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A New Pittsburgh for Sustainable Pittsburgh. Presented By: Hesselbein Global Academy Consulting. Introduction. Goal: To retain talented young professionals in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County How? Through ‘Sustainable Pittsburgh’ Sustainability is achieving the balance between: Economic
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A New Pittsburgh for Sustainable Pittsburgh Presented By: Hesselbein Global Academy Consulting
Introduction • Goal: To retain talented young professionals in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County • How? Through ‘Sustainable Pittsburgh’ • Sustainability is achieving the balance between: • Economic • Social Equity • Environmental • Corporate Social Responsibility
Economic • Tax Incentives • Commercial • Increase Relocating Companies to Economic Enterprise Zones • Residential • On Site Gyms and Urgent Care Center • Job Security and Advancement
Economic • Increase Venture Capitalism • Innovation Works • Carnegie Mellon University • University of Pittsburgh • To create “Green Shoot” Companies
Economics • Encourage/ Facilitate Green Credits to companies that focus on clean tech such as: • Plextronix • Traco • BPL Global • Consol Energy • Westinghouse • Establish Pittsburgh Area as a center of excellence for Clean Tech, as well as, Health Care and Finance
Social Equity • Transportation • Water Taxi • Bike Taxi • Accessibility • Safety • Blue Lights • Camera’s • Bike Police
Cultural Environment • Night Life • How to keep you here after 5pm • PITT ARTS • Young Professional Organizations • Developing “Up Town” • Now • New
CSR and the Environment • Help Employees Go Green • Green Credits • Housing • Transportation • Food
CSR and the Community • Investment in Public Education in order to improve the outcome • Foster and encourage volunteerism • Accelerate Collaboration between Corporations, Universities and Foundations