 27, 2014

总编感言

致读者：

2006 年联合国环境规划署和世界农林中心推出了“十亿棵树计划”，至 2013 年经过 9 年时

今天，地球上平均每一个人，不分种族、年龄、文化、肤色，都有一棵树木。据统计，

木是来自民众参与这一倡议的结果。

本期《对话全球市长》以墨尔本十大原则第八项：“增强民众力量，培养民众参与精神”

培养民众参与精神的事实与案例。

“封面故事”《教育推进可持续发展》讲述了教育，特别是基础教育对可持续发展的重

本拿比市长为我们介绍了该市在绿色环保领域的成绩——已经成功实施了社会可持续发展

战略。本拿比是加拿大卑诗省第三大城市，这个城市目前正计划开展一项新的环境可持续

选择哪种出行方式，是民众参与环保的重要体现，相比传统方式，民众更青睐便捷、绿

积的私家车应运而生。本期“星闻速递”为读者介绍了这款迷你私家车，其车体长度已缩

LOHAS 指的是追求健康、可持续发展的生活方式。“绿色生活”栏目介绍了 LOHAS 生

贴近自然的生活方式，发展环保建筑，开发可替代能源以及推广生态旅游。“封底故事

一文讲述了国际社会应该给年轻人提供相关的教育和培训让他们找到“绿色工作”。

春天来了，正是万物复苏之际，我们已看到，70 亿棵树木在地球的很多角落抽枝发芽，

活的中国香港已是花儿吐蕾，老人、孩子都提着环保手袋，更多选择地铁、公交车出行

彩风筝在空中飞翔。

致可持续发展礼 !

时间，已栽种了各种树木 70 亿棵，

70 亿棵树木中有 35 亿以上的树

为主题，讲述了增强民众力量，

要作用。“对话市长”栏目中，

展战略以及备受赞誉的经济发展

续战略。

绿色的交通方式，Hiriko 这款小体

缩至标准小轿车的宽度。

生活理念——着重于个人的健康，

”，《可持续发展从培训开始》

民众已享受了新鲜空气，我所生

，天上白云朵朵，天更蓝了，五

秘书长：

全球市长论坛理事会秘书处

二〇一四年二月二十七日

CONTENTS

目录

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041

010

049 绿 色 生 活

GREEN LIFE

057 自 由 话 语

OPEN DIALOGUE

067 绿 色 词 汇

GREEN GLOSSARY

069 可 持 续 发 展 奖

SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

073 封 底 故 事

BACK COVER STORY

001 封 面 故 事

COVER STORY

007 对 话 市 长

DIALOGUE TO GLOBAL MAYORS

015 星 闻 速 递

LATEST NEWS

019 绿 色 足 迹

GREEN FOOTPRINT

029 低 碳 工 商

CSR-CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

1 典 范 城 市

MODEL CITY

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

EDUCATION

教育推进可持续发展

By Dr Eureta Rosenberg

作者：Eureta Rosenberg 博士

‘Education for sustainable development is a life-wide and life-long learning endeavour which

challenges individuals, institutions and societies to view tomorrow as a day that belongs to

all of us, or it will not belong to anyone.’ (UNESCO, 2004:9) The United Nations Decade of

Education for Sustainable Development (2005–2014) was initiated at the World Summit on

Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, where everyone agreed that without education,

sustainable development will remain nothing more than an interesting idea. This global

initiative has sparked inspirational innovations around the world.

在人们的一生及生活的所有层面，在商业、社会、政府与教育机构内竭力推广可持续发展，

是对所有个人、机构和社会的挑战。这种挑战责人检视明天属于大家，不然的话每个人将看

不到明天（联合国，2004：9。联合国十年可持续发展教育计划（2005-2014）发起于南非约

翰内斯堡世界峰会，那里，每个人都认同如果没有教育参与的话，可持续发展将仅仅是一个

有趣的主意。这个全球创意点燃了世界范围内的创新灵感。

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about sustaining all life, in socially just and

economically fair ways. EEASA members

have seen ‘environment’ as the interrelationships between ecological life-support

systems and the economic, political and

other social systems interacting within

and with the natural world. They have

recommended that environmental education

be not just for kids and teachers, but for

everyone, in particular those who, as

corporate or political decision-makers, have

an immediate impact on the world.

H o w e v e r , t h i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f

environmental education is not widely

s h a r e d , a n d m a n y a s s u m e t h a t

environmental education is only for children

to learn about nature. The Decade of

Education for Sustainable Development

(DESD) provides an opportunity to broaden

the public understanding of the role of

education in moving towards ecological

sustainability and social justice.

The lead agency for the Decade is

UNESCO, which advises that countries

and groups can interpret education for

sustainable development differently in ways

that suit their particular context (see http://

portal.unesco.org/education). UNESCO

itself has interpreted the idea as an umbrella

concept for its various initiatives including

the ‘Education for All’ campaign associated

with the Millennium Development Goals,

as well as gender-sensitive education,

rural development, health care, community

involvement, literacy, HIV/Aids, humanrights education, peace education… and

environmental education!

While all these initiatives have considerable

merit, there is a very real danger with such

a full ‘mixed bag’ that the environmental

dimension of sustainability may be

Education for Sustainable Development

Within business, society, government

and educational institutions

‘Education for sustainable development is

a life-wide and life-long learning endeavour

which challenges individuals, institutions

and societies to view tomorrow as a day that

belongs to all of us, or it will not belong to

anyone.’ (UNESCO, 2004:9)

The United Nations Decade of Education for

Sustainable Development (2005–2014) was

initiated at the World Summit on Sustainable

Development in Johannesburg, where

everyone agreed that without education,

sustainable development will remain

nothing more than an interesting idea. This

global initiative has sparked inspirational

innovations around the world.

But what exactly is education for

sustainable development?

For many, there is little difference between

environmental education and education

for sustainable development (ESD). The

Environmental Education Association of

Southern Africa (EEASA) has for years

argued that environmental education is

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1. Creating access to basic education for

all

The UN argues that if countries are to

develop sustainably, everyone should have

a basic education. In parts of the world,

formal education (especially for girls), is

not yet universal. In South Africa schooling

is compulsory. But, despite government

subsidies, many children still don’t go to

school because of crippling poverty, too few

schools and poor communications.

More insidious is the fact that even those

who are enrolled in schools are often absent.

Where social support is inadequate, many

learners stay home to care for babies and

sick parents. In the many schools without

ablution facilities, teenage girls are forced

to miss classes each month. Some 40% of

South Africa’s children are kept out of school

to perform domestic duties or work in the

fields. And even if a child makes it to school,

government’s limited capacity to deploy

existing resources often results in poor

facilities and poor teaching. Thus thousands

of learners are deprived of the education

that is not only their right, but the country’s

key to social and economic development.

Any meaningful (rather than token) efforts to

improve the quality of teaching, the facilities

at schools, and the health of communities

are valuable steps to increasing access to

basic education, and meeting the Millennium

Development Goals, which are integral to

sustainable development.

