Featuring Eat’n Park Hospitality Group and PITT OHIO, these case studies offer lessons for getting started with and realizing the bottom-line benefits of business sustainability. The case studies are offered through a partnership […]
Reports and Publications
Following is a list of publications that Sustainable Pittsburgh produced or commissioned.
Southwestern Pennsylvania Sustainability Goals + Indicators Report 2016
Sustainable Pittsburgh last presented this regional sustainability goals and indicators report in 2004. In tracking the region’s progress, we see that much has changed, while too many things remain the […]
Introduction to Sustainable Development
by Sustainable Pittsburgh The most widespread, common meaning for the terms “sustainability” and “sustainable development” come from the Brundtland Commission Report from the United Nations. According to this report, sustainable […]
Pittsburgh's H2Opportunity--An Assessment of Southwestern Pennsylvania's Water Sector
On January 13, 2011, the Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership, of which Sustainable Pittsburgh is facilitator, released the Pittsburgh region’s first economic analysis of the water industry sector. Completed at […]
Southwestern Pennsylvania Blighted and Abandoned Solutions Project
This report substantiates that addressing blight and abandonment offers the chance to build assets in a community and deliver economic, environmental, and social equity benefits for both the community and […]
Inclusion in the Workforce: Positioning the Region to Prosper and Compete
The stark racial disparities that characterize Greater Pittsburgh’s labor market weaken the regional economy and levy — much like an onerous tax — high costs on the entire community. Building […]