Sustainable Region Initiative

The Sustainable Region Initiative (SRI) provides a framework, vision, and action plan for Metro Vancouver based on the concept of sustainability that promotes economic prosperity, community well being, and environmental integrity. The SRI is a management philosophy and conceptual framework aimed at determining how plans and strategies will be developed, adopted, implemented and evaluated. The SRI is a comprehensive approach based on sustainable development, which is defined as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs".