Values

(an extract from the Terms of Engagement)

• Term 1: Sustainability
A demonstrated commitment to carry out a project of a nature and in a manner that is intended to contribute to the long-term economic, environmental and social, well-being of the city.

• Term 2: Resilience
A capacity either to respond adequately to problems associated with rapid political, social, economic or environmental change or to learn from problematic prior responses.

• Term 3 : Leadership
The skills and initiative required to embrace and facilitate long term change by involving people from different sectors and communities over time.

• Term 4 : Commitment
A publicly enunciated commitment to deliver the projected outcomes in a meaningful and timely way and to follow through on the project within the specified project timeframe.

• Term 5: Governance
A recognition that inter-sectoral collaboration, as well as informal governance processes (that reach the city’s citizens), are central to making positive change.

• Term 6: Diversity
An awareness and respect for the need to work effectively across different sectors, classes, and political-cultural backgrounds, respecting and harnessing differences of religion, ethnicity, and ideology.

• Term 7: Adaptability
An openness and flexibility to work across sectors in different environments to gain outcomes and share learnings.