2. Re-orienting existing education

programmes

This important exercise involves reviewing

the curricula that are being taught in schools,

separated from other development goals,

and lost or conveniently left out of the

equation. For example, a company running

business training for rural development could

promote their courses as ‘education for

sustainable development’, even if they never

mention the need to use natural resources

sustainably or to minimise pollution.

For a sense of what education for

sustainable development might involve,

c o n s i d e r t h e f o u r d o m a i n s o f t h e

Implementation Plan for the Decade:

•Creating access to basic education for all

• R e - o r i e n t i n g e x i s t i n g e d u c a t i o n

programmes

• R a i s i n g p u b l i c a w a r e n e s s a n d

understanding

•Vocational and professional training

for sustainability. The idea is to have

Education for Sustainable Development ‘in

thousands of local situations on the ground,

involving the integration of the principles of

sustainable development in a multitude of

different learning situations‘. (UNESCO)

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and safety hazards.’ (Economics and

Management Sciences)

‘Explain how sustainable development could

impact positively on people, places and

environments.’ (Social Sciences)

The challenge now is to help teachers to

meet their obligations and do justice to

the exciting possibilities in the curriculum.

Teachers can contact EEASA or the

SADC Regional Environmental Education

Programme for resources and advice.

Many universities and technikons (now

commonly referred to as universities

of technology) also have programmes

to support education for sustainable

development. For example, sustainable

development features strongly in the

Education and Environmental Science

departments at Rhodes University, the

Philosophy department at the University

of Stellenbosch, the Environmental

Management and Evaluation Unit at the

University of Cape Town, the Engineering

universities, universities of technology,

agricultural colleges and other education

institutions, to see how they contribute

– or fail to contribute – to sustainable

development.

In the case of schools, the South African

government took huge strides forward under

the leadership of Kader Asmal, who ensured

that the environment features prominently in

the new curriculum, along with human rights

and social justice.

For example, the National Curriculum

Statement for Grades R–9, requires learners

to:

‘Identify the impact of technological

developments on people’s lives and on the

environment in which they live, and suggest

strategies for reducing any undesirable

effects.’ (Technology)

‘Describe the economic and social impact of

the discovery of minerals in South Africa, e.g.

job creation, wealth creation, exploitation

of cheap labour, migratory labour, health

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Sustainable development ‘puts the human

development paradigm within the context of

our finite environment and ensures future

sustainability of the ecosystem‘.

How can the public participate?

Knowing that landfill sites are full, we can

reduce the amount of packaging we buy, and

recycle the rest. Knowing that local children

are hungry, we can start a permaculture food

garden. Knowing that our long-term health is

threatened by too many chemicals, we can

insist on and consume safer, more natural

foods and products. Knowing that local

wildlife is threatened by extinction, we can

plant indigenous vegetation and lobby for

corridors to be created between protected

areas. Knowing that our rivers are being

polluted, we can investigate the sources and

start a campaign to reduce and divert the

waste. Journalists, NGOs and other partners

need to raise awareness of the issues, and

to identify the opportunities for taking action,

so that sustainability becomes a practical

concern in which everyone can participate.

For further suggestions, see the Sustainable

Lifestyle Guide of The Enviropaedia.

Faculty at WITS, the Management

department at the University of the North

West, and across departments at the

Cape University of Technology. See the

Networking Directory of The Enviropaedia

for the many other courses available.

If you want to re-orient the curriculum at

your own institution, join an Africa-wide

short course for university staff, due to kick

off in 2006. Aimed at helping institutions

to develop practical implementation plans,

this UNEP initiative is endorsed by the

Africa Network of Universities and the

Global Higher Education and Sustainability

Programme. For more information, contact

the United Nations Environment Programme

care of Akpezi.Ogbuigwe@unep.org.

3. Developing public awareness and

understanding of sustainability

ESD also involves the challenging task

of making sustainability a commonly

understood concept within business,

government and the wider society.

Challenging, because the idea of sustainable

development requires a new way of thinking

about development. The UNDP suggests

that sustainable development implies a new

concept of economic growth – ‘one that

provides fairness and opportunity for all the

world’s people, not just the privileged few,

without further destroying the world’s finite

natural resources and without compromising

the world’s carrying capacity‘. They view

the minimum requirements for sustainable

human development as:

•The elimination of poverty;

•A reduction in the population growth rate;

•An improved understanding of the diversity

of ecosystems and the environmental impact

of development activities.

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and interactive training model, including

workplace-based training with expert

support. Training institutions and employers

need to work with government’s Sector

Education Training Authorities to develop

and run the appropriate learnerships. The

Environmental Learning Forum provides an

opportunity to link up with others involved

in designing workplace-based training and

qualifications for sustainable development.

Develop your own guidelines for

education for sustainable development

As a business, government agency,

educational institution or NGO, you should

certainly develop your own programme of

education for sustainable development. One

starting point may be to visit www.sadc-reep.

org.za and download a workshop toolkit to

help you design your own guidelines.

To educate yourself about ways for

making sustainability a reality in your daily

operations, see the Sustainable Lifestyle

Guide of The Enviropaedia.

Source:

The Enviropaedia

http://www.enviropaedia.com/topic/default.

php?topic_id=262

4. Training for sustainability

All sectors of the workforce, from forestry

and fisheries to mining, commerce

and tourism, require ESD in the form

of vocational as well as professional

training. The challenges are considerable.

Local governments need to consider the

requirements of sustainable development

within their planning frameworks, but

employees may have little sense of how they

can do this while they are trying to deliver on

their core functions. Businesses, too, need

to explore what sustainable development

means for their operations. But while it

is easy to see that energy efficiency and

reducing the waste stream is good for profit

margins, some other goals of sustainable

development, such as wider employment

and economic fairness, may at first appear

more difficult to reconcile with shareholder

interests.

What would training for sustainability

therefore involve?

Along with an understanding of new

l e g i s l a t i o n a n d c o n c e p t s , a n d t h e

integration of sustainable development

with existing industry, business and

governance objectives, training for

sustainable development needs to engage

employees and contractors in working out

more sustainable processes of resource

management, production and pollution

control.

Sustainability is not a formula that can be

taught on a flip chart or power point slide.

The ways forward must be worked out by

managers, workers, trainers and authorities,

together, through taking action and reflecting

critically and ethically on our actions and

choices. This requires a more active

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ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH

CITIZEN-DRIVEN PLANNING IN THE

CITY OF BURNABY

通过带动市民来推动本拿比可持续发展

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The third-largest city in British Columbia, Burnaby is located in the geographic centre of

British Columbia’s Metro Vancouver area. With the successful completion of both a Social

Sustainability Strategy and the award-winning Economic Development Strategy, the City

is now developing an Environmental Sustainability Strategy. Another recent achievement

is the opening of a new Eco-Centre – a critical component of the City’s comprehensive,

integrated solid waste and recycling services that will help Burnaby to achieve the Metro

Vancouver target of 70% waste diversion by 2015.

