| Sources of
background information |
This directory remains under development. |
| William
McDonough, author of "Cradle to Cradle", is an architect specialized in
sustainable development in the broadest sense, literally trying to redesign
the world through more than just individual projects such as green
buildings. An excellent speaker, his writings provide pragmatic and
thought-provoking approaches to sustainability and social responsibility in
industrial process and facility design, community development planning, and
recycling. Rather than push environmental doomsday scenarios, his
basic premise is that we can take the time, learn to do better, and invest
in innovation for sustainable growth and prosperity. |
www.mcdonough.com
www.mcdonoughpartners.com
www.thenextindustrialrevolution.org |
Dr. Patrick Moore was one of the founders of Greenpeace, but
has been very critical of the current environmental activists. His essay on
"Environmentalism for the 21st Century" is highly recommended.
Although some portray Moore as an "Eco-Traitor",
we think that he raises very legitimate concerns about political activism
and sustainable global development issues
which apply to more than just the environmentalist groups. Excellent
speaker.
|
www.greenspirit.com
"The Sensible Environmentalist" columns for ESPN Outdoors
Buy a copy of his book.
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| World Business
Council for Sustainable Development - international companies committed to
sustainable development - economic growth, ecological balance, and social
progress |
www.wbcsd.org |
| SustainAbility
- UK based consulting group |
www.sustainability.com |
| John Elkington
- personal blog by the founder of SustainAbility |
www.johnelkington.com
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"Green
Buildings" and sustainable communities - sustainable design, environmentally sensitive built
environment, and sustainable communities initiatives |
Many public and investor-owned utilities are actively engaged
in "green" development and energy efficiency initiatives in their
service areas. See :
Utility directory |
| Smart
Communities Network - National Center for Appropriate Technology - Butte MT
- US Department of Energy |
www.smartcommunities.ncat.org |
| Sustainable
Communities Network - SCN - and Smart Growth Network - SGN - developed with
the US EPA |
www.sustainable.org
www.smartgrowth.org
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| Canadian
International Institute for Sustainable Development |
www.iisd.org |
| US Green
Building Council |
www.usgbc.org
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| Greenbuild
International Conference and Expo |
www.greenbuildexpo.org |
| Green Building
Alliance |
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| Sustainable
Buildings Industry Council - SBIC |
www.sbicouncil.org |
|
Pittsburgh Green Building Alliance - and directory of LEED professionals in
Pittsburgh |
www.gbapgh.org
LEED pros |
| The
Green Roundtable (Boston) |
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Cleveland Green Building Coalition (CGBC) |
www.clevelandgbc.org
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| Green
Building Association of Central Pennsylvania |
www.gbacpa.org |
| Sustainable
Building Resource Directory - for the Mid-Atlantic region, sponsored by the
Virginia Sustainable Building Network |
www.vsbn.org
www.sbrd.org |
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Southface Energy Institute - Atlanta |
www.southface.org
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| NextStep -
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network - MnSCN - Minneapolis MN |
www.nextstep.state.mn.us |
| City of
Portland Office of Sustainable Development - Green-Rated building resource |
www.green-rated.org
|
| Wisconsin
Green Building Association |
www.gba.org |
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Urban and community planning in general |
see also :
Service providers for
economic development |
| Urban Land
Institute |
www.uli.org |
| IEDC -
International Economic Development Council |
www.iedconline.org
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|
Architects / Engineers and Community Planning
Specialists
See :
directory of
architects, engineers, project managers, and environmental services |
see also :
Corporate Real
Estate Firms and
Developers |
| BNIM
Architects of Kansas City - helped develop LEED guidelines on sustainable
projects |
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Additional sources of information to research or
support non-profit groups |
See also :
Humanitarian,
Charitable & Philanthropic Community Services directory |
| American
Institute of Philanthropy - reviews charity performance to assist donors |
www.charitywatch.org
|
| Avina -
promotes sustainable development initiatives in the Americas |
www.avina.net |
| Bellagio Forum
for Sustainable Development - Germany |
www.bfsd.org |
| Charity
Navigator - reference and rating information about many types of charities
for donors |
www.charitynavigator.org |
| Development
Gateway - links to many sources of information about development issues |
www.developmentgateway.org |
| Donors Forum
of Chicago - Chicago is not only the "city that works" or generous "city of
big shoulders", but also a city with a fairly well organized process to
coordinate philanthropic activities among community leaders.
Executives in other cities might find this model interesting to organize
collaboration among foundations which focus on different social priorities
and approaches to the tasks, but are also working to achieve common goals. |
www.donorsforum.org
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| Echoing Green
- seed funding and support for innovative ventures |
http://www.echoinggreen.org/ |
| Funders
Network on Trade and Globalization (FNTG) - interests include sustainable
environmental development issues related to globalization - San Francisco CA |
www.fntg.org |
| Global
Philanthropy Forum - San Francisco CA - April 3-5, 2006 Washington DC
conference |
www.philanthropyforum.org |
| Green Belt
Movement - see 2004 Nobel Peace Prize note
below , but not limited to Kenya |
www.greenbeltmovement.org |
| GuideStar - US
national database of nonprofit organizations. Part of their focus is
on sharing information for those who are seeking grants or jobs
from nonprofits, but they also summarize what the organizations have been
doing or are planning, including financial info. |
www.guidestar.org
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| MongaBay.com -
information on tropical rainforest degradation, loss of habitats |
www.mongabay.com |
| Network for
Good - information about organized charities for
potential donors, linked to GuideStar background reports, with an online
donation support process. |
www.networkforgood.org
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| One World
South Asia - human rights and sustainable development |
http://southasia.oneworld.net |
| Optimist.org
- Action Without Borders connects people, organizations and resources -
general global directory / marketplace for non-profit organizations and
consultants |
www.optimist.org |
| UN Champions
of the Earth - United Nations Environment Programme - and Global 500 Forum
with information about past UNEP laureates |
www.unep.org/champions/
http://www.global500.org/ |
