Uses its position as a city leader to educate and influence the wider Hamilton community to embrace sustainability.

Sustainability principle 1

Key facts

Hamilton City Council committed to embed 11 sustainability

principles in July 2016

Sustainability principle 3

Sustainability principle 2

Includes environmental, economic, social and cultural considerations in its

decision-making criteria.

Sustainability principle 6

Works to improve the resource efficiency and health of homes, businesses and Infrastructure in our city.

Sustainability principle 7Supports the use of renewable energy and uptake of electric vehicles.

Anticipates and acts to prevent or mitigate environmental degradation where there are threats of serious or

irreversible damage.

Sustainability principle 8Ensures it understands,

prepares for and responds to

the impacts of climate change.

Sustainability principle 11

Is an integral part of regional efforts to restore and protect biodiversity in Hamilton City.

Sustainability principle 9Is an integral part of

regional efforts to restore and protect

the quality of waterways.

Sustainability principle 10Works with its communities

to minimise the production of waste and maximise

opportunities to recycle.

Sustainability principle 4Works with central government to

deliver on national greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and supports resilience to climate change in our communities.

Sustainability principle 5Promotes walking,

cycling, public transport and other

low carbon transport options.

As part of our current 10-year plan, we have made a significant investment in walking and cycling infra-

structure, including $52M of biking plan projects and a doubling of the footpath

maintenance and repair budget.

We replacedHamilton’s

streetlights with new energy efficient LED

lights (resulting in a 50% reduction in energy

usage compared with standard street lights).

We are developing and

extending Waiwhakareke

Natural Heritage Park.

$52M

Key facts

Climate change

Energy Transport

Land use Biodiversity

Water Waste

Reduce emissions from burning fossil fuels in line with New Zealand’s target for the Paris Agreement.Prepare Hamilton for the impact of climate change and develop increased resilience to extreme weather events.

Increase afforestation to develop carbon sinks.

More efficient use of energy through well planned subdivisions and buildings.

Promote building design that minimises energy use.Replacing energy from fossil fuels with energy from

renewable sources.

Address carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.

Greater focus on alternative transport options.Minimise adverse impacts of transport activities on

the environment.

Focus on densification strategies that supports and encourages minimising distances for infrastruture.

Focus on the protection and restoration of Hamilton’s native biodiversity.

Management of Hamilton’s rivers, streams, wetlands, gullies and other water

resources to protect water quality against the impact of pollution.

Focus on reducing waste, promoting recycling and reducing leachates, heavy metals and

emission of greenhouse gases.

7 sustainability themesThe sustainability principles undertaken by Hamilton City Council are also

associated to one of the seven sustainability themes shown below.

We've got a keen focus on gully

restoration and plantings. In

2018/19 over 38,800 native plants

were planted by nearly 4000 volunteers

We're introducing a new kerbside

rubbish and recycling service in

2020, which aims to significantly reduce the amount of waste

sent to landfill.

2019 sees a one-year trial of free

scheduled buses for 18’s and under, within

the Hamilton City Network on weekends

and public holidays.

We have 10 worm farms on Council premises

converting organic waste.

55% of the energy we use as

Council comes from renewable

sources

We've introduced beehives to help

pollinate crops and mitigate against the

effects of colony collapse disorder.

We're introducing e-scooters and the LOOP car share scheme, giving

Hamiltonians more sustainable choice

on our roads.

SmartHamilton

We're innovating and collaborating with

others to strengthen our social, economic, cultural and natural

assets.

Hamilton Gardens is on a mission to be

carbon neutral by 2030.