1. Small Islands, big thrills Waar kleine eilanden groot in zijn Statia Sustainable Conference 25 septembre 2012 Paul Paree, City of Breda

2. Sustainable Breda Breda-standard: high ambition and performance Sustainability vision Breda: healthy, clean, safe, quiet, affordable Policy making interactive with stakeholders Sustainability platform and Energy Council Stakeholders work together: 1+1=3 (project developers, constructing firms, technical installers, banks, marketing advisors, knowledge institutes, local government, energycompany, civilians)

3. Sustainable Breda Stakeholder working together: -Mutual goals -Program+Action plan -Gains for every particant Support frontrunners Frontrunners: -pilot-projects with higher ambition -show which ambition is reasonably possible -spread the word to collegaes+sharing knowledge Together set the higher ambition of Breda

4. Mechanism Mutual gain and interdependency Different actors, interests and objectives Level playing field Same actors Competition ‘forces level playing field upwards’ Outcome market: Sustainable performance Frontrunner Slow mover Set ambition on playing field competition

5. Why environmental ambition? Saving natural resources, economical value (water, soil, air,waste) Saving costs: less + recycled waste, lower energy- and waterbill Independency: of other (is)lands, of rising fuel prices More healthy (water, soil, air, safety) Long term thinking: for our children, flexibility, climate-adaptation Public relations: green island/hotel, visitors, international image New jobs: recycling waste, selling knowledge, better financing

6. Why an environmental program? Wet VROM-BES: obligation Organize stakeholders working together (local governement and local stakeholder and national stakeholders) Environmental policy I&M, ELI, OCW Make program and priorities long term (5 years) Decide what to do first year, within possibilities Interest investers (long term thinking, certainty)

7. Goals sustainable program Sustainable businesses Sustainanble mobility Sustainable buildings Sustainable energyproduction Sustainable government

8. Themes environmental program Water + soil Waste Businesses External safety and hazardous substances Environmental effect survey and spatial planning Energy Air, light, noise

9. Theme water + soil Drinkingwater Watermanagement, erosion, sedimentation Soil-and waterquality Mineral exctraction and -use Climatechange

10. Waste Waste of household and businesses Recycling/re-use Collecting-structure and recycling centre Landfill and final processing Export hazardous waste Biomedic waste etc.

11. Businesses Standard rules for businesses and activities Environmental permits

12. External safety and hazerdous substances Asbestos Halogenated chlorofluorocarbons Biocides/pcb’s Fireworks Transport hazerdous substances

13. Environmental effect survey and spatial planning Environmental effect survey Spatial planning

14. Energy Energysaving Sustainable energy Buildings Households Businesses Trafic

15. Other themes Air Light Noise

16. How to realize program + projects Support frontrunners/good initiatives Organize stakeholders working together Organize sharing knowledge, show possiblities Sustainability platform Communication about new rules, step by step Environmental education Maintain rules International image, long term thinking, better financing projects Gain for every participant

17. Process environmental plan Concept-environmental plan: Discussed with locals government, stakeholders and some businesses Comments collecting and new concept Townhallmeeting: discuss with all business and general public Environmental program 2013-2017 All people of Statia participating