The history of ISF
2005
* Participated in the 2nd International Expert Meeting on the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production
* Put out press release on Labor Day highlighting North American Regional Statement on Sustainable Consumption and Production
* Released newsletter CitNet News Summer 2005
* Organized workshop Towards a North American Framework for Sustainable Production and Consumption
* Released newsletter Getting the Goods (April 2005)
* Designed and released webpage dedicated to the Sustainable Production and Consumption Working Group of ANPED
* The Survival in Freedom Foundation (SURFREE) closes doors
2004
* Gave presentation at the Annual General Meeting of the American Anthropological Association
* Participated in international workshop Sustainable Production-Consumption Systems: Research Frontiers organized by the Unit for Social and Environmental Research (USER), Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
* Relaunched newsletter CitNet News
* Launched CitNet's Leadership Campaign for Sustainability
* Launched newsletter Getting the Goods 2004
* In collaboration with members of the North American Sustainable Consumption Alliance, launched the Sustainable Consumption and Production Database.
2003
* Gave keynote speech at conference International Forum on Sustainable Production and Consumption held in China
* Facilitated the production of the collaborative NGO statement presented by the NGO SPAC Caucus at the CSD to the Secretary General
* Organized informal strategy meeting on on SPAC at UNEP RONA
* Appointed co-chair of ECO Forum's SPAC issue group
* Participated in first International Expert Meeting on the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production
* Published newsletter SPAC Update May 2003
* Published ISF paper Production, Consumption, and the World Summit on Sustainable Development
* Organized workshop Towards Sustainable Production & Consumption in the ECE Region during the 2003 Environment for Europe meeting in Kiev
* Organized side event Changing production and consumption patterns at the 11th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development
* Presented NGO statement on poverty and sustainable production and consumption to governments at 11th session of the CSD.
2002
* Developed the International Coalition on Sustainable Production and Consumption that implemented the SPAC Watch initiative
* Produced the report Waiting for Delivery
* Organized three roundtables on sustainable production and consumption in the WSSD process
* Co-chaired NGO SPAC Caucus during WSSD process
* Helped organize the WSSD campaign for corporate accountability and raise the priority of corporate accountability as a sustainable development issue at the UN and during the WSSD
* Successfully facilitated the Citizens Preparatory Committee for WSSD (including: organized citizen consultation meetings with US delegation and US NGO strategy meetings, including the US NGO Caucus in Johannesburg; developed the Citizens Guide to the Summit website; organized the "US Progress Towards Sustainability" issue forum series; published the WSSD News; set up and operated the uscpc-news and uscpc-discuss listservers).
* Helped organize US NGO statements in Bali and Johannesburg.
* Issued press release on the civil society protest to the US government role during the WSSD
* Organized briefing on the Hill to inform and educate congressional staff on the significance of the World Summit and the undermining role of the US Administration there.
* Initiated post-WSSD strategy discussions for launch of CitNet's National Campaign for Leadership
2001
* Co-organized workshop Overcoming Barriers to Sustainable Production and Consumption
* Produced US Watch/ National report card assessment of US progress towards sustainable development for the WSSD
* Organized 6 CitNet meetings in Washington DC, including 4 consultative meetings with the US government
* Organized side event US NGO Preparations for Rio+10:Towards the US Summit on Sustainable Development during CSD
* Produced and distributed NGO paper Addressing the Constraints to Implementing Agenda 21: A Challenge to North America and Europe
* Produced and presented at the ANPED vision paper for 2002, "Role and Responsibility of Northern Civil Society in Achieving Sustainability in the 21st Century"
2000
* ISF moves to new home in Rockville, MD
* Produced SPAC Watch report Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food
* Began new role as the Secretariat of the Citizens Network for Sustainable Development (CitNet)
* Produced TOBI report The Next Thousand Years: Taking Responsibility for Our Behavior and Its Impact on Future Generations
* Organized a special ToBI Workshop on Corporate Codes and Voluntary Initiatives, held at the United Nations
* Organized a panel discussion on the OECD Guidelines, as part of the ToBI Workshop on Corporate Codes of Conduct and Voluntary Initiatives
* Convened a CitNet National Strategy Meeting in Rockville, MD titled Towards 2002 and beyond
1999
* ISF receives 501(c)3 status, becoming an independent non-profit organization
* Co-organized international NGO conference From Consumer Society to Sustainable Society: Towards Sustainable Production and Consumption
* Launched SPAC Watch initiative
* Facilitated the production of 4 collaborative statements on behalf of the CSD NGO SPAC caucus
* Gave a presentation on sustainable production and consumption during the National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America in Detroit
* Participated in the OECD Conference on Investment and Environment at the Hague
* Organized workshop on corporate accountability at ANPED AGM
* Participated in VIA Review Steering group
* Published report Can corporations be trusted
1998
* Launched Community Indictors Program (CIP) website
* Published CIP newsletter Appropriate Measures
* Hosted CIP workshop featuring Maureen Hart, members from the EPS and Vice President Gore's office
* Hosted a brown bag lunch discussion featuring Dorothy Craig
* Published article The Sustainable Communities Movement in the USA
* Organized public meeting and discussion on industry policy with US government representatives
* Invited and joined Advisory Group sponsored by the University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) that worked on developing sustainable development indicators for US universities.
* CSD published ISF/ ToBI paper NGO Perspectives on Responsible Entrepreneurship
* Organized four UN roundtables on Corporate Responsibility
* Presented NGO statement to governments at CSD Intersessional
1997
* Organized a booth for the NGO global gathering at the UN general Assembly Special Session (UNGASS)
* Organized two public issue forums as a part of the Community Indicators Project (CIP)
1996
* Sustainable Societies Initiative expands its membership and impact
* Produced the following papers (i) Promoting Integrative Strategies (the "hat" paper; also, shorter version published in Northern Lights) (ii) Sustainable Communities Movement (refers to Defining Sustainable Communities conference, PCSD Taskforce on Sustainable Communities, and Habitat 2) (iii) Alternative Information for Transnational Strategies: NGOs, TNCs and the Quest for Just and Sustainable Societies (written to accompany presentation at ANPED workshop on TNCs). (iv) Changing the System of Consumption & Production in the United States (for CAPSCAN meeting) (v) Education for Sustainable Communities in a Globalizing World (for ASU-Reynolds Foundation meeting) (vi) Mapping the Movement for Sustainable Livelihoods (for Istanbul workshop and publication in Earth Ethics ).
* Organized two workshops on sustainable communities and human settlements at CSD-4
* Produced paper Education for Sustainable Communities in a Globalizing World
* Organized three Public Issues Forum discussions addressing homelessness and food security/sustainable food systems within the Washington region