SPN Meeting Waikato Regional Council, 6 July 2011

MARCO Update

Outline

1. Feedback - MARCO Survey April 2011

2. MARCO Work Programme 2011/12

3. New indicator initiatives

MARCO Feedback – email Survey April 2011

1. What services / products have you used?– Perception Survey 77%– Website 73%– Indicators 59%– Meetings 55%– Data Analysis Report 32%– Report Cards 9%

2. Satisfaction with quality of services / products– Rating 3.7 (5 max); 76% satisfied / very satisfied

3. Value in continuing MARCO?– 95.5% yes (21 of 22)

MARCO Feedback – #2

4. Services / products to include in 2011/12 WP– Annual update of indicators 73%– Explore new indicators (e.g. GPI) 68%– Arrange meetings / seminars 64%– Review of current indicators 64%– Report cards 36%– Data Analysis Report 32%– [Perception Survey 46%] – 2012/13

Proposed Work Programme 2011/12

1. Updating MARCO Indicators

• Compiling latest data, complete spreadsheet – by April 2012 • Update website • Produce 2012 Data Analysis Report – by June 2012

3. Enhancing MARCO website

WDHB indicators linked - by Oct 2011 Interactive tools for data discovery, exploration and reporting

4. MARCO Indicator Review

List all indicators used by Waikato TAs, WRC, selected others Identify and prioritise needs – by May 2012

Proposed Work Programme 2011/12

- #2

5. Communications

• Regular progress reports – SPN meetings • Updating and maintaining MARCO webpages - ongoing• MARCO meetings and working group(s):

– e.g. indicator inventory & review

6. New Indicator Developments

Maintain overview of national & international work - ongoing Explore usefulness of sustainability indicators, e.g. GPI

Measuring Sustainability -A paradigm shift needed

A global movement:

To change our paradigm of ‘progress’ from:

o ‘increasing economic production’ (GDP) to

‘increasing equitable and sustainable wellbeing’

How to measure?

Waikato GPI FrameworkWaikato GPI Framework www.choosingfutures.co.nz/Publications www.choosingfutures.co.nz/Publications

Unemployment

OverworkDefensive Health Expenditure

Crime

Underemployment Commuting

GPI

PersonalConsumption

(Adj. by Inc. Distrib.)

Public Consumption (Non-defensive)

Household and Community Work

Benefits Costs

Services of Public Capital

Loss of SoilsLoss of Wetlands

Noise Pollution

Loss /Damage to Terrestrial Ecosystems

Loss of Air Quality

Land Degradation Climate Change

Loss of Water QualityLoss of

Non-Renewable Resources

Ozone Depletion

Socio-economic

Environmental

Measuring Progress

Stats NZ Report on Progress Towards SDwww.stats.govt.nz/reports/sustainable-development.aspx15 topics / 85 indicators (16 Key Indicators)

NZ Treasury Report:

Higher Living Standards

www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/research-policy/tp/higherlivingstandards

“… goes beyond the narrow material definition – often proxied by GDP – to incorporate a broad range of material and non-material factors such as education, health and environmental qualiity”.

OECD – Better Life Index www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/

Thank you