CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY

Sustainability

The Keystone Center is helping shape the national policy dialogue on sustainability, assisting towns, counties, states, corporations and agencies to envision a sustainable future, define and measure sustainability, link economic and environmental performance and change the way they carry out their day-to-day activities, mindful of the implications of their choices and more thoughtful about how they use their resources.

Projects include:

Green Products Roundtable (2009 - present)
The Green Products Roundtable (GPR) is a multi-stakeholder group comprised of approximately 35 members representing different perspectives of the green products marketplace, including manufacturers, retailers, purchasers, distributers, certifiers, and other experts. The group is organized voluntarily and funded by membership dues as well as foundation and government grants. The GPR’s mission is to provide leadership and guidance to improve the decision-making capabilities of product manufacturers, institutional buyers and businesses, and consumers by bringing more clarity to the green products marketplace. The GPR’s initial scope of activities is focused on institutional purchasers in North America as well as on environmental and human health. Keystone serves as the independent convener and facilitator for the GPR. Our facilitation team lends its expertise in process design, negotiation, and mediation to members by providing: An opportunity to deepen mutual understanding and build productive new relationships through informal discussions with other members; An opportunity to work collaboratively to address challenges of mutual interest; and A neutral forum and venue for GPR participants to learn from and engage in constructive dialogue with members holding different views from their own.
Contact:	Judy O'Brien
Information:	Fact Sheet FTC Letter

Baltic Sea Regional Advisory Committee (2009 - present)
Keystone is providing consultation and facilitation services to the countries involved in the Baltic Sea RAC. The project is sponsored by the Baltic 2020 Foundation and the University of Göteborg (Sweden) in an effort to improve science and policy-making as they affect the sustainability of the cod, herring, salmon, and sprat fisheries.
External website:	http://www.bsrac.org
Contact:	Peter Adler

Peak 6 Social Issues Task Force (2009 - present)
Keystone is facilitating a task force comprised of the business community, the Town of Breckenridge, the Breckenridge Ski Resort and Summit County to address socio-economic issues associated with a proposed ski area expansion.
Contact:	Sarah Alexander

City of Rockville Green Building Project (2008 - present)
Keystone is helping the City of Rockville design new green building standards. Keystone is facilitating engagement with stakeholders, including residential and commercial builders, in hopes of finding areas of consensus that will guide the City in its policy development.
Contact:	Jeremy Kranowitz

The Keystone Leadership Forum: Integrating Sustainable Development (2008 - present)
Drawing upon its multi-stakeholder facilitation and field science school expertise, The Keystone Center created trainings to help corporations develop the skills and tools necessary to accelerate the understanding and acceptance of sustainable development within their companies. Through its emphasis on both experiential and facilitated learning, the forum provides the participants the best opportunity possible to learn from each other, as well as from selected experts and stakeholders, in a series of meetings held around the world. Participants have included Du Pont, Dow Chemical, CH2M Hill, Conoco, Cinergy, Duke Energy, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Mead, MIT, Nike, BP Amoco, and Vail Resorts.
Contact:	Sarah Alexander

Field to Market: The Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (2006 - present)
Field to Market is a diverse, collaborative initiative involving producers, agribusinesses, food companies, retailers, and conservation organizations. Field to Market defines agricultural sustainability as meeting the needs of the present while improving the ability to feed future generations by focusing on increasing agricultural productivity while decreasing environmental impact, improving human health through access to safe, nutritious food and improving social and economic well-being of rural communities. The Alliance is working to facilitate quantification and identification of key environmental and socioeconomic sustainability outcomes and metrics, foster industry-wide dialogue, and generate processes for continued improvement in sustainable agricultural production. For more information, click here.
Contact:	Sarah Alexander

Sustainable Pueblo (2004 - 2005)
The Keystone Center designed and facilitated a community-based effort to address sustainability issues in Pueblo, Colorado. The U.S. Army’s Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives Program initiated the project to help address the economic impacts of their chemical weapons facility on the community. Keystone convened a steering committee and five working groups (environment, economic development, education, community, and communications) and helped develop a sustainability strategy. The steering committee has partnered with local chambers, Xcel Energy and other regional sustainability efforts to provide community forums and resources. The committee is forming an independent not-for-profit organization to provide Pueblo with ongoing support for sustainability work.
Contact:	Sarah Alexander

Enterprise for the Environment (1996 - 1997)
The Enterprise for the Environment (E4E) project focused on improving the regulatory process and environmental performance drivers that influence behavior in the areas EPA was created to address. The E4E project is comprised of senior individuals from government, industry, and citizen and environmental organizations including three former EPA Administrators, industry CEOs and presidents of environmental organizations.
Final report:	Please call 970-513-5835 and ask for "The Environmental Protection System in Transition Toward a More Desirable Future, Final Report of the Enterprise for the Environment."
Contact:	Sarah Alexander

Sustainable America: A New Consensus for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy Environment for the Future (1993 - 1996)
The Keystone Center served as the facilitators for the President's Council on Sustainable Development. The council was the official U.S. response to Agenda 21, a blueprint for sustainable development signed at the 1992 United Nations Earth Summit. The consensus report underscored the importance of a healthy environment and a vital economy including efficiency and social equity. The results were presented to the President in 1996.
Final report:	Please call 970-513-5835 and ask for "Sustainable America: A New Consensus for Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy Environment for the Future."
Contact:	Sarah Alexander