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Focus: Organization | Sustainability, Community
Focus: Organization | Sustainability, Community
Blacks in Green’s signature Sustainable Square Mile is the gold standard for Black community development. Their unique whole-system approach for whole-system problems is designed to increase our communities’ wealth and wellbeing in the context of a changing climate. The Sustainable Square Mile concept embodies BIG’s 8 Principles of Green Village Building, from neighbor-owned green enterprises to locally produced clean energy. BIG is also planning community-based economies centered on housing and waste management, and is already offering training for jobs in clean energy and agriculture.
Blacks in Green’s signature Sustainable Square Mile is the gold standard for Black community development. Their unique whole-system approach for whole-system problems is designed to increase our communities’ wealth and wellbeing in the context of a changing climate. The Sustainable Square Mile concept embodies BIG’s 8 Principles of Green Village Building, from neighbor-owned green enterprises to locally produced clean energy. BIG is also planning community-based economies centered on housing and waste management, and is already offering training for jobs in clean energy and agriculture.
Focus: Organization | Planning, Equity
Focus: Organization | Planning, Equity
The Center for Neighborhood Technology delivers innovative analysis and solutions that support community-based organizations and local governments to create neighborhoods that are equitable, sustainable, and resilient. Their goal is to advance urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy.
The Center for Neighborhood Technology delivers innovative analysis and solutions that support community-based organizations and local governments to create neighborhoods that are equitable, sustainable, and resilient. Their goal is to advance urban sustainability and shared prosperity through initiatives in transportation, water, climate, and public policy.
Focus: Organization | Built Environment, Transportation
Focus: Organization | Built Environment, Transportation
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the metropolitan planning organization for northeastern Illinois, named climate mitigation and adaptation as two goals in its ON TO 2050 comprehensive regional plan. CMAP is currently identifying climate priorities for the next 5 years, including addressing mitigation in the transportation sector, updating the regional greenhouse gas inventory, increasing resilience in the region’s communities, and assessing the vulnerability of the regional transportation system.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, the metropolitan planning organization for northeastern Illinois, named climate mitigation and adaptation as two goals in its ON TO 2050 comprehensive regional plan. CMAP is currently identifying climate priorities for the next 5 years, including addressing mitigation in the transportation sector, updating the regional greenhouse gas inventory, increasing resilience in the region’s communities, and assessing the vulnerability of the regional transportation system.
Focus: Organization | Planning, Infrastructure, Resiliency
Focus: Organization | Planning, Infrastructure, Resiliency
Delta Institute collaborates with communities to solve complex environmental challenges throughout the Midwest. They do so through a variety of projects including nature based climate solutions, resilient agriculture, and sustainability and support services. Their mission is to address Midwestern environmental, economic, and climate challenges today, so that our home and region are more resilient, equitable, and innovative tomorrow.
Delta Institute collaborates with communities to solve complex environmental challenges throughout the Midwest. They do so through a variety of projects including nature based climate solutions, resilient agriculture, and sustainability and support services. Their mission is to address Midwestern environmental, economic, and climate challenges today, so that our home and region are more resilient, equitable, and innovative tomorrow.
Focus: Organization | Energy, Environmental Justice, Conservation
Focus: Organization | Energy, Environmental Justice, Conservation
The Environmental Law and Policy Center advocates, innovates, and litigates to protect the Midwest’s environment from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. From their Chicago headquarters, ELPC is accelerating renewable energy, retiring polluting coal plants, improving transportation, safeguarding clean water and air, and protecting wild places like the Savanna Sand Prairie and the Shawnee National Forest.
The Environmental Law and Policy Center advocates, innovates, and litigates to protect the Midwest’s environment from the Great Lakes to the Great Plains. From their Chicago headquarters, ELPC is accelerating renewable energy, retiring polluting coal plants, improving transportation, safeguarding clean water and air, and protecting wild places like the Savanna Sand Prairie and the Shawnee National Forest.
Focus: Organization | Sustainability, Resilience, Social Justice
Focus: Organization | Sustainability, Resilience, Social Justice
Foresight’s mission is to build the capacity of leaders, organizations, collaboratives, and other systems change agents to accelerate progress toward greater ecological balance, economic vitality, and social equity and justice.
Foresight’s mission is to build the capacity of leaders, organizations, collaboratives, and other systems change agents to accelerate progress toward greater ecological balance, economic vitality, and social equity and justice.
Focus: Organization | Planning, Sustainability, Equity
Focus: Organization | Planning, Sustainability, Equity
For more than 85 years, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has partnered with communities, businesses, and governments to unleash the greatness of the Chicago region. They believe every neighborhood has promise, every community should be heard, and every person can thrive. To tackle the toughest urban planning and development challenges, they create collaborations that change perceptions, conversations—and the status quo.
For more than 85 years, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) has partnered with communities, businesses, and governments to unleash the greatness of the Chicago region. They believe every neighborhood has promise, every community should be heard, and every person can thrive. To tackle the toughest urban planning and development challenges, they create collaborations that change perceptions, conversations—and the status quo.
Focus: Organization |Resilience, Nature Based Solutions
Focus: Organization |Resilience, Nature Based Solutions
The Resilient by Nature Project (RxN) aims to expand the role of nature in our neighborhoods to improve health and quality of life, provide economic opportunities, and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. While their work is focused in the Chicago region, they are continuously learning and taking guidance from the many examples of nature-based solutions around the world. Their mission is to build a more sustainable, equitable and vibrant Chicago.
The Resilient by Nature Project (RxN) aims to expand the role of nature in our neighborhoods to improve health and quality of life, provide economic opportunities, and build resilience to the impacts of climate change. While their work is focused in the Chicago region, they are continuously learning and taking guidance from the many examples of nature-based solutions around the world. Their mission is to build a more sustainable, equitable and vibrant Chicago.
Focus: Organization | Education, Energy
Focus: Organization | Education, Energy
Seven Generations Ahead facilitates with Chicago Public Schools’ Director of Energy and Sustainability and partners a new CPS Goes Solar! project designed to create a pipeline of on-site solar installations, develop new community solar projects and other procurement options to meet CPS’ 100% renewable electricity goal. SGA is a community education contractor in the Yeoman Creek Solar for All project, which drives subscriptions for new solar projects coming on line across the state, works with community institutions and taxing bodies in the metro area to support 100% renewable energy procurement, and produces GreenTown events and forums on the climate crisis and equity.
Seven Generations Ahead facilitates with Chicago Public Schools’ Director of Energy and Sustainability and partners a new CPS Goes Solar! project designed to create a pipeline of on-site solar installations, develop new community solar projects and other procurement options to meet CPS’ 100% renewable electricity goal. SGA is a community education contractor in the Yeoman Creek Solar for All project, which drives subscriptions for new solar projects coming on line across the state, works with community institutions and taxing bodies in the metro area to support 100% renewable energy procurement, and produces GreenTown events and forums on the climate crisis and equity.
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