本拿比是加拿大卑诗省第三大城市，该市位于大温哥华市地理中心。本拿比已经成功实施了

社会可持续发展战略以及备受赞誉的经济发展战略，目前，该市正计划开展一项新的环境可

持续战略。此外，本拿比的生态中心现已运营 --- 这是城市对固体垃圾、垃圾循环的综合处理

中心，它能助力本拿比实现到 2015 年转移大温哥华市 70% 的垃圾的目标。

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With a focus on energy efficiency, compact

town centres that encourage high-density

development well served by transit, and 25

per cent of its land preserved as park and

green space, Burnaby is already recognized

as an environmental leader.

Fraser Foreshore

Even before its most recent sustainability

plans were developed, Burnaby made some

unique and deliberate choices that framed

how it would develop. Almost 25 years ago,

the city began to shift its planning and policy

focus toward development of a knowledgebased economy, while still recognizing

the value of developing more traditional

industries and businesses. The City focused

its attributes and assets on the creation of

a sustainable city, recognizing Burnaby’s

unique advantages – location, green

space, ethnic diversity, leading educational

institutions, proximity to Vancouver and

geographical position as a regional hub –

and developing policies and practices to

support the co-operation, integration and

synergies between business, citizens and

educational institutions that would enable

this goal’s achievement.

Key to Burnaby’s ability to attract and retain

the businesses and residents needed for

The third-largest city in British Columbia,

Burnaby is located in the geographic centre

of British Columbia’s Metro Vancouver area,

situated between the City of Vancouver

to the west, the cities of Port Moody and

Coquitlam to the east, and New Westminster

to the south – and between Burrard Inlet to

the north and the Fraser River to the south.

The City has a population of approximately

230,000 and occupies 98.60 square

kilometres (38.07 square miles).

Burnaby’s commitment to sustainability is

longstanding. The City has a history of

community-driven plans and is built on a

solid base of consideration for economic,

social and environmental assets. The

civic vision is that Burnaby will continue to

show regional, national and international

leadership in the development of exemplary

sustainable programs and initiatives,

guided by its integrated community plans

and exceptional social, environmental and

economic goals.

With the successful completion of both a

Social Sustainability Strategy (which was

awarded the 2012 Planning Excellence

Award, presented by the Canadian Institute

of Planners) and the award-winning

Economic Development Strategy, the

City is now developing an Environmental

Sustainability Strategy.

“With our Social and Environmental

sustainability strategies complete, we

are now working with the community to

develop an Environmental Sustainability

Strategy that will guide Burnaby’s future

environmental decisions,” says Mayor Derek

Corrigan. “Together, all three strategies will

ensure Burnaby continues to show regional,

national and international sustainability

leadership.”

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Over the years, Burnaby augmented its

water course bylaw with key acquisitions,

including the purchase of the lands around

one of its two major lakes – Deer Lake, the

shores of which were once considered for

high-density development, but remain green

today – and Burnaby Lake, which is an

urban green space that provides significant

wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities.

The lake was recently dredged to help

preserve it.

Deer Lake

Because Burnaby historically has put a

high priority on the environment, the City

now reaps the many benefits of having

natural features that are both beautiful and

sustainable city development were the

development of official community plans and

complementary sustainability strategies. In

these plans, the City took stock of its unique

attributes and worked with citizens, nonprofit organizations, business leaders and

the city’s progressive Board of Trade to

maximize synergies between them and to

create a roadmap that would make the city’s

direction clear.

Early on, the City adopted an open water

course bylaw. Ravines and open waterways

– integral to the geography of Burnaby –

were recognized as valuable assets. Unlike

most cities, Burnaby didn’t say “let’s pipe

and fill all of these waterways.” Most major

ravines and streams were left untouched.

Now, the cities that covered their major

waterways are, in many cases, regretting

these decisions and looking at how they can

“daylight” these streams again because of

the significant aesthetic and environmental

benefits of doing so. Daylighting is

expensive, but so is flooding, loss of riparian

habitat and management of stormwater

drains.

Deer Lake

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pioneers and innovators (in green energy;

biotechnology and life sciences; film,

television, digital entertainment and new

media; telecommunications; education –

including Canada’s top comprehensive

university, Simon Fraser University, and

Canada’s premier polytechnic institute, the

British Columbia Institute of Technology –

and a diverse population that supports this

economy of innovation – more than half of

whom are immigrants, 55 per cent visible

minorities, and who, collectively, speak of

more than 100 languages).

Together, citizens, business leaders and

the City have strategically developed

Burnaby in a way that reflects the priorities

of our diverse citizens and businesses –

environmentally beneficial. This, in turn,

attracts citizens and businesses that value

the City’s sustainability focus.

Burnaby now accommodates a wide range

of new employers and high-quality jobs

with particular focus on more employmentintensive high-technology and business

centre uses; and maintains a large share

of its existing traditional industrial base.

The 1997 Official Community Plan also

envisioned four town centres, 16 highamenity business centre areas in the City,

and 13 Urban Villages.

Today, much of the vision that was detailed

in the City’s early plans has taken shape.

Burnaby boasts globally renowned business

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Development of the Environmental

Sustainability Strategy began in spring

2012 and will continue for another year. It

includes opportunities for participation and

input from a broad range of community

m e m b e r s , i n c l u d i n g , f o r e x a m p l e ,

stewardship groups, environmental leaders,

non-profits and businesses in an open and

inclusive community-based process. All

of these community members work with

an exemplary steering committee, chaired

by Mayor Derek Corrigan, a strategydevelopment model similar to the one

used to develop the award-winning Social

Sustainability Strategy – gathering together

community leaders and engaging the

broader community.

Meanwhile, the City continues to develop

sustainably, proceeding with significant

projects by private developers proceeding

in its four town centres – Metrotown,

Brentwood, Edmonds and Lougheed

– enabling the efficiencies in energy

consumption and transportation that

can only be afforded by high-density

development. Construction values for 2013

are expected to be $600 million.

The City, too, is proceeding with projects

that are sustainability-focused. This year,

Burnaby opened the new 90,000 square

foot, $40-million Edmonds Community

Centre. It is a state-of-the-art facility that

incorporates dozens of features focused

on maximizing the facility’s sustainability.

Materials used in the project were carefully

chosen to reduce environmental impact.

They were evaluated for recycled content,

regional availability, rapid renewability, and

durability. The project also incorporates an

energy-efficient HVAC system, rain gardens

and bioswales that are used as treatment

areas for run-off from parking areas, building

determining the best places for recreation

facilities, libraries, business parks, and town

centres.

