How the Network Works
Through the Sustainable States Network, members learn, share successes, support each other, and access resources to enhance their state and regional programs while addressing challenges.
As a peer-learning network focused on making sustainability the norm, we focus on:
Driving collective impact
- Mobilizing action across hundreds of cities
- Collaborating on shared projects to increase the impact of individual programs
Centering equity and shared learning
- Prioritizing social equity in our work
- Fostering new areas of sustainable development practice
Providing tools and visibility
- Developing shared tools and resources for local governments
- Sharing evaluation tools to accelerate success
- Creating visibility and a unified voice for municipally-focused work and impact
- Educating funders and national policy makers
Network Priorities
- Program excellence
- Climate and energy
- Equity