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How sustainable
is Pickering?
In order to ensure
that our community has a bright future, providing benefits over
the long term, the City of Pickering is establishing
benchmarking standards for sustainability in Pickering. Working
with the residents, businesses and community groups,
Benchmarking Sustainability is establishing where we want to be,
deciding how we're going to get there and measuring our progress
along the way.
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Definitions
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Benchmark:
A standard by which something can be
objectively measured or judged.
Benchmarking:
An active process that sets standards
for a particular activity or goal, identifies targets or
interim steps required to meet the standards, and
selects specific indicators or measures of progress
along the way.
Often used in business, a company will use
benchmarking to measure their performance against the
highest standards that are achievable. This enables the
company to develop plans for how to improve, how to
achieve a higher goal. Most progressive companies treat
it as a continuous process in which they evaluate their
performance on a regular basis, e.g., annually.
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