As one of the anchor programs of the GCI, within the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, the GCIF hosts a network of 255 cities across 82 countries committed to building standardized city indicators for performance management including a database of comparable statistics that allow cities to track their effectiveness on everything from planning and economic growth to transportation, safety and education. With initial backing from the World Bank, this fully integrated University of Toronto project has resulted in the creation of ISO 37120 – the first international standard on indicators for sustainable cities. The GCIF global network, supports the newly constituted World Council on City Data – a sister organization of the GCI/GCIF – which allows for independent, third party verification of ISO 37120 data.
