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Moving Cargo
Strategic Goals
• Position the Puget Sound region as a premier international
logistics hub.
• Grow seaport annual container volume in a sustainable
manner to more than 3.5 million TEUs.
• Triple air cargo volume to 750,000 metric tons.
• Triple the value of our export cargo to over $50 billion.
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• Fully meet the region’s air transportation needs for the next 25 years .
• Make Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the west coast Green
Gateway of Choice for international travel .
• Double the number of international flights and destinations .
• Double the economic value of cruise traffic to Washington State .
• Be a catalyst for establishing this region as a premiere destination for
tourists from Asia, Europe, and other targeted international areas.
Moving People
Strategic Goals
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• The Port will collaborate with its employees, contractors, and business
partners to assure exemplary health and safety protection, provide
equitable compensation, foster social justice, and maximize the ability
for people to achieve their full potential.
• The Port will remove barriers to participation by small and disadvantaged
businesses in its contracting processes and requirements.
• The workforce of the Port should reflect the population diversity of King
County so that economic opportunity generated by the Port can be
accessed by all of its citizens.
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Century Agenda Guiding Principles:
Social Responsibility
-Commission Approved August 4, 2009
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(Continued)
• The Port will be accountable to its guiding principles by setting
measurable objectives and reporting to the public in how it has
addressed any workforce and contracting disparities.
• The Port should work with community partners to take a long-term
strategic look at population and labor market trends to support the
ongoing employment pathway needs and labor requirements of the
Port’s enterprises.
Century Agenda Guiding Principles:
Social Responsibility
-Commission Approved August 4, 2009
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• Small business outreach and small business program(s)
• Workforce development: Port Jobs
• Environmental program involvement/support
• Human resources support: Veterans programs
• Community outreach
• Ongoing evaluation and improvement of Port staff social responsibility initiatives
“Engage stakeholders to inspire commitment and assure that all
Port business actions are conducted within a framework of
socially responsible values such as fairness, inclusion, openness
and economic development for all.”
-Mission Statement, Office of Social Responsibility-
Port Roles in Social Responsibility
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• How can the Port contribute to workforce development in the travel,
trade and logistics sector?
• How can the Port remove barriers to participation for small and
disadvantaged businesses through its contracting processes and
requirements?
• How can the Port be a leader in seeking innovative and creative ways
to increase diversity in Port-related employment and contracting?
• How can the Port conduct operations so they strengthen surrounding
communities?
• What benchmarks should the Port use to measure its success in the
area of Social Responsibility?
Key Questions
