Sustainable Development

Organizations

Center for Neighborhood Technology
http://www.cnt.org

Cohousing Association of the United States
http://www.cohousing.org/default.aspx
Cohousing communities combine the advantages of private homes with the benefits of more sustainable living, including shared common facilities and ongoing connections with neighbors. These intentional neighborhoods, created and managed by residents, offer an innovative solution to today's environmental and social challenges.

European Partners for the Environment
http://www.epe.be
Brings together international, european, national and local public authorities, companies, trade unions, environmental and other NGOs to improve the understanding of sustainable development and of what it means in practice.

Global Ecovillage Network
http://gen.ecovillage.org/
Global confederation of people and communities that meet and share their ideas, exchange technologies, develop cultural and educational exchanges, and are dedicated to restoring the land and living "sustainable plus" lives by putting more back into the environment than we take out. GEN Europe and Africa; GEN Oceania; The Ecovillage Network of the Americas.

ICLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability
http://www.iclei.org/
International association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development. More than 700 cities, towns, counties, and their associations worldwide comprise ICLEI's growing membership. ICLEI works with these and hundreds of other local governments through international performance-based, results-oriented campaigns and programs.

Industry Canada: Sustainability & Environment
http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ic1.nsf/en/h_00080e.html
Resources and information related to all aspects of the environment including eco-efficiency, sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.

Institute for Local Self-Reliance
http://www.ilsr.org
Research and technical assistance on environmentally sound economic development strategies. Publishes a newsletter, "The Carbohydrate Economy". Some focus areas: tax shifting, waste reduction & recycling manufacturing.

International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://www.iisd.org/
IISD champions sustainable development around the world through innovation, partnerships, research and communications.

OregonSolutions.net
http://www.OregonSolutions.net
State of Oregon website that promotes state sustainability policies and programs. Resources, events, news and a growing case study library.

Resource Renewal Institute/Green Plans
http://www.rri.org/index.php
Green Plans are working models of sustainability in action. Countries around the world are proving that environmental sustainability and economic vitality are not mutually exclusive.

Smart Growth Network
http://www.smartgrowth.org/
Metropolitan development that serves economy, community, and the environment.

Social Accountability International
http://www.sa-intl.org
voluntary, universal standard for companies interested in auditing and certifying labour practices in their facilities and those of their suppliers and vendors. It is designed for independent third party certification.

Southern California Council on Environment and Development
http://www.scced.org

U.S. DOE: Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov

United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/
Provides leadership and is an authoritative source of expertise within the United Nations system on sustainable development.

United Nations Global Compact
http://www.unglobalcompact.org
In January 1999 the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan challenged world business leaders to embrace and enact the United Nations Global Compact. The Compact seeks support for nine principles of human rights, labour and environmental sustainability as they apply to business practices and public policy.

US EPA Brownfields and Land Revitalization
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
Information, grants, programs on brownfields revitalization.

World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
http://www.wbcsd.ch/
CEO-led, global association of some 200 companies dealing exclusively with business and sustainable development.

World Wide Web Library on Sustainable Development
http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
Very complete listing of organizations, projects around the world.

Database(s)

ConservationEconomy.net
http://www.conservationeconomy.net/
What does a sustainable society look like? On this site, 57 patterns provide a framework for an ecologically restorative, socially just, and reliably prosperous society. They are adaptable to local ecosystems and cultures, yet universal in their applicability. Together they form what we call a Conservation Economy.

EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
http://earthtrends.wri.org
This WRI (World Resource Institute) web site gives timely and accurate global environmental and sustainable development information. Lack of access to information continues to impede the creation and implementation of good public and corporate policy. Ten topic areas: coastal and marine ecosystems; forests and grasslands; water resources and freshwater systems; agriculture and food; climate and atmosphere; population, health, and human well-being; economics and business; energy; biodiversity and protected areas; and environmental governance.

Ecovillage Directory Worldwide
http://gen.ecovillage.org/iservices/index.html
Search this database to find ecovillages around the world, resources and events.

Sustainable Development Indicator Initiatives
http://www.iisd.org/measure/compendium/
Global Directory to Indicator Initiatives: worldwide directory of who is doing what in the field of sustainability indicators.

Sustainable Development Online
http://sd-online.ewindows.eu.org/
Access to significant sustainable development websites.

Sustainable Measures
http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/
Database of sustainable community indicators.

Listserv(s)

Brownfields Listserv
http://www.usmayors.org/brownfields/listserv.asp
US Conference of Mayors, Recycling America's Land. Blog, success stories, listserv.

California EPA Brownfields Listserv
http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Listservs/ListSubscribe.asp?LID=7
Periodic e-mails with the newest Cal/EPA Brownfields listings.

US EPA Brownfields Listserv
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/listserv.htm
US EPA brownfields discussion list.