Jonathan Batty Integrity Commissioner 375 University Ave., Suite 202 Toronto, ON M5G 2J5 416-397-7770 | [email protected] February 26, 2020 Sent via Email (No Original to Follow): [email protected] John Tory Mayor Toronto City Hall 100 Queen St. W., 2nd Floor Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 Dear Mayor Tory: Re: Sponsored Travel provided by the City of Copenhagen for Your Trip to Copenhagen; October 9-11, 2019 Thank you for providing me with a Travel Declaration Form for the above-noted trip. I confirm that the travel related benefits you have disclosed are in compliance with section (f) of Article IV (Gifts and Benefits) of the Code of Conduct for Members of Council as travel was sponsored by the City of Copenhagen and you attended in your official capacity. I form this view based on my review of: 1. the Travel Declaration Form dated January 20, 2020; 2. an invitation from Anne Hidalgo, Mayor, Paris; 3. a summary of the travel offer for the C40 World Mayors Summit; 4. flight and hotel invoices; 5. confirmation of reimbursement; 6. the conference agenda; and, 7. a search of the lobbyist registry confirming that the travel sponsor is not a registered lobbyist or a client of a registered lobbyist. This letter, the Travel Declaration Form, and attached supporting material will be posted on the Integrity Commissioner's website, toronto.ca/integrity, in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Members of Council. 416-392-3826 | [email protected] | Twitter: @TO_Integrity | Web: www.toronto.ca/integrity If you have any questions about the disclosure of gifts and benefits, please do not hesitate to contact this Office. Yours truly, Jonathan Batty Integrity Commissioner Enclosures (6): Travel Declaration Form dated January 20, 2020 (2 pages) Invitation (2 pages) Travel Offer (1 page) Flight and Accommodation Invoices (5 pages) Reimbursement Confirmation (2 pages) Summit Agenda (18 pages) c.c.: Lesley Ruscica, Manager, Council & Support Services Kelly McCarthy, Deputy City Clerk, Strategic Integration and Excellence Page 2 of 2 JANUARY 24, 2019 The Honourable John Tory Mayor of Toronto CONTACT [email protected] SEE c40.org Re: 2019 opportunities for support for C40 member cities @c40cities Dear Mayor Tory, I am writing to tell you about the services and opportunities that C40 will be offering to its members in 2019, wHicH you will find attacHed to tHis email. You will see that C40 is now able to offer a very comprehensive package of support and I encourage you to take full advantage of the services we are making available. Looking back at 2018, it is fantastic to see wHat a difference we have made by working together througH C40. The world’s leading climate scientists made clear in tHeir 2018 report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius) that THE science-based target for tackling climate change is to constrain global Heating at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average. I am proud that over 70 of our mayors have already committed to developing and implementing climate action plans compatible witH this target – C40’s Deadline 2020 commitment - raising their previous ambition by a combined 13 gigatons of carbon – equivalent to the annual emissions of the United States, Russia and China combined. In thousands of individual actions across our 94 member cities, C40 mayors Have also been demonstrating how they will get the job done, helping to save lives and stimulate more inclusive and prosperous communities along tHe way. Through a series of bold pledges, unveiled at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, cities are demonstrating the highest ambition in climate action, covering green transport, zero emission buildings, and zero waste. Through these commitments, mayors are sending a powerful signal to national governments to act now to prevent climate crisis. At tHe core of C40 is its peer to peer best practice sHaring networks. In 2018 C40 organised 200 in-person meetings and 900 webinars, connecting 450 city staff across the globe to share knowledge and accelerate action. Many more workshops, study tours, and training academies are planned for 2019. In 2018 air quality became a key focal point for C40 – we, as mayors, know How important it is for our citizens to breatHe clean air. C40’s Air Quality Programme will be ramped up in 2019 to continue to support action on making our air cleaner. C40 is a thought leader and influencer in the field of climate cHange and cities, working closely with organizations such as IPCC, UNFCCC and Mission2020. It has a strong evidence base, tecHnical capabilities and knowledge, and a recognised, successful model to support its member cities in becoming sustainable and resilient. We’ll be ramping up work in this area in 2019 with focuses on consumption, benefits of climate action and other key