Tamarack Institute Webinar: Integrating the SDGs into Your Municipality (2022)
Title: Integrating the SDGs into Your Municipality Organizer: The Tamarack Institute Date: October 25, 2022 In the midst of COVID recovery, many city leaders are looking to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to mainstream the principles of equity and sustainability into decision-making, while also laying foundations for the transformations called for in “building back better.” This webinar recording features a conversation about efforts underway in Winnipeg, Sault Ste. Marie and Halton Region to integrate the SDGs into local government strategic planning. Speakers: • Hillary Rosentreter, International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Tracking Progress team (https://www.iisd.org/) • Emily Cormier, City of Sault Ste. Marie (https://saultstemarie.ca/) • Laura Rempel, City of Winnipeg (https://www.winnipeg.ca/ppd/) • Lisa Kohler, Halton Region (https://www.halton.ca/The-Region/Abou...) • Laura Schnurr, Tamarack Institute Have questions? Contact Laura Schnurr ([email protected]) Learn about upcoming webinars at https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/even... Overview of webinar: 0:00 Introduction and land acknowledgement 2:38 Introduction of speakers 3:27 Question 1: Share a little bit about the SDGs within your community, such as when you first became aware of them and how the framework has been incorporated into your government (Laura Rempel, Emily Cormier, Lisa Kohler) 12:15 Question 2: What do you think is the value of the SDGs in your work, and how can they advance your work further? (Laura Rempel, Emily Cormier, Lisa Kohler) 17:18 Question 3: How did you keep by being overwhelmed with the ambitiousness of the SDG framework to be able to work with them? (Emily Cormier, Lisa Kohler, Laura Rempel) 23:24 Question 4: How would you recommend that people wanting to learn more about sharing the message of the SDGs go about that, from one department to another? (Lisa Kohler, Emily Cormier, Laura Rempel) 29:53 Question 5: What does reporting look like in your community and what is the value of reporting on the SDGs? (Lisa Kohler, Laura Rempel, Emily Cormier, Hillary Rosentreter) 39:32 Question 6: Can you go over what you’re hoping to do with the SDGs in the next few years? (Laura Rempel, Emily Cormier, Lisa Kohler) 43:20 Question 7: What lessons or advice would you have for other governments looking to start out with the SDGs? (Lisa Kohler, Laura Rempel, Emily Cormier) 46:32 Question from a participant: With the transition of government there’s always a learning curve with new elected officials. How important is it to get council on board or to have a basic understanding of the SDGs, or should we focus on city staff? (Lisa Kohler) 49:01 Question from a participant: Have you considered the Canadian Indicators Framework as a way to localize the SDGs in your communities? Do you see value in it? Would you engage with the SDG unit at Employment and Social Development Canada to make it better? (Laura Rempel, Emily Cormier) 52:59 Question from a participant: Other than integrating the SDGs into planning and strategic direction documents, can you give us a couple examples of the municipal/regional role in SDG implementation/manifestation (for example, towards social equity goals)? (Emily Cormier, Laura Rempel 55:23 Concluding remarks
