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The Environment
By taking into consideration the environment and sustainability issues while organising an event, you can spare nature and save some money in your event budget. Organising events with sustainability in mind shows the event organiser's responsibility.
Sustainable development in Turku
The City of Turku is committed to the Turku 2029- city strategy, where the principles of sustainable development are considered in every activity.
We challenge people to think about how they could increase the comfort of their local environment. Solving the issues related to everyday surroundings, requires crossadministrative work.
A new procedure model Great evereday environment (g.e.e.) is a procedure model, accompanied by walks, workshops and meetings. These workshops allow us to have a face-to-face conversation with the residents. In finland, for example, the issues may include the limits and timing of winter maintenance.
The Urban Environment Committee is responsible for planning the city's land use, transport and public areas, monitoring built environment and the condition of cultural and natural environment, managing the city's land property, building and maintaining roads and other public areas and builing premises, unless the tasks have been allocated to another organ or postholder.
The Urban Environment Committee has 13 members. There is a personal alternate member for each of them.
Two of the awards came to Turku, as the former UBC board member, UBC Sustainable Cities Commission Chair and Environmental Manager of the City of T
The vast ICLEI World Congress in Montreal started on Wed 19 June
Turku intends to be carbon neutral by 2040.
But what can you do to improve the situation? Read blog post by Atte Lindqvist and Anna von Zweygbergk.