One Planet Living accolade for Middlesbrough Council

02.11.2011

Yesterday Middlesbrough became the world’s second official One Planet Region working to combat climate change and make the world a greener and healthier place for all. BioRegional has endorsed the council as it has fully adopted the sustainability principles of One Planet Living into the way it plans and delivers its services.

Middlesbrough’s new status was formally conferred by BioRegional’s co-founder Pooran Desai at a meeting of the Council’s Executive yesterday.

Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon said: “Middlesbrough has wholeheartedly embraced the principles of One Planet Living and they inform how we plan and deliver our services.

“By making gradual changes to the way we do things and the way the people of Middlesbrough eat, travel and dispose of their waste, we are turning the town into a more sustainable community – which simply means living a quality life within the resources the planet can provide.

“The designation of Middlesbrough as a One Planet Living town is recognition of the invaluable work that continues here as we strive to create a sustainable future.

“We all have our part to play - individuals, families, employers and organisations, and never more so than in the challenging economic times we currently face.”

Pooran Desai said: “One Planet Living is about being smarter with how we use natural resources and crucially that can save us all money. It is also about creating the green jobs that we need to build sustainable, happy, healthy communities. Middlesbrough Council is already saving thousands of pounds from saving energy and water".

"We are excited to be working with Middlesbrough and look forward to sharing more ideas from our international network. We invite other councils will follow Middlesbrough’s lead.”