T h e p r o c e s s t o d e v e l o p t h e n e w

Environmental Strategy is bringing together

hundreds of Burnaby citizens to sharpen

and refine the City’s environmental focus in

a way that reflects needs and expectations

of Burnaby residents. The Strategy will

articulate a vision, goals and achievable

actions that recognize current challenges

and opportunities, while providing the

flexibility to adapt to changing needs and

opportunities.

“We have already achieved tremendous

success in our goal of becoming a city that

is focused on – and recognized for – social,

economic and environmental sustainability,”

says Mayor Corrigan. “Because the city

is now known globally for its sustainability

achievements, our ability to create

opportunities for sustainable initiatives is

increasing. We now attract citizens and

companies globally who want to be a part

of our sustainable city and who establish

themselves here and contribute to our vision

and success.”

Burnaby view

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roofs, street gutter systems, and almost any other

hardscaping that may drain into a storm sewer

system. Run-off from these structures is captured

in low-lying vegetated depressions that can

function as either a rain garden or a bio-swale. The

building also uses Aero thermal heat pump units

that can achieve efficiencies of up to four times

that of high efficiency boilers. All lighting is energy

efficient.

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Another recent achievement is the opening of

our new Eco-Centre – a critical component of

the City’s comprehensive, integrated solid waste

and recycling services that will help Burnaby to

achieve the Metro Vancouver target of 70% waste

diversion by 2015. This innovative facility enables

City residents and businesses to divert more green

waste and recyclables from the waste stream than

ever before – even hazardous wastes, such as old

paint, flammable liquids, used motor oil, antifreeze,

batteries, pesticides and Styrofoam, and organic

materials such as yard waste, cooking oil and food

scraps.

The Eco-Centre building incorporates reclaimed

heavy timber, salvaged from a local building.

Outside are a demonstration rain garden and bioswale that forms an entry court from Central Valley

Greenway and Still Creek Drive.

Always focused on conservation and efficiency,

Burnaby’s Energy Management Program continues

to reduce energy consumption. In 2013, electrical

and lighting improvements are expected to

reduce electrical consumption by another 437,000

kWh. And the replacement of boilers with higher

efficiency units at our swimming pools is forecast

to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 104

tonnes. Speaking of swimming pools, the City’s

Bonsor Complex now has solar panels on the roof

to heat the swimming pool and showers, a project

funded by the federal government. This project will

reduce greenhouse gases while saving the City

approximately $14,000 per year in heating costs.

Burnaby is proud of its longstanding sustainability

focus. It has made the City a model for

development that enables maximization of energy

efficiency while preserving the green space that

keeps the city one of the world’s most beautiful.

Burnaby’s new Environmental Sustainability

Strategy will complement the City’s existing plans

to help to ensure the City continues to be an

exemplary environmental steward.

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HIRIKO: THE FUTURE OF PERSONAL

MOBILITY

HIRIKO：未来的个人出行工具

By David Russell Schilling

作者：David Russell Schilling

The Hiriko, meaning “urban” in Basque, was originally developed at MIT’s Media Lab as

CityCar, an offshoot of the Smart Cities Research Group. The vehicle has been under

development since 2003 with the help of General Motors. “Hiriko’s” length has been

compacted into the width of a standard automobile allowing four Hirikos to fit into one

traditional parking space. Its robotic wheels, which turn up to 180 degrees, allow a Hiriko to

be easily maneuvered into tight parking spots.

Hiriko 在巴斯克语中意为“城市的”，该款车最早由麻省理工学院媒体实验室研发，该实验

室是智慧城市研究团队的一个分支。在通用汽车的帮助下，这款车最早于 2003 年开始研发。

Hiriko 的车体长度已缩至标准小轿车的宽度，这意味着，传统意义上可以停放一辆普通小轿

车的空间，可以停放四辆 Hiriko，其自动车轮可以旋转 180 度，即使停车空间有限，Hiriko

也能轻松停放。

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four Hirikos to fit into one traditional parking

space. Its robotic wheels, which turn up

to 180 degrees, allow a Hiriko to be easily

maneuvered into tight parking spots, and the

car can be parked head on to the curb rather

than alongside it. Passengers comfortably

exit the vehicle from the back end.

The central technology of the Hiriko is its

robot wheels. Integrated into the wheels

are the driving motors, steering actuation,

a suspension system and breaking. The

power and control of the vehicle is placed in

the corners of the vehicle and managed by

a digital system.

Cities are planning to locate fleets of

these Hirikos at shopping centers, hotels,

airports, subway stations and well populated

neighborhoods where they will be rented

by the hour, allowing you to run errands

and drop off the car at another convenient

location.

When the Hiriko is sold directly to the public,

its price is projected to be about $17,500.

Source:

http://www.industrytap.com/hiriko-the-future-ofpersonal-mobility/751

The experience of inhaling acrid black

smoke and noxious gases emitted from the

tailpipes of automobile or truck gasoline

engines may soon be a distant memory. And

it may not be too far-fetched to anticipate

that parking problems in major metropolitan

areas will soon be mitigated by small, smart

electric cars available to the masses.

Rising oil prices coupled with advances

in battery technology are fueling global

innovation in the electric car sector from

Boston to Tokyo and Mumbai to Beijing

where Steve Jobs types toil away in garages

dreaming of saving the world from global

warming and endless lifetimes wasted in

traffic jams.

The Hiriko, meaning “urban” in Basque, was

originally developed at MIT’s Media Lab

as CityCar, an offshoot of the Smart Cities

Research Group. The vehicle has been

under development since 2003 with the help

of General Motors. A test version of the car

is now being produced by Hiriko Driving

Mobility, a Spanish consortium. Test driving

began in Spain in July 2012 and will soon

spread to other cities around the globe,

including Boston.

“Hiriko’s” length has been compacted into

the width of a standard automobile allowing

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AIRPORTS ASK TRAVELERS TO

THINK.EAT.SAVE.

美国机场倡议旅客“思前，食后，厉行节约”

Major airports across the United States will be featuring the joint UNEP/FAO food waste

campaign in the form of a new Public Service Announcement, which asks viewers to be

more thoughtful about their holiday consumption and waste. Airports, through which millions

of travelers pass during the holiday season, are an especially appropriate venue for the

Think.Eat.Save. campaign due to their large number of food and retail stores.

美国国内各个重点机场将以公共宣传片的形式展现联合国环境署与粮农组织合作的“思前，

食后，厉行节约”倡议。此倡议呼吁民众假日期间理性消费，减少食物浪费。在假期，机场

的客流量高达数百万，并且机场内有大量的餐饮、零售店，非常适合向民众宣传“思前，食后，

厉行节约”倡议。

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In the United States for example, an extra 5

million tons of household waste is generated

each year between Thanksgiving and New

Year's, by some estimates, including three

times as much food waste as at other times

of the year.

This wastage all contributes to the estimated

1.3 billion tonnes of food - or one third of all

food production worldwide - that is wasted

annually.

Airports, through which millions of travelers

pass during the holiday season, are an

especially appropriate venue for the

Think.Eat.Save. campaign due to their

large number of food and retail stores.

