Impact Areas

Environmental Justice - Eastern Regional Grantmakers (EJ - ERG) In December 2023, the Institute for Sustainable Communities  (ISC) was named one of three Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmakers, a program of the U.S. [...]

Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC) at ISC In 2023, the Institute for Sustainable Communities  (ISC) was named one of three national Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical [...]

Advancing Equitable Building Decarbonization (AEBD) In Buildings Owned by People of Color Climate change is changing everything and in communities of color it is further exacerbating inequities resulting from systemic and institutional [...]

Dismantling Energy Inequity in Communities of Color (DEICC) is an 18-month program that supports community-based organizations led by people of color in 10 communities across the US through the development of solar community resilience hubs.

The Urban Equity Climate Compact works to center racial equity in regional climate initiatives to ensure that communities of color have a say in the policy decisions that affect their homes and environment.