Washington Marriott at Metro Center, Washington, DC

WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program took place March 13-15, 2019 in downtown Washington, DC. The conference offered presenations, panels and training sessions on a wide range of topics. Presenters also came from… Read More

UN Environment Programme offices, Nairobi, Kenya

The  4th session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) will gather in Nairobi, Kenya from 11 - 15 March 2019. The theme of this session is "Read More

Montgomery County Council Office Building, Rockville, MD

On a very stormy September 12, 2018, the Office of Montgomery County Councilmember Tom Hucker held a public briefing and presentation of the outcome document from the Global Action Summit affiliate event held in August and organized by ISF, One Montgomery Green, Potomac Green and the Office of… Read More

It is widely recognized that the roots of so many of our most serious environmental problems are rooted in modern society's production and consumption practices, policies and systems. This understanding was not only officially acknowledged by heads of state in Johannesburg in 2002 at the World… Read More

One relatively new domain in the world of financial investment focuses on climate change; in particular, investing in low- or zero-carbon business ventures, technologies and practices that contribute to protecting our global climate, as opposed to… Read More

In the ongoing story of international efforts since 2002 to address the overarching objective of changing unsustainable consumption and production patterns, the UN recently announced the launch of the One Planet Network -- those organizations, agencies, businesses, policymakers and others… Read More

Silver Spring Civic Center

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Maryland— ISF, One Montgomery Green (OMG) and Poolesville Green (PG) will host local events addressing climate change in conjunction with the Global Climate Action Summit, September 12-14, 2018, in San Francisco.           … Read More

High Level Political Forum

New York, New York

The overall theme for this session is "Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies". The set of goals to be reviewed in depth will be the following, including Goal 17 (Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, that… Read More

UN reviews SDG 12 and other goals

NEW YORK, July 9, 2018 -- The High Level Political Forum (HLPF) opened today at the United Nations, where government delegations, policymakers, business leaders, NGOs and others will review global progress by countries in implementing… Read More