Office of Sustainability

Local restaurants can improve sustainability with Food Waste Business Challenge

Over 10 businesses will work with the city to tackle food waste Over 108 billion pounds of food is wasted…

3 years ago

Philadelphia, West Chester, and Narberth sue PA for the right to Enforce Plastic Bag legislation

Local environmental groups held press conference yesterday about the lawsuit. Local municipalities are fighting the state to eliminate plastic bag…

3 years ago

Philadelphia Commits to Carbon-Neutrality by 2050 & Announces First Environmental Justice Commission

City also announces first Chief Resilience Officer & drops a Climate Action Playbook New year, new climate goals. The Office…

3 years ago

Today is Energy Efficiency Day in Philadelphia

Councilmember Katherine Gilmore introduced the resolution to make October 7, 2020 as Energy Efficiency Day Councilmember-at-Large Katherine Gilmore Richardson introduced…

4 years ago

City Launches Climate Collaborative of Greater Philadelphia

Mayor Kenney and businesses announce collaborative at the Franklin Institute Last evening, Mayor Kenney and business leaders announced the launch…

5 years ago

Philadelphia Releases 1st Plan to “Beat the Heat” in Hunting Park

"Extreme heat is not just an environmental issue, but it is an issue of equity and social justice as well."…

5 years ago

Philly announces Sustainability Tours

The GREEN Program, Philadelphia Urban Adventures & Office of Sustainability announces socially-minded tours. Want to explore local food? Conservation? Green…

5 years ago

9 Sustainable Organizations Recap the Best of 2018

2018 was quite the year - Can you believe that only 10 months ago, we were Superbowl champions? Philly's sustainability…

5 years ago

City Rising 5: How Philly is Combatting Climate Change with Christine Knapp

On this episode of City Rising, we explore what local government is doing to mitigate the impacts of climate change,…

6 years ago