September 2011Publication of "Low Carbon City Development: Concept and Practice" by ISC and Tongji University
The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) and Tongji University worked together to jointly write a textbook entitled "Low Carbon City Development: Concept and Practice" which has been officially published by the Science Press.

05.17.2011USAID funded PCA program establishes official partnership with Jiangsu province for low carbon capacity building
On May 17th, 2011, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), the managing partner of the USAID funded US-China Partnership for Climate Action (PCA) program, signed a Framework Agreement with the Jiangsu Provincial Development and Reform Commission (JSDRC) to cooperate on building the capacity of cities for low carbon development.

01.31.2011 PCA co-funds LBNL's report on energy auditing:"Energy Audit Practices in China:National and Local Experiences and Issues"
China's industrial sector consumes about two-thirds of the country's primary energy, so industrial energy audits have become an important part of China's efforts to improve its energy intensity and to help enterprises identify energy-efficiency improvement opportunities for achieving the energy-saving targets.

12.31.2010 ISC helps Portland share its Climate Action Plan with Chinese Cities
The Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) announced the publication of the city of Portland's exceptional "Climate Action Plan" in Chinese.

7.14.2010 Climate Leader Academy workshop on Low Carbon City Development and Planning in China
On July 8-10 in Guangzhou (Guangdong Province) and on July 13-14 in Nanjing (Jiangsu Province), ISC, together with local partners Guangdong Human Resources and Social Security Department, Sun Yat-Sen University, Organizational Department of Jiangsu CPC Committee, Jiangsu Development and Reform Commission (DRC), and Nanjing University, organized two 2-day training courses at Guangzhou and Nanjing separately.

09.24.2009 U.S.-China Partnership to Green the Supply Chain
The Institute for Sustainable Communities, a featured participant at the Clinton Global Initiative, expands its Environment, Health and Safety Academy for Chinese managers.

09.18.2009 Environment, Health and Safety Measures Key to Business Success in South China
Senior EHS professionals from GE's U.S. and China offices spoke about implementing state-of-the-art environment, health and safety (EHS) systems at a seminar attended by 300 business leaders from Guangdong province.

05.12.2009 New US-China Initiative Promises to Transform Guangdong into Model for Green Development
ISC officially launches the Guangdong Environmental Partnership program to build a network of agencies, organizations, businesses and schools dedicated to transforming the province of Guangdong, China into a model of clean energy and sustainable economic development.

10.27.2008 ISC and Lingnan College Launch Environment, Health & Safety Academy in China
Lingnan (University) College at Sun Yat-sen University, and the Institute for Sustainable Communities, today announced a new partnership to establish an Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Academy in Guangzhou.

10.17.2008 ISC Launches $4 million U.S.-China Partnership
The Institute for Sustainable Communities has launched a $4 million U.S.-China partnership to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the southern province of Guangdong.