Sustainable PGH Insider Posts

• Straight Talk – Character Tops Charisma: CEOs for Sustainability

  June 22, 2017

  This week’s public debut of the CEOs for Sustainability executive council featured a terrific event, “Bottom-Line Benefits of Corporate Sustainability”, held in collaboration with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development….

• CEOs for Sustainability is Launched

  Recognizing the strong link between sustainable business practices and social, economic, and environmental performance, corporate CEOs from throughout the Pittsburgh region have established the CEOs for Sustainability executive council.  As…

• “A Taste of Sustainability” Food Tour launches this Saturday

  June 16, 2017

  Sustainable Pittsburgh is teaming up with Food Guy Adventures to launch the City’s first sustainability-focused food tour: “A Taste of Sustainability: Cultural District”.  For three Saturdays this summer, June 17,…

• Straight Talk: Low Birth Weight Babies & Infant Mortality — A Quintessential Sustainability Issue

  Upon being handed a copy of Sustainable Pittsburgh’s weighty Southwestern Pennsylvania Sustainability Goals & Indicators Report, Angela Glover Blackwell’s gaze landed on the Infant Health indicator.  Renowned as a leading…

• Straight Talk: Thank you, Mr. President

  June 8, 2017

  Urgency drives action.  We have both coming on strong. Among global challenges, humankind faces its greatest challenge yet in the sixth extinction.  Stephen Hawking has moved up the deadline for…

• Media Roundup

  Eyes were on Pittsburgh this past week after President Trump claimed he “was elected to represent Pittsburgh, not Paris.”  Spoken during the speech where Trump announced he is withdrawing the…

• Straight Talk: Climate Default Despite Growing Chorus

  June 1, 2017

  For leaders around the world who have worked so hard to slow the catastrophic effects of climate change, this is a regretful day.  Putting campaign promises before future generations, President…

• Two Upcoming Events for Municipal/Community Leaders

  2nd Annual PML Sustainability Conference Tuesday, June 13 8:30 am – 4:15 pm Hyatt Place State College More information & Registration Join the dialogue on creating policies and strategies to…

• Straight Talk: A Welcome Front Line of Defense – PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro

  May 25, 2017

  Across the nation, state attorney generals are escalating their focus on environment and social issues as regulatory protections come under assault. Yesterday nearly two-dozen leaders of Pittsburgh environmental organizations, including…

• Foodservice Facilities at Anchor Institutions Raising the Bar

  With almost 80 designated sustainable restaurants, the Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant performance program is growing.  Among newest establishments to join the sustainable community are four UPMC cafeterias and Hogan Dining at Duquesne…