The NAACP Centering Equity in the Sustainable Building Sector (CESBS) Initiative
The CESBS Initiative is responsible for bringing together organizations and individuals from various fields including architecture, environmental justice, transportation and affordable housing among other sectors. They highlight on the vulnerabilities that Black and Brown communities face due to historic environmental racism and work towards promoting these communities to the forefront of advancing developments in the sectors aforementioned. Read More
Mandy Lee – Emerald Cities (Senior Program Manager, CESBS)
Emerald Cities is a nonprofit network of several organizations that all work to promote a sustainable environment through the development of green infrastructure which further develops resilience in metropolitan areas. More specifically, they ensure an equity stake for low-income communities of color in the green ecnomy by creating contracting opportunities for BIPOC and supporting career paths of such people. Read More
The International Living Future Institute (ILFI)
The ILFI aims to provide a vision for the future in which human interaction with the natural world is a fundamental principle. They refer to this future as the “Living Future” and their mission is to pave the way for a diverse ecosystem in which communities thrive. Read More
