Who We Are
About the Institute for Sustainable Communities
Founded in 1991 by former U.S. Ambassador & Vermont Governor Madeleine M. Kunin, the Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) has led 75 transformative projects in more than 20 countries.
At ISC, brings over 20 years of experiences, we give passionate, committed people the tools, skills, and resources they need to make their communities better places to live.
We working with local, regional, and national level, helping communities solve their most pressing problems. We have managed a wide variety of environmental and energy programs in some of the world have most polluted cities. ISC brings a strong focus on building institutional capacity and community leadership, and has achieved national and international impact by spreading successful resource efficiency practices among businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits in the countries where we work. and has achieved national and international impact.
Our model is based on 12 years of work in Russia, among other countries, where we managed 721 projects that cleaned up polluted air and water, eliminated toxic waste, reduced energy consumption, and launched sustainable businesses. In addition, we helped 39 resource-strapped communities reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12,000 tons per year, and reinvest those savings back into the community.
ISC, which entered in China in 2007, works with academics, technical experts, government officials and community members to implement our projects in the industrial, power, urban, governance and education sectors. ISC strongly focus on building institutional capacity and leadership by spreading successful resource, capacity building and best practice sharing on climate change mitigation, adaptation and sustainable development.
For more information, please visit www.iscvt.org.
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Gus Speth
ISC Board Member
I joined the ISC board this past year because I am convinced that this organization is one of the most effective in the country in addressing the issues I care deeply about.
Climate change is real and we must do all we can to reduce the impacts and help communities. Equally important is holding public and private institutions accountable for decisions that affect the lives of so many.
ISC is leading the fight… activating citizens to protect communities and hold leaders accountable… giving leaders the tools they need… finding sustainable solutions.
