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November 18, 2009
10:00 – 11:00 AM Paci
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Presented by:
Green Equity Toolkit Webinar Overview
Toolkit Context & Overview
Terry Keleher, ARC
tkeleher@arc.org
Equity Strategies
Yvonne Liu, ARC
yliu@arc.org
Case Study 
Elsa Barboza, SCOPE
ebarboza@scopela.org
Questions & Answers
via chat.
 An expanded and equitable green economy can:
• positively transform all our communities,
• sustain our whole environment, and
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lift the quality of all our lives.
But only if race, gender and economic equity areexplicit goals of green development.
The Huge Potential of Green Jobs
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 American Recovery & Reinvestment Act: $200 billion forprogram areas that generate green jobs.
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$5 billion invested in energy ef
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ciency and renewable energycould create 5 million jobs.
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Public spending on green initiatives can create 20% more jobs than traditional economic stimulus.
 
Green Gone Gray 
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Race & Gender Inequities:
White men dominate jobs in all green sectors and sectors most jobcreation is expected. (White men: 80.7% of energy jobs. Women: only 1.5% of energy ef
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ciency jobs.)
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Low-quality jobs:
“green” jobs can be low payingand no more likely to be unionized or have safeworking conditions. (Green manufacturing jobs pay60% less than auto sector.)
Framing Green Jobs
 Expansively 
• Green applies to the
 natural 
and
 built 
 environment. It includes people and communities.
• Ecosystems are all-inclusive and interconnected. Any part left behind affects the whole.
• The concept of “green” is holistic and humane.“
Eco
-friendly is
 people
-friendly.”
Framing Green Jobs
 Equitably 
• Green development must strive toevenly distribute opportunities,bene
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ts and safeguards.
• Disadvantaged communities shouldbe
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rst in line to reap the bene
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ts ofthe green economy.
Green Jobs De
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Green-Collar Jobs are “well-paid, career track jobs that contribute directly to preserving orenhancing environmental quality.
--Green For All
 
Equity Principles
1.
Equal Opportunity & Fair Treatment
2.
Excellence & Ef
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cacy
3.
Health & Wellness
4.
Human Rights and Workers’ Rights
5.
Sustainability & Security
6.
Transparency & Accountability
Equity Outcomes
1.
Transparent and participatory planning
2.
Equitable distribution of high quality jobs
3.
Expanded employee-sponsored bene
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ts
4.
Elimination of employment barriers and bias
8.
Race and gender parity goals in contracting
9.
Green entrepreneurship opportunities
7.
Healthy and safe workplaces
8.
Local hiring and contracting
9.
Expanded workforce development
Success Indicators: Examples
Number and percentage of women and people of color…
• employed in high-quality new green jobs; compared to theirpercentage in local area
• holding senior/supervisory level positions
• hired locally and owning local businesses awardedcontracts
Suggestions for Using Toolkit
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Create a broad-based community alliance.
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 Ask public of
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cials to adopt equity principles,participatory process, full data collection.
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Support proposals with explicit gender and race equityoutcomes, using equity strategies.
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 Actively monitor and evaluate programs, usingsuggested indicators and data sources.
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