What is the Keystone Center?

Founded in 1975 by Robert W. Craig, The Keystone Center was established to independently facilitate the resolution of national policy conflicts.

"There's a certain nobility in things that human beings do that is separate from conquest ... it's human determination to achieve something." - Robert W. Craig, founder

Leading the Ascent is a short documentary-style video produced by the Academy Award-winning team at Milkhaus that tells the remarkable story of our founder and why he created The Keystone Center. It features national leaders in energy, environment, health, and government who explain how The Keystone Center helps build trust among stakeholders with differing interests, finds the point at which diverse values align with sound data and science, and promotes an environment in which leaders can work together to untangle complicated and critical policy issues.

Report issued on Colorado's Personal Belief Exemption Policy for Immunizations

The report is the result of six months’ work by a stakeholder group convened to study the state’s personal belief exemption policy and make recommendations to update it. Read more here.

Licensing Educators for Academic Development

The Licensing Educators for Academic Development (LEAD) Compact was formed to help inform legislation in the 2014 session regarding the entire educator continuum: preparation, licensure, professional development, and career pathways. The LEAD Compact met several times between August and December 2013. Find out more about the Compact, and read meeting summaries and final recommendations here.

Innovating for more sustainable beef

We’re bringing together beef producers, packers, processors, retail and foodservice companies, and non-governmental organizations to discuss challenges and opportunities facing the sustainability of the beef supply chain. Read more here.

Advancing Energy Innovation

As consumers, we require reliable, secure, and affordable electric service. Today's utilities are being pressed to provide a smarter and more secure grid, and to offer products and services that can conflict with a traditional business model. Our Advancing Energy Innovations Regional Dialogue is bringing together leaders across the spectrums of energy and technology to collaborate on ideas for bridging this conflict and designing mutually beneficial policies and programs. Read more

Announcing the winners of the 2014 Keystone Leadership Awards!

We're very pleased to announce our honorees for the 2014 Keystone Leadership Awards, to be presented at our 21st Annual Awards Dinner on June 11th in Washington, DC. Click here to reserve your tables or tickets.

Field to Market names president

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture began as a project of The Keystone Center, a collaboration involving members from each link in the commodity agriculture supply chain to define sustainability in the face of increasing demand. The project accumulated a diverse membership, which has invested in tools and methods to increase production alongside enhanced environmental quality and human well-being. Now an independent, membership-driven non-profit, Field to Market has selected its first president. Read More

Green Products Roundtable launches Sustainable Purchasing Council

Congratulations to the Sustainable Purchasing Council, a new organization that officially launched on July 23rd (view a recording of the web launch here). Building on more than five years of work by The Keystone Center's Green Products Roundtable, the Council is a multi-sector, multi-stakeholder network whose mission is to support and recognize leadership of purchased goods and services that accelerates the transition to a prosperous and sustainable future. Read more about The Council and their work at their website.

RT @CoCHCs: Thank you, Lorez Meinhold of @KeystoneCtr for your overview of what to think about as we improve health care for Coloradans. #f…

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