Our Goal Literacy about our sustainability challenges and engagement in solutions as a societal norm in the United States.

The US Partnership consists of individuals, organizations and institutions in the United States dedicated to education for sustainable development (ESD). It acts as a convener, catalyst, and communicator working across all sectors of American society. VISION: Sustainable development fully integrated into education and learning in the United States. MISSION: Leverage the UN Decade to foster education for sustainable development in the United States.

LATEST NEWS K-12 SECTOR TEAM RELEASES NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION STANDARDS The K-12 Sector Team, working with sustainability experts nationally, created this set of standards for education for sustainable development. Download Version 1 of the National Sustainability Education Standards here. FAITH GROUPS EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL COLLABORATION An interfaith sustainability conference in southern Maine and New Hampshire was held in collaboration with the U.S. Partnership, September 22-23, 2007. The event, entitled, “Better Together: Fostering Interfaith Collaboration for Sustainability” focused on opportunities for collaboration among faith communities in the Piscataqua (Greater Portsmouth) Region. Read more... ETHICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE RECEIVE SPOTLIGHT IN OCTOBER CONFERENCE The International Environment Forum (IEF), in cooperation with the Bahá'í Community of Canada, held its 11th annual conference October 12-14 in Ottawa, ON, Canada on the theme, “Responding to Climate Change: Scientific Realities, Spiritual Imperatives.” Participants explored the relationship of ethical and spiritual principles to the practical actions of individuals and communities facing global environmental change. This was the fourth annual conference that the IEF has sponsored in observance of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. Read more... U.S. PARTNERSHIP MENTIONED IN "TIME": Partnership President Debra Rowe quoted in TIME article, "Getting Schools to Think and Act Green." Find out the latest news on progress toward sustainability in higher education in our Summer E-newsletter.