The Publication of Thriving Glasgow Portrait

That the Parliament welcomes the publication of the Thriving Glasgow Portrait, which, it understands, was developed by the University of Glasgow and Glasgow City Council as part of Glasgow’s role in the C40 Thriving Cities Initiative, launched during the 2021 UN COP26, which was held in Glasgow; believes that creating a sustainable city and achieving net zero emissions by 2030 must meet the needs of all Glasgow residents, while respecting the planet’s ecological limits; notes that, according to the report, every institution and business in Glasgow should view the portrait and its 44 definitions as their own and use them as a guiding compass for their decisions about sustainability; understands that the portrait has been formally adopted by Glasgow City Council and will inform future policies, plans and strategies in the years to come; commends the Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation (GALLANT) project, led by the University of Glasgow, for its leadership of the project, and believes that the contributions by policymakers, businesses, charities, researchers and local people from across the city have been invaluable to defining what a "thriving" future for Glasgow could look like.