Travelers viewing the PSA can consider

their consumption patterns in the context of

everything from airline peanuts to holiday

turkeys.

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Nairobi, 13 December 2013 - This month,

millions of holiday travelers are being

encouraged to Think.Eat.Save. and reduce

their foodprint during their end-of-the-year

festivities, as the amount of food wasted

jumps sharply and some 900 million people

around the world continue to go hungry.

Major airports across the United States

will be featuring the joint UNEP/FAO food

waste campaign in the form of a new Public

Service Announcement, which asks viewers

to be more thoughtful about their holiday

consumption and waste.

The PSA, featuring food items being

dropped off the end of a conveyer belt

unconsumed, will be run as part of CNN's

airport programming throughout the month

of December. It will be shown in between

news and feature stories on screens in

airport gates and lounges.

Think.Eat.Save. is particularly poignant

during the holiday months, as research

has shown that food wastage goes up

significantly at the end of the year.

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GREEN FOOTPRINT

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GREEN TECH TRENDS THAT WILL

DOMINATE 2014

2014 年绿色技术的主流趋势

By: Graham_Land

作者：Graham_Land

Green innovation in 2013 led to less energy consumption in homes and businesses, fewer

emissions from cars and vehicles and more. And this innovation is not about to slow down

in 2014. A few of the green tech trends you should expect to see more of in 2014 are: 1.

Self-programming household gadgets. The programs allow utilities to fine-tune existing

temperatures in a customer’s home by alerting thermostat companies. 2. Fiber optics, which

is a green alternative to traditional coaxial copper wires because it is more energy efficient.

3. Green cars. From diesels to hybrids to full on electric vehicles, consumers have options

when it comes to sustainable vehicles.

2013 年，绿色创新在居家和商业领域都节约了不少能源，私家车等交通工具的尾气排放也因

此减少。2014 年，这种创新趋势不会放缓，新一年你应该期待的绿色科技趋势包括：1. 自我

编程的家用小设备。这套程序能让公共事业公司通过提醒温控企业来调整用户室内的现有温

度。2. 光学纤维。相比传统的同轴铜线，这是一种绿色的替代产品，因为它更为节能。3, 绿

色汽车。不论是柴油车、混合动力车还是全电动车，只要一说起可持续发展型的车，用户都

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temperatures to increase efficiency “so that

customers barely notice the temperature

difference.”

Two popular smart thermostats to look out

for in 2014:

• Nest thermostat – The Nest Learning

Thermostat can actually learn about you and

program itself around your schedule. It also

allows you to control functionality from your

smartphone. According to Nest.com, “[t]each

it well and the Nest Thermostat can lower

your heating and cooling bills up to 20%.”

The thermostat even has an “Auto-AwayTM”

feature that will switch the thermostat to an

energy-efficient temperature when you’re

gone.

• Google’s “EnergySense” program – The

company originally gave up on the idea of

smart thermostats two years ago, reports

Engadget, but now they’ve picked the project

back up again. Purely in the experimental

phase, Google has partnered with Mountain

View to conduct “a trial of Internet-connected

thermostats to help users keep tabs on

their energy use and adjust accordingly.”

Currently, it’s Google employees who are

the “Trusted Testers” and they are giving the

service a chance in St. Louis.

2013 brought about many green tech

innovations that helped the sustainabilityconscious consumer make the most of

products without putting a large strain on

the environment or the economy. Green

innovation in 2013 led to less energy

consumption in homes and businesses,

fewer emissions from cars and vehicles and

more.

And this innovation is not about to slow

down in 2014. In fact, experts expect that

more and more people, towns/cities and

governments will utilize technology to make

impactful decisions that help conserve

resources and improve the environment.

A few of the green tech trends you should

expect to see more of in 2014 are:

1. SELF-PROGRAMMING HOUSEHOLD

GADGETS

One big concept that should take off in 2014

with these programmable thermostats is

“bring-your-own-thermostat,” according to

Green Tech Media. This is an experiment

several utilities around the United States

are engaging in with customers. Smart

thermostat owners “can enroll in peak-use

rebate programs.”

The programs allow utilities to fine-tune

existing temperatures in a customer’s

home by alerting thermostat companies.

The thermostat companies can adjust

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According to Prnewswire.com, fiber-optic

trees offer a “unique appearance, adjustable

lighting levels, reduced risk of fire-related

incidents, and possibly the most appealing

of them all, lower electric bills.” These trees

are green in more ways than one; owners

can save “up to ten times as much energy”

as they could with traditional trees strung

with incandescent lights.

Pic: Spike Mafford (ThinkStock)

3. GREEN CARS

As gas prices continue to go up in the

United States and worldwide, more and

more consumers are turning to energyefficient cars that cut down on emissions

and simultaneously save them some money.

From diesels to hybrids to full on electric

vehicles, consumers have options when

it comes to sustainable vehicles. Even

gas-engine car manufacturers worked

throughout 2013 to make more efficient cars

2. FIBER OPTICS

Fiber-optic innovation has been around

for a while, but 2014 might see a surge

in fiber-optic products and services. Fiber

optics is a green alternative to traditional

coaxial copper wires because it is more

energy efficient, it lasts longer and it’s safer

because the cables produce less heat.

Look out for these fiber-optic products and

services to be more prevalent in 2014:

• Fiber-optic lighting – This user-friendly

lighting option is great for homeowners

that want to increase efficiency of their

indoor and outdoor lighting. Fiber-optic

light bulbs work by transmitting “light from

a single bulb…[that] can be changed easily

whenever it burns out.” The bulb points at

the cable, which has tubes of fine plastic

fibers that carry light from one end to the

other. Therefore, the cables don’t have to

carry electricity, so they don’t heat up or

pose a fire risk.

• Fiber-optic Internet – Two popular fiberoptic Internet providers, Google Fiber and

Verizon FiOS, have rolled out this superfast Internet service in various locations

throughout the United States. Speeds can

reach up to 500 Mbps-1 Gbps in some

areas. But it’s not only outrageous speed

that makes fiber-optic Internet customers

happy. Fiber-optic Internet signals are

kept strong over fiber optics, whereas they

degrade over copper wires. Therefore,

fiber-optic Internet uses less energy, saving

money and resources.

• LED fiber-optic Christmas trees – 2013

saw a rise in energy-efficient Christmas

trees, and experts expect that trend to

continue into 2014’s holiday season.

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more luxury hybrid models from “European

brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz,

and Volkswagen.”

• More American diesels – And according

to Green Car Reports, “they’ll be pricey.”

Chevrolet’s 2014 Cruze Diesel is the

company’s first GM diesel passenger car

since 1986. It will be available to consumers

at a base price of $25,810, almost $8,000

more expensive than the gasoline model.

Choose an EcoDiesel Grand Cherokee

model from Jeep, and you can expect the

base price to be more than $11,000 more

expensive than the base gasoline version.

2014 will bring more innovation and more

reasons to be green throughout the whole

year. What are the greenest tech trends

you’re looking forward to in the coming

year?

Source:

http://www.greenfudge.org/2013/12/21/greentech-trends-that-will-dominate-2014/

to sell in 2014.

Here are a few “green” car trends to look out

for in 2014 when you’re shopping for a new

car:

• M o r e e f f i c i e n t e l e c t r i c c a r s –

Greencarreports.com gives the 2014

Chevrolet Spark EV “the highest EPA

combined efficiency rating of any plugin electric car sold in the U.S. today.”

Choose this car and you can expect 119

MPGe (which stands for miles-per-gallonequivalent). Other electric models, including

the Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt, come

in at 115 MPGe and 98 MPGe respectively.

The big name in electric cars, Tesla, rates its

Model S at 89 MPGe.

• More power and more options for hybrids

– 2014 hybrid models of some of the most

popular mid-size sedans on the market now,

including the Ford Fusion, Hyundai Sonata,

Kia Optima and Toyota Camry, will continue

to gain ground. The coming year may see

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LIFE CHANGING TRAVEL AND

TRAVEL CHANGING LIVES

生活方式和旅游互为影响

By Seth Kirby

作者：Seth Kirb

Based in Cambodia, ABOUTAsia is a tour operator that aims to provide visitors with

memorable, meaningful and tailor-made holidays, while ensuring that their travels improve

the lives of the local children through education. Remarkably, 100% of the profits generated

from ABOUTAsia Travel holidaymakers are donated to its charitable arm, ABOUTAsia

Schools. The funds are then used to upgrade and enhance local schooling. Thus, the

linkage between the environment and tourist attractions benefiting the local economy is

reinforced, motivating people to protect the source of their livelihood.

位于柬埔寨的 ABOUTAsia 是一家旅行社，旨在为游客提供难忘、有意义、定制的旅游行

程，同时又保证游客的旅行能让当地儿童通过受教育来提升生活质量。值得一提的是，源自

ABOUTAsia 旅行度假者的所有收益都将捐赠给其慈善机构——ABOUTAsia 学校。这些资金

随后将用于对当地教育进行升级和改善。因此，环保和通过吸引游客来提振当地经济的联系

增强，进而促进当地民众保护生存环境。

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Booth spoke about charity and sustainability,

as well as what he thought the future holds

for responsible tourism in south-east Asia

and elsewhere.

Te l l u s a b o u t A B O U TA s i a

Travel’s mission and how your

organisation came to be.

ABOUTAsia Travel is only one part of the

organisation, the other being ABOUTAsia

Schools. The effort in Cambodia grew

out of my desire to promote and support

children’s education from the proceeds of

a commercial enterprise. It just so happens

that the best opportunity in Siem Reap is

tourism related.

Having visited Angkor Wat on holiday some

years earlier, I understood that tourism was

not well done in Cambodia, that it was fast

growing and that too little of the overall

benefit of international tourism seemed to

reach the Khmer people. I was determined

to help people experience the temples of

Angkor in a far better way, go on to discover

some of the wonders of this country

and make a profit which I could use for

supporting local education.

What motivates you to do what

you do?

Without education, it is difficult to envisage

a population improving their living or social

conditions. My own chances in life came

from the twin influence of caring parents

and the opportunity provided by one of the

best educations in the world. Growing up on

a sheep farm in rural England, I attended

the local state school. It was good enough,

though, to provide the chance to get to

Oxford University and this in turn opened

doors which lead to me being in a position to

bring opportunity to so many more people.

What if you could holiday in

far-flung corners of the planet,

experiencing unforgettable sights

beyond your wildest imagination,

and at the same time leave a

significant positive impact to the

local community?

A n d y B o o t h , f o u n d e r a n d C E O o f

ABOUTAsia Travel, told Blue & Green

Tomorrow how you can do just that.

Based in Cambodia, ABOUTAsia is a tour

operator that aims to provide visitors with

memorable, meaningful and tailor-made

holidays, while ensuring that their travels

improve the lives of the local children

through education.

Remarkably, 100% of the profits generated

from ABOUTAsia Travel holidaymakers are

donated to its charitable arm, ABOUTAsia

Schools. The funds are then used to

upgrade and enhance local schooling.

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Why did you choose to set up a travel company in Cambodia

rather than other nations in south-east Asia?

yet poor in the ability to use those assets for the benefit of its people. Infrastructure

and tourism improve year by year and the sheer numbers of visitors rise year on

year.

Tourism is relatively young and underdeveloped providing opportunities for the

visitor to experience the country and its people in a genuine unaffected manner. It

also provides opportunity to those who are prepared to spend the time and effort to

develop better visitor experiences.

ABOUTAsia provides a range of different tours in a variety of locations across Cambodia.

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To this end, we run a free volunteering

programme that supports the English

teaching in many schools and we also

employ teachers full-time to provide English

language classes in dozens of primary

schools.

Children at Toul Rovieng Primary School,

Cambodia, a supporting school to ABOUTAsia

Schools.

How do you as a tour operator

promote sustainability and

minimise your impact on the

environment?

We are arguably the ultimate responsible

tourism company as all of our benefits go

back to the local economy, either through

the schools or through wages to locally

based employees and fees to local service

suppliers. Over time, the linkage between

the environment and tourist attractions

benefiting the local economy is reinforced,

motivating people to protect the source of

their livelihood.

We p r o m o t e d i v e r s i f i c a t i o n o f t h e

concentration of tourism away from the

The first thing one notices, however, about

Cambodia is the genuine warmth and

openness of the people. Rationale aside,

this had a significant influence on why I

chose to dedicate myself to helping these

people.

Who are your clients and where

do they come from?

Our services and attention to detail are

best appreciated by independent travellers,

couples, family groups and groups of

friends. We like getting our guests out into

the countryside, wading through streams

and back gardens, discovering temples

away from the coachloads of tourists. Yet we

enjoy seeing them delighted by the surprise

comfort and refinement of our country

house, for example out in the rice paddies,

miles from the nearest electricity.

Our market reach is wide and the origin of

our guests is diverse. The largest market

for us is the US, but even that is less than

20% of the whole. Europeans feature highly

as do Australians and ex-pats from regional

centres such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

Profits accrued by ABOUTAsia

Travel help fund volunteers and

educational programmes for

ABOUTAsia Schools. Can you

explain more?

All of the profits of ABOUTAsia Travel, yes

100%, are used for to further education in

Cambodia. There are major programmes

supplying classroom consumables, school

uniforms and repairing the fabric of the

schools. English language is a key focus of

our attention as it opens up opportunities for

the young adults to find promising jobs in

the tourism industry.

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bring my guests out to experience the best

of the Cambodian countryside through our

Countryside Senses tours. There are places

I can bring visitors where little has changed

in 1,000 years yet they can relax in a

wonderful environment, meet the friendliest

people and perhaps even reflect on what

brings people real happiness.

