Sarasota County is a state and national leader in sustainability and one of the first municipalities in the country to make sustainable community development its key focus.

Sustainable development is most effective at the local government level, where community stakeholders join with policymakers to create relevant, effective programs. Progressive communities across the U.S. have initiated the sustainability movement at the local government level. Sustainable Sarasota joins these pioneers to lead the way towards sustainability for the State of Florida and the Southeast U.S.

The countries, states and cities listed below have taken progressive action in sustainability:

International

United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
United Nations Sustainable Consumption
ICKLEI: Local Governments for Sustainability
Toward Sustainability United Kingdom

U.S.

U.S. Office of the Federal Environmental Executive Promoting Sustainable Environmental Stewardship

Boulder, CO Office of Environmental Affairs: For a Sustainable Future
Massachusetts Office of Environmental Affairs: Sustainability Initiatives
Minnesota Sustainable Communities Network
Oregon Sustainable Oregon
Palo Alto, CA Sustainability Basics
Portland, OR Office of Sustainable Development
San Francisco, CA Sustainable City
Santa Monica, CA Sustainable City Program
Seattle, WA Sustainable Seattle
Sonoma, CA Sustainable Sonoma County
Vail, CO Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability
Washington (State) Sustainable Washington Alliance
Washington (State) Towards a Sustainable Washington
 

Florida

Alachua County Sustainable Alachua County
Earth Dade - Miami-Dade County
Florida Sustainable Communities Center
Sarasota County Sustainable Sarasota
Treasure Coast Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast
University of Florida Sustainable UF
University of South Florida Florida Center for Community Design and Research

See also:
Local Governments Integrating Sustainability
Sarasota County Sustainability Policies
Sustainable Sarasota Research