SSDN Members are Ready for 100
Despite a reversal in policies around fighting climate change at the federal level, cities and counties across the nation are declaring that they are still committed to clean energy.
Read MorePROFILE: Glen Hadwen, Sustainability Manager, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Glen understands the importance of preparing for climate resilience.
Read MorePROFILE: Jane Gregory, Pollution Prevention Coordinator, Orange County EPD
In 2010, Orange County hired Jane as a contractor to develop and manage a Residential Energy Efficiency incentive program focused on changing energy use behavior.
Read MoreGreen Minds Think Alike
In these peer-to-peer interviews, Kris Stenger, Sustainability Director at the City of Winter Park, Florida, has a series of conversations with SSDN members at the 2017 Annual Meeting in Durham, NC.
Read MoreSustainability Workplace Challenge
This project is collaboratively developing a sustainable business challenge for ten communities to implement.
Read MoreEquity and Energy Collaboration
This project provides a library of resource materials that address the issues, challenges and opportunities of energy equity for our low income communities.
Read MoreCASE STUDY: Innovation in Equity and Energy Efficiency
SSDN members participated in a project that used energy efficiency as a framework to more deeply understand how to incorporate equity goals into sustainability programs and initiatives.
Read MoreCommunity Based Social Marketing
The Community-Based Social Marketing (CBSM) method of outreach and education was created to produce lasting and sustainable changes in the actions people take everyday.
Read MoreSustainable Fleet Management
Department directors are familiar with choosing operating and capital options that represent cost savings, but not necessarily with making choices that also consider environmental and community health. These basic steps outline how to approach your Fleet Director, and develop a mutually beneficial relationship:
Read MoreCommunity Engagement
Good relationships with community stakeholders, such as neighborhoods and community development groups, can improve local government decision-making, legitimacy and overall community competitiveness.
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