| CONTACT |
PHONE |
EMAIL |
| Angela Fleming, Executive Asst. to Chief of Sustainability |
216.664.2455 |
Email |
| Jenita McGowan, Sustainability Manager |
216.664.2455 |
Email |
| Anand Natarajan, Energy Manager |
216.664.2455 |
Email |
| Philena Seldon, Outreach & Education Coordinator |
216.664.2455 |
Email |
Partner Organizations and Funders
A consortium of local environmental and sustainability organizations helped the City of Cleveland develop the Sustainability Program and obtain funding from the Cleveland Foundation and George Gund Foundation. Without their efforts, the City would have been unable to achieve the successes it has to date.
Partnerships
U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement: in 2006, Mayor Frank G. Jackson signed the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement. This signature acknowledges that the City of Cleveland takes climate change seriously and will make efforts to reduce the City’s overall carbon footprint. -Website
Local Governments for Sustainability: in 2007, the City of Cleveland joined ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability in order to determine its carbon footprint and to establish effective ways of reducing it. The phrase “carbon footprint” refers to the impact that human activity has on the planet in regards to the amount of carbon dioxide which is produced. -Website
United Nations Global Compact: in 2008, Mayor Jackson signed the UN Global Compact, making Cleveland the second US city to do so. Three of the compacts principles concern the environment. By becoming part of this strategic policy initiative, the City encourages the development and diffusion of environmentally-friendly technologies. -Website
Great Lakes Advanced Energy Task Force: the Office of Sustainability is one of the City of Cleveland’s representatives on the Great Lakes Advanced Energy Task Force. The focus of this task force is to explore the options available and to advance renewable energy for the region. -Website
Urban Sustainability Directors Network: the City of Cleveland is one of the founding partners of the Urban Sustainability Director’s Network which is a learning network for City Sustainability Directors. Currently the network has 70 full members and 15 associate members for Cities throughout the United States and Canada.
US Green Building Council: the City of Cleveland has been a member of the U.S. Green Building Council since 2006. -Website
Star Community Index: the City of Cleveland is helping to establish the Star Community Index which will be a sustainability rating system for communities and will help with the measurement and verification of sustainable communities. -Website
