• Overview
• Introduction to the Sustainability Indicators
• Annual Report
• Our Vision
• Report Card
• Principles
• Provide a long term vision for cities, based on sustainability; intergenerational, social, economic and political equity; and their individuality.
• Achieve long-term economic and social security
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC1 - Proportion of residents who are satisfied with their level of access to services, information and facilities.
    • PC2 - Proportion of dwellings that are within walking distance of services and facilities
    • PC3 - A variety of local jobs and business opportunities are available
    • PC4 - Proportion of households experiencing housing stress
    • PC5 - Local residents work locally
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • LA4 - Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
    • LA5 - Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements
    • LA8 - Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases
• Recognise the intrinsic value of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and protect and restore them
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC6 - The river and creeks are healthy
    • PC7 - Proportion of residents who are satisfied that the river and creeks are healthy
    • PC8 - Number of days per annum with high, medium and low pollution levels
    • PC9 - Conservation of viable biodiversity-rich habitat lands that form part of the City's 'green web'
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EN11 - Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
    • EN13 - Habitats protected or restored
    • EN14 - Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity
    • EN15 - Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk
    • EN23 - Total number and volume of significant spills
• Enable communities to minimise their ecological footprint
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC10 - Reduction in the size of the City's ecological footprint
    • PC11 - Increased use of public transport
    • PC12 - Water and energy consumption per person
    • PC13 - Percentage of domestic waste diverted from landfill
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EN1 - Materials used by weight or volume
    • EN2 - Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials
    • EN3 - Direct energy consumption by primary energy source
    • EN4 - Indirect energy consumption by primary source
    • EN8 - Total water withdrawal by source
    • EN10 - Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused
    • EN16 - Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
    • EN17 - Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
    • EN22 - Total weight of waste by type and disposal method
• Build on the characteristics of ecosystems in the development and nurturing of a healthy and sustainable City
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC14 - A variety of housing types are available
    • PC15 - Proportion of people who feel safe in their community
    • PC16 - Percentage of population undertaking adequate physical activity
    • PC17 - Level of usage of community facilities
    • PC18 - Proportion of residents participating in sporting and recreational activities
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EC2 - Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation's activities due to climate change
    • LA6 - Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management - worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs
    • LA7 - Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region
    • LA9 - Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions
• Recognise and build on the distinctive characteristics of the City, including its human and cultural values, history and natural systems
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC19 - Proportion of residents who value the natural setting of the River/escarpments, the City's rural landscapes, local bushland and creeks, and the City's built heritage
    • PC20 - Proportion of residents participating in cultural activities and events
    • PC21 - Proportion of residents who feel a sense of community in the City and their local neighbourhood
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • HR4 - Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken
    • HR9 - Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken
    • LA1 - Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region
    • LA2 - Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region
    • LA3 - Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations
    • LA14 - Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category
• Empower people and foster participation
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC22 - Proportion of people who are satisfied that they have opportunities to participate in planning for the City's future
    • PC23 - Proportion of residents who are active in community organisations
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • HR3 - Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained
    • LA10 - Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category
    • LA11 - Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings
    • LA12 - Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews
    • LA13 - Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity
• Expand and enable cooperative networks to work towards a common, sustainable future
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC24 - Community networks are visible, accessible and expanding
    • PC25 - Proportion of residents attending educational facilities
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EC4 - Significant financial assistance received from government
    • HR1 - Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening
    • SO6 - Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country
• Promote sustainable production and consumption, through appropriate use of environmentally sound technologies and effective demand management
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC26 - Proportion of households and businesses who are more sustainable, including using recycled water, green power, and recycling waste
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EN5 - Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements
    • EN7 - Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved
    • EN18 - Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved
    • EN26 - Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation
• Enable continual improvement, based on accountability, transparency and good governance
  • City Indicators
    • City Indicators
    • PC27 - Proportion of the City's businesses and organisation that have committed to ethical practices
  • Council Indicators
    • Council Indicators
    • EC1 - Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments
    • EN28 - Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
    • PR2 - Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes
    • PR5 - Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction
    • PR6 - Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship
    • PR8 - Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data.
    • PR9 - Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services
  • Council Indicators
    Continued
    • Council Indicators
    • SO2 - Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption
    • SO3 - Percentage of employees trained in organisation's anti-corruption policies and procedures
    • SO4 - Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption
    • SO5 - Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying
    • SO7 - Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes
    • SO8 - Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations

Report Card

Principle 2: Achieve long-term economic and social security

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC1	Proportion of residents who are satisfied with their level of access to services, information and facilities
PC2	Proportion of dwellings that are within walking distance of services and facilities
PC3	A variety of local jobs and business opportunities are available
PC4	Proportion of households experiencing housing stress
PC5	Local residents work locally
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
LA4	Percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements
LA5	Minimum notice period(s) regarding operational changes, including whether it is specified in collective agreements
LA8	LA8 - Education, training, counselling, prevention, and risk-control programs in place to assist workforce members, their families, or community members regarding serious diseases

Principle 3: Recognise the intrinsic value of biodiversity and natural ecosystems, and protect and restore them

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC6	The river and creeks are healthy
PC7	Proportion of residents who are satisfied that the river and creeks are healthy
PC8	Number of days per annum with high, medium and low pollution levels
PC9	Conservation of viable biodiversity-rich habitat lands that form part of the City's 'green web'
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
EN11	Location and size of land owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas
EN13	Habitats protected or restored
EN14	Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity
EN15	Number of IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk
EN23	Total number and volume of significant spills.