What projects are you currently

working on for ABOUTAsia

Travel?

We continue to develop and extend our

Countryside Senses tours and have recently

built a beautiful traditional villa where our

honeypot sites of the archaeological

park towards lesser visited sites, thereby

reducing the impact of the sheer footfall at

the most popular sites.

How do your tours compare to

other responsible tour operators

in the region?

I know of no other tour specialist that is so

focussed with such effort and resources

on a single country. We live, work and

play just 2 miles from Angkor Wat itself so

have a depth of knowledge as a true local.

Coupled with forward thinking management

and investment in systems, we are able to

customise travel to a degree few can match

and at a price and value that none can

match. The result is a level of service and

guest experience which is outstanding.

Apart from your own efforts, have

you seen any other significant

developments in responsible and

sustainable tourism in Asia?

It is almost a prerequisite now for travel

companies to have responsible credentials.

Some are genuine in their efforts but many

are somewhat cynical in their claims,

for example often asking their guests

to contribute to social projects without

significantly dipping into their own profits.

What are the most popular tours

that you offer?

Close to 100% of visitors to Cambodia set

out to see the monuments of Angkor. Our

most popular tour is our Single Magical Day

which aims to get you around all of the key

sites while avoiding the worst of the tourist

crowds. Our special interest tours are many

and various. Probably my favourite is to

Ta Prohm, the temple at Angkor, C

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What are the biggest challenges

facing responsible tour operators

in Cambodia?

Political unrest from time to time in

the region. Corruption. The lack of an

independent system or body for recognising

and helping the tourist identify which are

the real responsible operators and which

only play lip service. Everyone claims to be

a responsible operator nowadays but who

would really achieve a five star rating for

such?

Recently we won recognition from both

Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure

magazines for our outstanding ability

to bring the benefits of tourism back to

local communities. While these awards

are terrific, I would still love to see an

independent rating system for ‘responsibility’

akin to the comfort and facilities rating stars

awarded to hotels.

What do you hope to have

achieved in the next decade?

My aim is to educate 250,000 children. So

far we support schools covering 53,000

children so we have a good way to go. It

is also my aim to get visitors to think just a

little about their own place in the world. As

a good friend of mine coined: life changing

travel and travel changing lives.

Andy Booth is founder and CEO of

ABOUTAsia Travel, whose profits go

towards supporting 108 local schools and

over 53,000 children in Cambodia via

ABOUTAsia Schools.

Source:

http://blueandgreentomorrow.com/features/lifechanging-travel-and-travel-changing-lives/

guests can enjoy sundowner cocktails or

have dinner prepared by a wonderful chef

we bring into the house from Siem Reap.

Sampling our 11 dish classic or 17 dish

celebratory menus by candlelight, knowing

that you are so far away from the town, the

nearest tourist and even miles from mains

electricity is a very special experience.

We have almost completed our VIP boat,

also aimed at destination dining.

My guidebook, the first purpose designed

field guide to the temples for the mainstream

visitor, will be published early in the new

year.

Cambodia. Photo: Anna Bella Betts

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DOW'S 6 HABITS OF LEADING

SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES

陶氏化学成为可持续发展领袖企业的 6 大习惯

By Neil Hawkins

作者：Neil Hawkins

In a world where profitability is no longer enough for a company, society also expects

companies to serve as active stewards of the planet and support the social fabric that has

served them well and sustained their operations, and successful investors eventually will

align with companies that meet those expectations. The most sustainable companies must

demonstrate the habits of a leader: 1. Take the road less traveled; 2. Chart the course and

get there first; 3. Be an open book; 4. Be the missing link in the chain; 5. Pick the right

people; 6. Make the value obvious.

当今社会，对企业而言只关注利润已不够，社会希望企业能在保护地球上有积极行动，社会

同样希望企业支持为企业提供优良服务并使企业可持续运营的社会网络；成功的投资商最终

也会选择在保护地球上有所行动的企业。可持续发展最为杰出的公司必须展现其在该领域的

领袖作风：1. 勇于尝试，不走寻常路；2. 制定发展路线，优先实现；3. 共享信息，开诚布公；4. 协

作互进，取他人之长补己之短；5. 善于选人，知人善任；6. 将可持续发展的价值观发扬光大。

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demonstrate the habits of a leader.

1. Take the road less traveled

The road to success is not paved, and some

of the most successful companies started

with what was once considered a crazy idea.

Companies must not be afraid to try new

techniques and technologies to enhance

the sustainability of their own operations

as well as the world around them. We must

absorb our failures to capture the full value

of our successes, and we must have the

courage and conviction to blaze new trails.

Companies face many forks in the road

every day, and often the less-followed choice

can yield the most value for a company and

its stakeholders.

The Virgin Group and its founder and

chairman Richard Branson have taken the

road — and air — less traveled. The group

has committed to invest all profits from its

transportation businesses into developing

clean fuels, and to drive resource and

energy efficiency and the development of

low-carbon jet fuels through its not-for-profit

organization, the Carbon War Room.

As the world grows smaller, the fates

of people, governments, corporations

and NGOs are becoming increasingly

intertwined. We are citizens of one planet,

and this interdependence places an

increasing responsibility on each of us not

only to take ownership for our actions, but

also share in our stewardship for the earth.

Long-term sustainability hinges on our

mutual collaboration.

However, over time, we have developed

many bad habits, from overconsumption and

energy use to unsustainable wastewater and

carbon emissions. We’ve gotten used to the

idea of having and doing whatever we want,

when we want. But as the world’s population

expands by roughly one-third over the next

40 years — adding about 2.5 billion people

by 2050 — we face a critical inflection point

in our future.

Although the evolution to a sustainable

world will require commitment and support

from each of us, corporations operate at the

intersections of society, which gives them

unique leverage to drive positive change.

In a world where profitability is no longer

enough, society also expects companies to

serve as active stewards of the planet and

support the social fabric that has served

them well and sustained their operations,

and successful investors eventually will

align with companies that meet those

expectations.

Just as leaders can be easily identified by

their actions, corporations can exhibit a

series of recognizable “habits” that maximize

both their individual talents and their ability

to collaborate in support of the common

good.

First, the most sustainable companies must

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companies can learn from each other and

avoid repeating mistakes. This habit of open

knowledge-sharing streamlines the learning

process, so that we can all make progress

together more rapidly and efficiently.

One outstanding example is the Corporate

Eco Forum, an invitation-only membership

organization for large companies that

incorporate environmental thinking into

business strategy. Composed of companies

with combined revenues of more than

$3 trillion, this forum of VP and C-level

executives is helping drive environmental

sustainability best practices across the 18

industries in which its members participate.

