Institute For Sustainable Communities
Institute For Sustainable Communities
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Mission
ISC's mission is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all. At ISC, we believe that sustainable communities are possible. We believe that climate change demands that communities must transform, engaging their citizens, reorienting their institutions and shifting their resources and investments. We are in the business of unleashing the power of people to transform their communities. Our approach ensures solutions emerge from within the community, rather than being imposed from the outside. By combining technical expertise and leadership training with strategic investments in local organizations, we strive to spark creative solutions and bring lasting change.
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ASIA:IN 2014, ISC BEGAN WORK ON THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)-FUNDED, U.S.-CHINA PARTNERSHIP FOR CLIMATE SMART LOW CARBON CITIES (CSLCC), WHICH WAS INTENDED TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF CHINESE LOCAL LEADERS AND URBAN PRACTITIONERS TO LEARN FROM THEIR CHINESE AND U.S. PEERS, WHILE DEVELOPING THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE LOW CARBON SOLUTIONS, AND REDUCE HARMFUL EMISSIONS THAT AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION. THE PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL LEADERS TO USE BEST PRACTICES IN CLIMATE SMART, LOW CARBON URBAN DEVELOPMENT. IT ALSO INCREASED THE COMMUNICATION, COLLABORATION AND SHARING OF THE MOST PROMISING URBAN PRACTICES AMONG LOCAL LEADERS IN CHINA, ASIA AND THE U.S. THE PROGRAM ENDED SUCCESSFULLY IN JULY OF 2017 WITH ALL FOUR CITIES IN THE COHORT ADOPTING APPROACHES TO CARBON REDUCTION. THE PROGRAM WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS BY 27.7 MILLION METRIC TONS BY 2030, AND SPUR AN ESTIMATED $40 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT FOR LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS.BUILDING OFF THE SUCCESS OF THE CSLCC, ISC, USAID AND ENERGY FOUNDATION CHINA FORMED THE LOW EMISSIONS CITIES ALLIANCE (LECA) IN AUGUST OF 2017. LECA IS A $10 MILLION PARTNERSHIP FUNDED BY USAID AND EFC, AND IMPLEMENTED BY ISC. WORKING WITH STAKEHOLDERS IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THIS THREE-YEAR PROGRAM WILL EXPAND ISC'S PREVIOUS CSLCC WORK WITH FOUR CITIES TO HELP 13 ADDITIONAL SELECTED PARTNER CHINESE CITIES TO SIGNIFICANTLY ACCELERATE THEIR EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO ACCELERATE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS MORE BROADLY THROUGHOUT CHINA BY CREATING A NETWORK OF CHINESE TRAINERS AND SUPPORTING THE EXPANSION OF NATIONAL-LEVEL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS THAT DRAW UPON BEST PRACTICES DEVELOPED WITHIN THE 13 CITIES.WITH FUNDING FROM USAID AND CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SOURCES, ISC ESTABLISHED TWO ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY CENTERS (EHS+ CENTERS) IN CHINA TO TRAIN FACTORY MANAGERS TO IMPROVE WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY WHILE REDUCING HARMFUL ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, INCLUDING GHG EMISSIONS. THESE LOCALLY-OPERATED CENTERS IN CHINA HAVE BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL TRAINING MORE THAN 35,000 FACTORY MANAGERS THAT ISC EXPANDED FORMING LOCAL CENTERS IN BANGLADESH AND INDIA AND INTEGRATING THEM ALL INTO AN EHS+ NETWORK. THE EHS+ NETWORK IS A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP THAT CONNECTS ISC'S EHS+ CENTERS AND SUPPORTS ONGOING LEARNING AMONG ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) PRACTITIONERS ENGAGED IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN IN ASIA. KEY FOUNDING CORPORATE PARTNERS INCLUDED GE, WALMART, AND APPLE, INC.IN OCTOBER 2014, ISC LAUNCHED ITS EHS+ INDIA PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS IN PUNE WITH FUNDING SUPPORT FROM THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY AND GE FOUNDATION. THE CENTER BEGAN TRAININGS IN 2015 AND HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIA-BASED MULTINATIONAL THE MAHINDRA GROUP.IN 2016, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MACARTHUR FOUNDATION, ISC BEGAN THE SME CLEANTECH DEPLOYMENT PROGRAM WITH THE GOAL OF LEVERAGING ISC'S EXISTING EHS+ CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE IN INDIA TO INCREASE INDUSTRIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY TRAINING, COACHING, AND INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES AVAILABLE TO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE (SME) MANUFACTURERS. SINCE THE START OF SME CLEANTECH, ISC HAS PARTNERED WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES LTD., THE ENTERPRISE ARM OF INDIA'S MINISTRY OF POWER, TO PILOT A PROGRAM TO REPLACE INEFFICIENT INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MOTORS. WITH DATA GATHERED FROM THE PILOT, ISC SUCCESSFULLY WON AN AWARD FROM P4G FOR ITS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ALLIANCE FOR INDUSTRY (E2 ALLIANCE) AN INITIATIVE LED BY ISC AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY SERVICES LTD. TO BRING MOTOR REPLACEMENT TO SCALE BY ACCELERATING INDIAN INDUSTRY'S DEPLOYMENT. THE E2 ALLIANCE AIMS TO REPLACE 50,000 MOTORS AND DRIVE $35 MILLION IN PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISSEMINATE THE SCALED MODEL TO BANGLADESH, INDONESIA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND VIETNAM.IN 2017, ISC BECAME A PARTNER IN THE WOMEN + WATER ALLIANCE, A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SPEARHEADED BY GAP, INC. AND USAID. THE W+W ALLIANCE FOCUSES ON CHANGING HOW WATER IS MANAGED SUSTAINABLY, AS A SHARED, PUBLIC RESOURCE ACROSS THE INDIAN APPAREL VALUE CHAIN - FROM COMMUNITIES IN COTTON GROWING REGIONS TO THOSE SURROUNDING FABRIC MILL PRODUCERS AND GARMENT FACTORIES. ISC'S ROLE IN THE PARTNERSHIP IS TO USE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND PILOT PROJECTS TO IDENTIFY HOW BUSINESSES AND THEIR SURROUNDING TEXTILE AND COTTON GROWING COMMUNITIES CAN COLLABORATE TO REDUCE WATER SHORTAGE OR POLLUTION RISKS AND HAVE A LONG-TERM IMPACT ON THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES FOR SHARED USE.IN 2018, ISC'S INDIA EHS+ CENTER LAUNCHED ITS CLEAN ENERGY ACCELERATOR. THE ACCELERATOR IS A USAID - FUNDED INITIATIVE TO INCREASE THE UPTAKE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “The institute for sustainable communities (isc) is an independent, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that provides training and technical assistance to communities, nongovernmental organizations (ngos), businesses, and government agencies. isc's mission is to help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges to build a better future shaped and shared by all. isc's approach to engaging communities and building the capacity of local organizations to solve problems is critical to addressing issues like environmental health and climate change, where citizen commitment, business engagement, and local leadership are needed to have the most impact.”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “Help communities around the world address environmental, economic, and social challenges.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as VT.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 535 STONE CUTTERS WAY, MONTPELIER, VT, 05602.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 39 employees on their form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $1,910,051.
- The organization has 14 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1991.
- The organization pays $4,152,250 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $184,619 in fundraising expenses.
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