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About Orbis
» Orbis presentation
» Yes, We Can Parana! Case Ponta Grossa - It’s autumn and the cities start to get grayer
» Cases - Practice: Riparian Forest Recomposition Program / Practice: RETURNABLE RAFFIA BAGS
» Initiatives conducted by the Chairman of the FIEP system
» Curriculum Dr. Rodrigo Costa da Rocha Loures, President of Federation of Industries System of the State of Parana - Brazil
» Yes, We Can Parana & Orbis, monitoring MDG’S indicators

» Vision

To be recognized as an organization committed to sustainable development.

» Mission

To contribute to the sustainable development of the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba, along with social, public and private actors, organizing and monitoring a system of sustainability indicators; carrying out studies, analyses and knowledge; supporting discussion and decision-making processes on the course the Region should take.

» Strategic Goals

To articulate the constitution of a network of partners committed to the sustainable development of the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba and to become part of the national and international networks.
To promote the culture of sustainable development through the dissemination of concepts, studies, information; foster reflection, debates and analyses; presenting projects, alternatives and successful practices.
To define and implement a system of sustainable development indicators for the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba.
To facilitate the articulation of opportunities and needs by getting primary, secondary and tertiary sectors involved, in a way that enhances social responsibility actions by organizations, thereby fostering sustainable development.
To research, produce and make methodologies and tools available that facilitate information gathering and interpretation, in order to make it a fundamental ingredient in understanding reality and for the decision-making process.

» Main Products
SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK, composed of national and international public, private and community institutions and NGOs from all sectors. SYSTEM OF INDICATORS to monitor the sustainable development in the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba. KNOWLEDGE in sustainable development. METHODOLOGIES AND TOOLS to promote sustainable development. ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY FORUM. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT of the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba.
» Current Situation
Swift population growth, coupled with the global trend of urbanization have led to social and economic consequences which greatly contribute to deplete the environment to its limit and to increase poverty rates. Until 1950, 20.3% of the population was concentrated in the cities; by 1995, it was 45,5%. The assessment by Brazilian bureaus which deal with urban issues is that by 2010, 80% of the country's population will reside in cities. This situation creates a concentration of needs for collective consumption that cannot be met by the public sector without much difficulty, and is further worsened by the urban fringe area phenomenon, due the search for cheaper land that is found far from the urban center and the services and resources it offers. Lacking in services, the urban fringe areas grow out of control and seek a supply to their deficiencies in the center city, placing an extra burden on it. If the transformations in the urban space demand study and monitoring so they can be better understood and guide the planned, sustainable development, arising from clever public policies with support from the people and with reliable information, Orbis is willing to contribute to this process.

GOAL 1: To articulate the constitution of a network of partners committed to the sustainable development of the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba and to become part of the national and international networks..
AIM
1.1 Put together a NETWORK OF PARTNERS.
1.2 Carry out the Program CITIES HOLDING HANDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY.
1.3 Establish a partnership with national and international networks and other institutions that work toward sustainable development.

GOAL 2: To promote the culture of sustainable development through the dissemination of concepts, studies, information; foster reflection, debates and analyses; presenting projects, alternatives and successful practices.
AIM
2.1 Hold the SUSTAINABILITY FORUM every year.
2.2 Carry out debate, awareness and capacity-building actions with different audiences (professionals, students, public managers, community leaders, technicians and others).
2.3 Maintain an information dissemination program.

GOAL 3: To define and implement a system of sustainable development indicators for the Metropolitan Area of Curitiba.
TARGETS
3.1 Get acquainted with relevant methodologies used by other localities.
3.2 Formalize a cooperation agreement with universities to develop a system of sustainability indicators.
3.3 Implement the System of Indicators for the Metropolitan Area.
3.4 Define an Action Plan focused on the MA's sustainability, based on the system of indicators information.

GOAL 4: To facilitate the articulation of opportunities and needs by getting primary, secondary and tertiary sectors involved, in a way that enhances social responsibility actions by organizations thereby fostering sustainable development.
TARGETS
4.1 Map promotion, protection, and welfare agents, both public and private “PARTNER BANK”
4.2 Map communities to be served “BENEFICIARY BANK”
4.3 Provide technical support to social responsibility projects developed by the FIEP System. “6 SOCIAL SIGMA”

GOAL 5: To research, produce and make methodologies and tools available that facilitate information gathering and interpretation, in order to make it a fundamental ingredient in understanding reality and for the decision-making process.
TARGETS
5.1 Identify available knowledge on the theme with institutions that carry out research and planning.
5.2 Maintain an information management system.
5.3 Identify, elaborate and make available methodologies which facilitate the construction and monitoring of sustainable development.