4. Be the missing link in the chain

True leaders recognize both their strengths

and weaknesses. By acknowledging

these early on and partnering with other

organizations that complement them,

companies with this habit can make

2. Chart the course and get there first

In order to successfully navigate the

road less traveled, though, the world’s

top companies must look ahead and

envision what success looks like, then

work backward to determine the path to

getting there. Setting aggressive goals

for employee alignment can make the

endgame realistic and achievable, while

publicly tracking progress will encourage the

discipline required to achieve the desired

results. When combined, these strategies

have a proven track record of facilitating

transformation.

Companies publishing sustainability

reports following Global Reporting Initiative

practices are leading the way in this regard.

With its first set of environmental health and

safety goals established in 2005, followed

by its 2015 Sustainability Goals, the Dow

Chemical Co., where I am the vice president

of sustainability and global environment,

health and safety, is one example of how

companies are helping chart the course.

No matter how well it may lead, no

one company can achieve long-term

sustainability while operating in a silo. To

maximize their impact, the world’s most

sustainable corporations partner with each

other and other key stakeholders, sharing

knowledge, leveraging their respective

strengths and fostering the next generation

of talent.

3. Be an open book

The most successful, sustainable companies

do not keep their wins close to the chest, but

rather share them — and their challenges —

to the benefit of all. By sharing information

about what works and what doesn’t,

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corporations to plan today which steps they

can take to achieve long-term sustainability.

Of course, the most sustainable companies

will lead and collaborate, while also

maintaining profits to keep their efforts alive.

6. Make the value obvious

All three components of the triple bottom

line — people, planet and profit — must

be clear and consistently present for

companies to sustain their pursuits over the

long haul. Essentially, corporations must do

well in order to continue doing good, and

organizations such as the Sustainability

Accounting Standards Board are charting

the course for companies to disclose

material sustainability issues in their public

filings — resulting in improved sustainability

p e r f o r m a n c e a m o n g t h o u s a n d s o f

corporations.

As Herbert H. Dow said, “If you can’t do it

better, why do it?” Answering this question is

critical. Finding the sweet spot of maximum

positive impact — for people, planet and

profit — underpins the habits of the world’s

great companies.

With so much riding on their actions,

the corporate bar has been raised, and

profitability cannot be the only metric for

great companies. The most sustainable

— and successful — enterprises of today

and tomorrow will be outstanding corporate

citizens who thoughtfully invest in the

mutual success of their environment, the

communities they serve and the customers

who experience the value of their business

efforts.

Source:

http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2013/08/27/sixhabits-leading-sustainable-enterprises

progress more quickly and efficiently than

trying to go it alone. Historic collaborations

like that between Coca-Cola and the World

Wildlife Fund, or the numerous companies

that have joined The Sustainability

Consortium, are examples where leaders

have come together to catalyze change.

5. Pick the right people

The world’s top companies also recognize

they do not have all the solutions. While

they work toward their goals today, they

also have built a habit of recruiting top

talent and developing their people to

anticipate tomorrow’s challenges —

fostering teamwork built on the strengths

of each individual and always forming the

workforce of the future. Companies such

as IBM and Accenture have done a great

job incorporating sustainability into future

leader training by encouraging engagement

in their volunteer programs. Keeping an eye

on the challenges of tomorrow also allows

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HOW COMPANIES MANAGE SUSTAINABILITY:

MCKINSEY GLOBAL SURVEY RESULTS

企业怎样管理可持续发展：麦肯锡全球调查结果

By Sheila Bonini, Stephan Görner, Alissa Jones

作者：Sheila Bonini, Stephan Görner, Alissa Jones

Most companies are not actively managing sustainability, even though executives think

it’s important to a variety of corporate activities. Those that do are reaping benefits for

themselves. Companies where sustainability is a top-three priority on the CEOs’ agendas

are much likelier than others to reap value in the form of reputation building, cost savings,

and growth opportunities. For a company, the first step to gain recognition and improve the

impact of sustainability activities could be to communicate better with investors and other

stakeholders.

纵使执行高官认为“可持续发展”对于各种企业活动至关重要，但是大多数企业并没有积极

地维护。那些投身于其中的企业则是为了自己从中获益。将“可持续发展”列为首席执行官

的三大要务之一的企业，在声誉构建、成本节约和机会增长方面的企业价值相较其他企业更

容易得到提升。对企业而言，想要获得赞誉，以及提升可持续发展相关活动正面影响的首要

步骤是与各投资方及其他利益相干方展开更好的沟通。

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Why companies engage in

sustainability

One potential reason so many companies

don’t actively address sustainability despite

the attention paid to it by the media and

some consumers and investors is that many

have no clear definition of it. Overall, 20

percent of executives say their companies

don’t. Among those that do, the definition

varies: 55 percent define sustainability as

the management of issues related to the

environment (for example, greenhouse

gas emissions, energy efficiency, waste

management, green-product development,

and water conservation). In addition, 48

percent say it includes the management of

governance issues (such as complying with

regulations, maintaining ethical practices,

and meeting accepted industry standards),

and 41 percent say it includes the

management of social issues (for instance,

working conditions and labor standards).

Fifty-six percent of all the respondents

define sustainability in two or more ways.

Even with this range of definitions, most

respondents see sustainability as creating

real value: 76 percent of executives say

sustainability contributes positively to

shareholder value in the long term, and 50

percent see short-term value creation.

The difference in views on short- and longterm value creation may be explained in

part by the fact that building reputation is

in a class of its own when compared with

other, more immediately financial reasons

for engagement such as alignment with the

company’s business goals or improving

operational efficiency. Indeed, 72 percent of

respondents say considering sustainability is

“extremely” or “very important” for managing

corporate reputation and brands. In addition,

More than 50 percent of executives

consider sustainability—the management

of environmental, social, and governance

issues—“very” or “extremely” important in a

wide range of areas, including new-product

development, reputation building, and

overall corporate strategy, according to the

latest McKinsey survey. Yet companies are

not taking a proactive approach to managing

sustainability: only around 30 percent of

executives say their companies actively

seek opportunities to invest in sustainability

or embed it in their business practices, for

example.

This survey explored how companies

define sustainability, how they manage it,

why they engage in activities related to

sustainability, and how they assess as well

as communicate this engagement.

Companies are defined as being most

engaged with sustainability if their

executives say that sustainability is a topthree priority in their CEOs’ agendas, that it

is formally embedded in business practices,

and that their companies are “extremely”

or “very effective” at managing it. These

companies are much likelier than others to

reap value in the form of reputation building,

cost savings, and growth opportunities.

Energy companies, not surprisingly, also

take a more active approach.

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55 percent agree that investment in sustainability helps their companies build reputation,

and 36 percent see building reputation as a top reason for addressing sustainability issues

(Exhibit 1).

Exhibit 1

Building reputation

Given that reasoning, it makes sense that most respondents report their companies

incorporate sustainability in reputation-building efforts. But companies consider sustainability

in a wide range of other business activities as well (Exhibit 2). Around 60 percent consider

sustainability important to overall corporate strategy, for example.