New Brighton Borough, a champion of sustainability, earned Silver in the Sustainable Pennsylvania Community Certification. Intergovernmental cooperation is an important way to increase a community’s sustainability and New Brighton uses […]
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Webinar: Improve Access to Healthy Food and Create a Better Sense of Place with a Well-Managed Farmers Market
Wednesday, July 19 1:00 pm to 2:15 pm Register here FREE Farmers markets historically have played a role in weaving together the social and economic fabric of communities. Farmers markets […]
Straight Talk - Character Tops Charisma: CEOs for Sustainability
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 […]
Featuring Bill O’Rourke, Retired Alcoa Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety and Sustainability
“What would Bill do?” That’s what hundreds of Bill O’Rourke’s former colleagues and students ask themselves when confronted with ethical business dilemmas. Since retiring from Alcoa in 2011, O’Rourke has […]
“A Taste of Sustainability” Food Tour launches this Saturday
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, […]