The Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development is a Canadian nonprofit think tank undertaking major policy research and education programs in the areas of sustainable energy, climate change, environmental governance, ecological fiscal reform, sustainability indicators, and the environmental impacts of the energy industry. The Pembina Institute envisions a world where sustainable communities take creative actions to protect the natural beauty and ecological health of the planet, allowing other species to flourish and future generations to live both satisfying and healthy lives.
WorldWatch is an independent, nonprofit policy research organization with a global focus. Their work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society — and how to achieve it. Information is provided on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. There are features on renewable energy, climate change, consumption and vitals signs facts. Some website information is free, some requires payment. Worldwatch sells publications in PDF and print formats.
The Commons is an independent Open Society Initiative dedicated to encouraging and supporting wide open public discussions of the issues and choices of governance and decision making that impact on sustainability and social justice, in both the private as well as in the public sector. It is aimed at concerned citizens, researchers, students, policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors and social activists interested in quickly getting a feel for world sustainability issues, views and developments.
The Congress for the New Urbanism stands for the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions, the reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, the conservation of natural environments, and the preservation of our built legacy. Membership includes professionals from the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, economics, law, engineering, real estate, government, and education, as well as elected officials and citizen activists.
The Development Alternatives Group aims to promote sustainable national development, by disseminate the means for creating sustainable livelihoods on a large scale, and thus to mobilise widespread action to eradicate poverty and regenerate the environment. The organization addresses appropriate technologies, institutional systems, and environmental and resource management methods.
The Earth Council is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that was created in September 1992 to promote and advance the implementation of the Earth Summit agreements. It is led by a body of 18 Members, drawn from the world's political, business, scientific and non-governmental communities.
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is a nonprofit research and educational organization that provides technical assistance and information on environmentally sound economic development strategies. ILSR works with citizen groups, governments and private businesses in developing policies that extract the maximum value from local resources.
The International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives is a democratically governed membership association of cities, towns, counties, metropolitan governments, and local government associations, with headquarters in Toronto, Canada. ICLEI's mission is to build and serve a worldwide movement of local governments to achieve tangible improvements in global sustainability with special focus on environmental conditions through cumulative local actions.
BioRegional Development Group is an entrepreneurial, independent environmental organisation that develops commercially viable products and services which meet more of our everyday needs from local renewable and waste resources, to help enable living within our fair share of the Earth’s resources. The BioRegional team initiated and is based at BedZED - the UK's largest carbon neutral eco-village.
The Centre for Global Studies of the University of Victoria (Canada) has sustainability programs related to technology and international development and climate change.
The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) studies global change and its impacts on ecological, economic and social systems. Through data analysis, computer simulations and models, PIK provides decision makers with sound information and tools for sustainable development. In addition to publishing results in scientific journals the Institute gives advice to national and regional authorities and, increasingly, to global organisations such as the World Bank.
News on sustainability issues from a business perspective.
The Sustainability Web Ring focuses on the efforts of organizations to achieve sustainable development. Includes information from around the world about how to deal with issues such as: climate change, cleaner production, waste, poverty, consumerism, natural resource management, and governance. The web ring is managed by the Sustainable Development Communications Network (SDCN).