areas to help make the case for climate action. C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Les Canaux, 6 Quai de la Seine 75019 Paris, France In 2018, C40 welcomed six new member cities: Abidjan, FuzHou, Guadalajara, HangzHou Lisbon and Zhenjiang – all true climate leaders that I am sure will prove to be valuable contributors to our network. We also – for the first time since C40 was founded – took the difficult decision to annul the membership of four C40 cities, which Have in past years not been participating in C40 at tHe level of ambition and network activity set out in C40’s Participation Standards. We regret that Mumbai, Cairo, Changwon and basel have ceased to be members of C40, and we welcome if they should one day decide to renew their commitment to climate action and to C40. At tHe Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, C40 launcHed tHe Women4Climate TecH CHallenge, a global competition designed to spark innovation and accelerate climate solutions from women in tHe tecH community. In tHe tHird year since the launch of the Women4Climate initiative, I am immensely proud about what the programme has delivered so far. There are currently 6 C40 cities running a Women4Climate MentorsHip Programme. In addition, we Have produced ground- breaking research on the gendered impacts of climate change and made gender and inclusivity an integrated part of developing Climate Action Plans for C40 Cities. I Hope to see you at the annual Women4Climate Conference on February 21 in Paris, wHere mentees, mentors, business leaders and mayors will gather for an empowering discussion on climate and female leadership. AnotHer programme tHat I Have initiated in my time as CHair is Reinventing Cities, whicH has successfully enabled innovative zero carbon urban projects in 12 C40 cities across 33 sites. A second round of Reinventing Cities will be initiated in tHe year to come, witH whicH we aim to scale up tHe projects and to spread tHe programme to new regions. Finally, the most important event this year will be the C40 Mayors Summit which is to take place October 10-11 in tHe City of CopenHagen. THis will be tHe most important non-state actor climate event of the year, gathering mayors from across our network, as well as the most influential businesses and global organisations. besides taking place in one of tHe most innovative climate cities in tHe world, tHis will be a unique event, inviting citizens to partake in a Citizens Summit and engaging witH businesses at a Business Forum. I hope to see you tHere. Sincerely, Anne Hidalgo Mayor, Paris Chair, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group YOUR TRAVEL OFFER: For each city, The City of Copenhagen will reimburse the cost of return air or train travel to/from Copenhagen for: o 1 Business Class return trip for the Mayor to attend the event; o 1 Economy Class return trip for a City Representative Your Travel / flight Allowance Budget: o For the Mayor: 3500 $ (USD) o For a City Representative: 900 $ (USD) YOUR ACCOMMODATION OFFER: The City of Copenhagen will offer up to 3 nights of single occupancy on the nights on 9th, 10th and 11th October 2019, for the Mayor and one City Representative. Accommodation options are available on the registration platform and all rooms must be reserved or booked via the C40 World Mayors Summit registration platform. ACTION NEEDED: Cities will need to book and pay for preferred travel arrangements for the Mayor and one City Representative. These travel details need to be submitted on the official summit registration platform. Once these representatives attend the conference, the city will be able to apply for a reimbursement from the City of Copenhagen up to the amount stated in the ‘Travel / Flight Allowance Budget’ above by submitting the following to [email protected] and [email protected] by 30th November 2019: o Reimbursement Form (Appendix A) o Payment Information Form (Appendix B) o Proof of purchase/s Reimbursement Forms received after this date will not be reimbursable by the City of Copenhagen. Submissions with missing or inaccurate information will be returned to applicants, and the requested information will need to be provided within a 30-day period. PLEASE NOTE: o If the Mayor is not able to attend the conference, then cities will be able to send two City Representatives to attend the event, the travel policy will cover both of these in economy at the ‘City Representative’ rate. These representatives will not be offered speaking roles in-lieu of the mayors. o Cities will be responsible for incidental travel costs such as taxis. The travel allowance covers travel to and from Copenhagen up to the allowance. o If Mayors or City Representatives wish to extend their stay at the hotel, this should be noted in the free text box in the accommodation section of registration platform.