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Localization & Sustainability

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A Sustainable City:Bellingham, Washington

• Think Local First

• Green Power

• Local Food

A Movement for Local Living Economies

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Two Meanings of Local

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Why Sustainability Requires Local

• Accountability

• Political Power

• Lower Carbon Footprint

• Global Models

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Why Sustainability Requires Local

• Accountability

• Political Power

• Lower Carbon Footprint

• Global Models

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Why Sustainability Requires Local

• Accountability

• Political Power

• Lower Carbon Footprint

• Global Models

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Why Sustainability Requires Local

• Accountability

• Political Power

• Lower Carbon Footprint

• Global Models

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A New Definition of Sustainability

The ability of a community to provide for its own needs, present and future, without compromising the ability of other communities to provide for their needs, present and future.

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Plus…Local Is Key to Prosperity

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Three Rules for Local Prosperity

(1) Maximize local ownership of business.

(2) Maximize local self-reliance.

(3) Spread models of triple-bottom line success.

Rule #1:Maximize Local Ownership

Impact of $100 Spending (Austin)

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Borders BookPeople

The Jobs Verdict

Study $ Circulated Locally:Local vs. Nonlocal Ownership

Austin (2002) 3.5

Maine (2003) 5.0

Chicago (2004) 1.6

Toledo (2004) 4.0

Iowa (2006) 1.6 (Jobs)

San Francisco (2007) 1.4-1.7

Phoenix (2007) 2.9

Grand Rapids (2008) 1.6

New Orleans (2009) 2.0

AVERAGE 2.6

Harvard Business Review July-August 2010

Rule #2:Maximize Local Self-Reliance

'Dead-end' Austrian town blossoms with green energy

Hardwick, Vermont

Rule #3:Spread Triple-Bottom-Line Business

Six Practical Steps

Planning Plug the leaks.

People Support local entrepreneurs.

Partners Compete through collaboration.

Purse Harness pensions locally.

Purchasing Spearhead “Local First” campaigns.

Policymaking Remove biases against local business.

(1) Planning: Plug the Leaks

Cleveland, Ohio

25% Shift Re-employs 27,000

9,998

5,091

4,081

8,493

Jobs

Farmers RetailersProcessorsOther

Direct BenefitsEach year…

…$868 million in wages

…$4.2 billion output

…$126 million of state and local tax

…$127 million lower unemployment

Indirect Benefits

• Tourism

• Business Magnet

• Entrepreneurship

• Unemployment Costs

($127 million)

• Fiscal Health

Other Benefits

• Environmental

• Public Health

• Global Image

Other Benefits

• Environmental

• Public Health

• Global Image

Other Benefits

• Environmental

• Public Health

• Global Image

(2) People: Support Local Entrepreneurs

• Education & Training

• Mentorships

• Incubators

(3) Partners: Spread Small-Business Groups

• Business Alliances

• Sectoral Networks

• Global Collaboration

(e.g., ICLEI)

(4) Purse: Invest Local

• Microloans

• Credit Unions

• Cooperatives

• Local Stock Markets

(5) Purchasing: Buy Local

• Labels

• Guidebooks

• Discount Cards

• Purchasing Networks

(6) Public Policy: Remove Anti-Local Biases

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Largest 46 Economic Development Programs in 15 U.S. States

(Sorted by % Funds Going to Local Business)

Choose Wisely

Patrick Henry: (with minor edits)

“Why stand we here idle? Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains…? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me community or give me death!"

For More Information:

Michael Shuman

202-669-1220

shuman@igc.org

www.small-mart.org

www.livingeconomies.org