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International organizations (non-UN)
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
· "...a treaty-based international, inter-governmental organization dedicated to
supporting and promoting strong, inclusive and sustainable economic growth
in developing countries and emerging economies.”
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Framework for Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD Framework)
Partnerships for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
· "PAGE brings together five UN agencies – UN Environment, International Labour Organization, UN Development Programme,
UN Industrial Development Organization, and UN Institute for Training and Research – whose mandates, expertises and networks
combined can offer integrated and holistic support to countries on inclusive green economy, ensuring coherence and avoiding duplication.
International initiatives & networks
· “...a community that makes it easy and empowering to take collective action towards sustainability.
We are the hub for individuals and organizations to learn, connect, and harmonize our efforts to
effect a system change bigger than any of us.”
· “...a global network of scientists, researchers, and innovators collaborating for a more sustainable planet.”
Global Development Research Center (GDRC)
Global Network for Inclusive and Sustainable Development
Globally Responsible Leadership Initiative (GRLI)
· Click on Impact>Initiatives to see several sustainability-focused initiatives.
International Advisory Committee on Global Bioeconomy (IACGB)
International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)
· "...a non-profit coalition of sustainability advocacy organizations and initiatives that include
The International Sustainability Council (ISC), Audubon Lifestyles, Audubon Outdoors, Planit Green,
Broadcast Audubon, and the Audubon Network for Sustainability."
· International Sustainability Council
Network of Regional Governments for Sustainable Development (nrg4SD)
· “...a global community of practitioners, policymakers and experts, including governments, businesses,
civil society, academia and international organisations, that implements the 10-Year Framework of
Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production and works towards achieving SDG 12:
ensuring sustainable patterns of consumption and production.”
Planetary Health Alliance @ Harvard University
Sustainability in the Digital Age
Sustainability Transitions Research Network (STRN)
Sustainable Development Institute
Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Sustainability-focused NGOs
· All environmental organizations are, in some way, working to promote sustainability; see the NGOs page for an extensive listing. Which
of them, then, belong on a listing on this particular page on sustainability? Any which way you cut it, that's a judgement call. So what you
see here are NGOs that self-describe as focusng on the broad topic of "sustainability." A common feature of these NGOs is that their
"work product" mostly consists of research and analysis, and not of direct advocacy and activism.
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy
Center for Environmental Markets @ Goldman Sachs
Centre for International Sustainable Development Law
Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity
Collaborating Centre on Sustainable Consumption and Production (CSCP)
Crane Institute of Sustainability
Intentional Endowments Network
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD)
· USA office is in process of shutting down (2018)
· "We actively promote North-South equity and the preservation of livelihoods."
Global Development Research Center
Gold Standard for the Global Goals
· "Green Cross International’s roots can be traced back to President Mikhail Gorbachev’s time in
office as Head of State of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a period during which he spoke
repeatedly about the interrelated threats humanity and our Earth face from nuclear arms, chemical
weapons, unsustainable development, and the man-induced decimation of the planet’s ecology."
· Global Green (USA affiliate)
ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
· Original name: International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations
· French title: Institute du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI)
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development
· Informing business and governments around the world “to promote just and sustainable societies”
· Center for Climate Integrity
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) [US]
· Through ATTRA, NCAT is "committed to providing high value information and technical assistance to farmers, ranchers,
extension agents, educators, and others involved in sustainable agriculture in the United States."
· "works for the appropriate development of vulnerable communities and sensitive ecosystems of the world."
Project Concern International (PCI)
Sustainable Development Network [South Africa]
Sustainable Systems Research Foundation (SSRF)
· "SSRF’s primary goal is to become the “go-to” place for information about sustainability-related problems
and solutions. Our education, research and policy efforts seek to provide accurate, comprehensive,
and widely accessible information to the public about local problems and solutions. We seek the
enhancement of regional environmental quality and sustainability through collaborative policy
research and project development by way of our four programmatic areas: education; research; public
policy, and project incubation."
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre (WSD-RTC)
Consultancies, firms and foundations
Foundation for Sustainable Development
· Strategy firm to aid companies, NGO's and governmental organizations with sustainable development
Sustainable development ~ Institutions
For all UN-related information, see the SDGs page.
Contents of this page:
· International organizatons (non-UN)
· International initiatives & networks
· NGOs with economy & sustainability focus
· Consultancies, firms & foundations