what?     who?     why?     how?     where?     |     partners     news     contact     home     strategic partners RecycleBank. RecycleBank brings a cost-effective and environmentally conscious solution to the rising cost of waste collection. The company provides incentive-based rewards for recycling, research and reporting capabilities that enhance operations and performance analysis, and community outreach education on recycling, the envrionment, and sustainability .   The US Partnership. USPDESD is a partnership of individuals, organizations, and institutions in the United States dedicated to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014). As of May 2005, The US Partnership consists of 200+ organizations that contain close to 1 million young citizens (and adults) activated in the sustainability movement (intersection of environment, economy, education, & equity). The vision of the US Partnership is to show that sustainable development can be fully integrated into education and learning in the United States while not homogenizing disparate interest groups. The US Partnership's mission is to leverage the UN Decade to foster education for sustainable development within the U.S as well as abroad.     YouthXChange. YouthXChange is a portal and educational packet created through UNESCO, UNEP, META, and Consumers International. It was brought about as a guide for young people on sustainable consumption patterns and lifestyle. Through YouthXChange, UNEP and UNESCO try to show young people that it is possible for all of us to translate our aspirations for a better world into everyday actions.   The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education. The Cloud Institute was created in response to the growing need for educational materials and professional development focused on sustainability. It is dedicated to the vital role of education in creating awareness, fostering commitment, and guiding actions toward a healthy, secure and sustainable future for ourselves and future generations.   The Steiner Foundation. RSF is an innovative non-profit financial service organization with a long and successful history of assisting individuals and projects (both non-profit and for-profit mission-driven organizations) to meet their financial goals. Their mission is to create social benefit through innovative approaches to working with money that reflect the highest aspirations of the human spirit.   The Schuylkill Center. Is an educational center oasis designed to promote, through environmental education, the preservation and improvement of our natural environment by fostering appreciation, understanding and responsible use of the ecosystem; by disseminating information on current environmental issues; by encouraging appropriate public response to environmental problems and also to maintain the facilities of The Schuylkill Center and conserve its land for the purpose of environmental education. Green Woods Charter School. Green Woods Charter is built on the beautiful Schuylkill Nature Center. Its mission is o provide children in grades K through 8 with the opportunity to be active, knowledgeable and conscientious young investigators by fostering a keen understanding of the interrelatedness and interdependence of our global existence, considering only the boundaries of safety and ethical behavior while participating in Project Based Learning. Springside Academy. Springside affirms its choice to be a school for girls and young women. Here students develop the power to think, the confidence to act, and a sense of responsibility for one another. In our diverse community, students learn to honor their differences and to seek common ground so that they will live productively and justly in the worlds they inhabit. McDevitt Group. The McDevitt Group is an independent marketing + creative agency dedicated to crafting acquisition-based, results-oriented solutions to strengthen brands and have a positive impact on sales. Creating from a marketing perspective is the company's proven process that combines the science of marketing and the art of creativity to craft effective solutions for clients. SLA Sustainability Leadership Alliance. The Sustainability Leadership Alliance (SLA), a division of The Leadership Center, is a convenor of conversations and an incubator of strategic action for those charged with executing large scale change in the Sustainability community. The SLA recognizes the imperative of leaders to manage multiple-entity and cross-sector collaboration in the achievement of their missions. ECOFASHION 101 is a proud support of the United Nation's Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The Decade is a far-reaching and complex undertaking. Its conceptual basis, socio-economic implications, and environmental and cultural connections make it an enterprise, which potentially touches on every aspect of life. The overall goal of the Decade is to integrate the values inherent in sustainable development into all aspects of learning to encourage changes in behavior that allow for a more sustainable and just society for all.

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