Development and Sustainability Agenda for Aaland and the Baerkraft Network

Slide 1:Development and Sustainability Agenda for Åland andthe Bärkraft NetworkBSPCMay 9th 2022Slide 2:Milestone 2014Ålands lagting (the Åland parliament) and the Government of Åland chose to adopt a common pursuit of total sustainable development in Åland no later than 2051.In accordance with a science-based and internationally recognized definition of sustainable development; four sustainability principles.Slide 3:The 4 Sustainability PrinciplesIn a sustainable society, nature is not subject to systematically increasing......concentrations of substances extracted from the Earth’s crust (fossil fuels, metals and minerals)...concentrations of substances produced by society (synthetic substances, chemicals that contain persistent substances)...degradation by physical means (over-exploitation of natural resources, including water, forests, fish-stocks or farmland)And, in that society, people are not subject to structures that systematically undermine their capacity to meet their needs, including health, influence, skills development, impartiality and creation of meaning.Slide 5:2015 – Mission impossible?A grassroot-driven partnership in a Network PlatformThe Bärkraft Network was founded early 2016.Slide 7:To be reached by 2030Slide 8:7 IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAPS - one for each Strategic Development GoalSlide 9:System Perspective – Status Reports and KPI ́sAnnual or biannual Status Report contributes to a structured overview and identifies progress, challenges and critical success factors with the aim to provide decision support for all of society ́s actors.Includes KPI ́s for the seven Strategic Development Goals.Slide 10:A team-builder that gathers the energy of the public sector and, in the long term, of all Åland society. Responsible for acting proactively as a catalyst and coordinator for the realization of the Vision and the Strategic Development Goals.Role of the Government of Åland: EnablerSlide 11:Permanent Members: the Speaker of the Parliament, the Head of Government and the Secretary General of the Administration.Business and Civil Society have three seats respectively.Arts & culture, farmers, municipalities and education have one seat each.The Development and Sustainability CouncilThe council consists of leaders from various sectors and is responsible for the network’s vitality and long-term existence.Slide 12:Winner - European Sustainability Award 2019Slide 13:Significant awareness and understanding13Urval: alla 16-74 år, 474 respondenterFråga: Har du hört talas om visionen för Åland "Alla kan blomstra i ett bärkraftigt samhälle på fredens öar"? och Har du hört talas om Utvecklings- och Hållbarhetsagendan för Åland?The Vision OR the AgendaThe Vision