Principle 4: Enable communities to minimise their ecological footprint

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC10	Reduction in the size of the City's ecological footprint
PC11	Increased use of public transport
PC12	Water and energy consumption per person
PC13	Percentage of domestic waste diverted from landfill
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
EN1	Materials used by weight or volume
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are recycled input materials
EN3	Direct energy consumption by primary energy source
EN4	Indirect energy consumption by primary source
EN8	Total water withdrawal by source
EN10	Percentage and total volume of water recycled and reused
EN16	Total direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
EN17	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions by weight
EN22	Total weight of waste by type and disposal method

Principle 5: Build on the characteristics of ecosystems in the development and nurturing of a healthy and sustainable City

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC14	A variety of housing types are available
PC15	Proportion of people who feel safe in their community
PC16	Percentage of population undertaking adequate physical activity
PC17	Level of usage of community facilities
PC18	Proportion of residents participating in sporting and recreational activities
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
EC2	Financial implications and other risks and opportunities for the organisation's activities due to climate change
LA6	Percentage of total workforce represented in formal joint management - worker health and safety committees that help monitor and advise on occupational health and safety programs
LA7	Rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost days, and absenteeism, and number of work-related fatalities by region
LA9	Health and safety topics covered in formal agreements with trade unions

Principle 6: Recognise and build on the distinctive characteristics of the City, including its human and cultural values, history and natural systems

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC19	Proportion of residents who value the natural setting of the River/escarpments, the City's rural landscapes, local bushland and creeks, and the City's built heritage
PC20	Proportion of residents participating in cultural activities and events
PC21	Proportion of residents who feel a sense of community in the City and their local neighbourhood
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
LA1	Total workforce by employment type, employment contract, and region
LA2	Total number and rate of employee turnover by age group, gender, and region
LA3	Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees, by major operations
LA14	Ratio of basic salary of men to women by employee category
HR4	Total number of incidents of discrimination and actions taken
HR9	Total number of incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous people and actions taken

Principle 7: Empower people and foster participation

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC22	Proportion of people who are satisfied that they have opportunities to participate in planning for the City's future
PC23	Proportion of residents who are active in community organisations
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
LA10	Average hours of training per year per employee by employee category
LA11	Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings
LA12	Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews
LA13	Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity
HR3	Total hours of employee training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained

Principle 8: Expand and enable cooperative networks to work towards a common, sustainable future

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC24	Community networks are visible, accessible and expanding
PC25	Proportion of residents attending educational facilities
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
EC4	Significant financial assistance received from government
HR1	Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements that include human rights clauses or that have undergone human rights screening
SO6	Total value of financial and in-kind contributions to political parties, politicians, and related institutions by country

Principle 9: Promote sustainable production and consumption, through appropriate use of environmentally sound technologies and effective demand management.

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC26	Proportion of households and businesses who are more sustainable, including using recycled water, green power, and recycling waste
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
EN5	Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements
EN7	Initiatives to reduce indirect energy consumption and reductions achieved
EN18	Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reductions achieved
EN26	Initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts of products and services, and extent of impact mitigation

Principle 10: Enable continual improvement, based on accountability, transparency and good governance

City Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
PC27	Proportion of the City's businesses and organisation that have committed to ethical practices
Council Indicators
Indicator		State 2006-2007	State 2007-2008
EC1	Direct economic value generated and distributed, including revenues, operating costs, employee compensation, donations and other community investments, retained earnings, and payments to capital providers and governments
EN28	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations
SO2	Percentage and total number of business units analysed for risks related to corruption
SO3	Percentage of employees trained in organisation's anti-corruption policies and procedures
SO4	Actions taken in response to incidents of corruption
SO5	Public policy positions and participation in public policy development and lobbying
SO7	Total number of legal actions for anti-competitive behaviour, anti-trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes
SO8	Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non-monetary sanctions for non-compliance with laws and regulations
PR2	Total number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services during their life cycle, by type of outcomes
PR5	Practices related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction
PR6	Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary codes related to marketing communications, including advertising, promotion, and sponsorship
PR8	Total number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data
PR9	Monetary value of significant fines for non-compliance with laws and regulations concerning the provision and use of products and services