The Alliance for a Sustainable Future – a joint effort of C2ES and The U.S. Conference of Mayors – helps cities and businesses collaborate on sustainable development.
The Alliance for a Sustainable Future – a joint effort of C2ES and The U.S. Conference of Mayors – helps cities and businesses collaborate on sustainable development.
Separately, cities and businesses have already been demonstrating climate leadership. Together, they can accelerate the momentum toward a more sustainable, low-carbon future.
The alliance creates a framework for mayors and business leaders to develop concrete approaches to reduce carbon emissions, speed deployment of new technology, and respond to the growing impacts of climate change.
Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall leads the alliance steering committee, which includes founding sponsor AECOM.
• Empower local leaders to contribute to the design and implementation of state climate plans and other supporting federal, state, and local initiatives.
• Inform and engage mayors, city officials, and business leaders so that strategic opportunities can be identified and explored.
• Build new public-private partnerships.
• Raise the profile of city and business contributions in accelerating sustainable development, resilience, and climate action to help implement international commitments.