THE OECD CHAMPION MAYORS FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH INITIATIVE

INCLUSIVE GROWTH AT THE OECD As a response to the growing gap between the rich and the poor, the OECD launched the Inclusive Growth Initiative in 2012, with support from the Ford Foundation. This initiative has been helping governments analyse rising inequalities, monitor material living standards and broader well-being, and design policy packages that promote equity and growth. It is driven by a multidimensional approach to Inclusive Growth, going beyond income to see how people are faring A GLOBAL COALITION OF LOCAL in other areas of life, like jobs and health. LEADERS TO FIGHT INEQUALITIES Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth form a coalition of willing leaders who have committed to tackling inequalities and promoting more inclusive economic growth in cities.

Champion Mayors are invited to:

• Voice their support for reducing inequalities in their cities, within their countries and worldwide;

• Exchange best practices and policy tools for more inclusive cities through technical dialogues and the new OECD online platform for Inclusive Growth across di erent policy domains, such as housing, THE CHAMPION MAYORS FOR transport, education, economic and workforce INCLUSIVE GROWTH INITIATIVE development, among others;

Building on this foundation, the OECD launched the • Attend annual events and regional meetings of Champion Mayors for Inclusive Growth Initiative in the Champion Mayors, as feasible; and March 2016, with support from the Ford Foundation and in partnership with a range of • Support key outputs of Champion Mayors, such as Supporting Institutions, including the Brookings the New York Proposal for Inclusive Growth in Institution, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Cities, the Action Plan for Inclusive Growth in Cities Alliance, ICLEI, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Cities, and the Implementation Agenda. National League of Cities, UCLG and United Way Worldwide. The initiative aims to provide mayors The work of Champion Mayors will inform the with a unique platform in the debate on inequality, OECD’s recommendations on Inclusive Growth, elevating their voices in national debates and global agendas; and to facilitate exchanges among city which will be presented to governments of OECD leaders, sharing concrete solutions to address member countries, in addition to Key Partners and inequality. member countries of the Development Centre. · Bauyrzhan BEIBEK, of Almaty | KAZAKHSTAN · Valérie PLANTE, Mayor of Montreal | CANADA · Giorgos KAMINIS, Mayor of | GREECE · , Mayor of New York | USA · Juan Mari ABURTO RIQUE, Mayor of Bilbao | · , Mayor of Oakland | USA · , Mayor of | · Naomi KOSHI, Mayor of Otsu | JAPAN · Ashok SRIDHARAN, Mayor of Bonn | GERMANY · , Mayor of Paris | FRANCE · Ricardo RIO, Mayor of Braga | PORTUGAL · Murray LYLE, Mayor of Perth and Kinross | UNITED KINGDOM · Marvin REES, Mayor of Bristol | UNITED KINGDOM · , Mayor of | USA · Horacio RODRÍGUEZ LARRETA, Mayor of | ARGENTINA · Rui MOREIRA, Mayor of Porto | PORTUGAL · , Mayor of | · Luis MELLA, Mayor of Quillota | CHILE · Mike RAWLINGS, Mayor of | USA · Dagur Bergþóruson EGGERTSSON, Mayor of Reykjavik | ICELAND · Michael HANCOCK, Mayor of | USA · Marcelo CRIVELLA, Mayor of | BRAZIL · John ALEXANDER, Mayor of Dundee | UNITED KINGDOM · Ahmed ABOUTALEB, Mayor of Rotterdam | NETHERLANDS · Yvonne AKI-SAWYERR, Mayor of Freetown| SIERRA LEONE · Manolo JIMÉNEZ SALINAS, Mayor of Saltillo | MEXICO · Soichiro TAKASHIMA, Mayor of Fukuoka | JAPAN · , Mayor of San Jose| USA · Esther ALDER, Mayor of Geneva | SWITZERLAND · Gleam DAVIS, Mayor of Santa Monica| USA · Susan AITKEN, Mayor of Glasgow | UNITED KINGDOM · Won-Soon PARK, Mayor of Seoul | KOREA · Peter TSCHENTSCHER, Mayor of Hamburg | GERMANY · Juan ESPADAS CEJAS, Mayor of | SPAIN · Margaret DAVIDSON, Mayor of Highland | UNITED KINGDOM · Basílio HORTA, Mayor of Sintra | PORTUGAL · Dow CONSTANTINE, Executive of King County | USA · Scott FARMER, Mayor of Stirling | UNITED KINGDOM · Burkhard JUNG, Mayor of Leipzig | GERMANY · Anna KÖNIG JERLMYR, Mayor of |SWEDEN · Fernando MEDINA, Mayor of | PORTUGAL · , Mayor of Stockton | USA · , Mayor of Metro Area | UNITED KINGDOM · Tae-Young YEOM, Mayor of Suwon | KOREA · Zoran JANKOVIĆ, Mayor of | SLOVENIA · Kakha KALADZE , Mayor of Tbilisi | GEORGIA · , Mayor of | USA · Ron HULDAI, Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo | ISRAEL · Manuela CARMENA, Mayor of | SPAIN · , Governor of | JAPAN · Andy BURNHAM, Mayor of Greater Manchester | UNITED KINGDOM · Jan VAN ZANEN, Mayor of Utrecht | NETHERLANDS · Peter KURZ, Mayor of Mannheim | GERMANY · José Maria DA CUNHA COSTA, Mayor of Viana do Castelo | PORTUGAL · Federico GUTIÉRREZ, Mayor of Medellín | COLOMBIA · Justin LESTER, Mayor of Wellington | NEW ZEALAND · , Mayor of | ITALY · Fumiko HAYASHI, Mayor of Yokohama | JAPAN