EcoDistricts (formerly Portland Sustainability Institute)
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2014)
Reporting Period: 2014
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Equitable Development
- Health & Wellbeing
- Community Identity
- Energy
- Access & Mobility
- Habitat & Ecosystem Function
- Water
- Materials Management
Environmental Achievements
- Developed a framework and implementation strategy to accelerate neighborhood-scale sustainability
- High-impact projects such as district energy, green streets, smart grid, demand management and resource sharing
Social Achievements
- Improved community participation
- Economic development for local businesses and job creation
- Improved access to healthy, local and affordable food
- Ensured safe and connected streets
Governance Achievements
- Created a new model of public-private partnership
- Developed implementation tools and strategies for governance, assessment, project finance and municipal policy adoptions
- Created a municipal policy agenda with laws, incentives, and processes that support sustainable neighborhood development
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Slow deployment of sustainability strategies due to a lack of comprehensive policies or implementation frameworks at the municipal level
- Bridging the gap between policy aspirations and practical investments with significant on-the-ground impacts
Mitigation Strategies
- Created an implementation strategy to accelerate neighborhood-scale sustainability
- Developed toolkits for EcoDistrict Organization, Policy Support, Performance and Assessment, and Financing