Urban Sustainability Directors Network

Connecting People. Fostering Innovation. Accelerating Impact.

USDN strives to create equitable, resilient, and sustainable communities by advancing the field of local government sustainability and equipping practitioners to be catalysts of transformative change.

USDN brings local government sustainability practitioners together to learn, collaborate, and accelerate the work of local sustainability. By equipping them with the knowledge, resources, and partnerships they need to succeed, USDN helps advance change locally in member communities as well as across the field of practice. The aggregate impact and influence of our collective work makes an equitable, resilient, and sustainable society more attainable.

Mission: USDN works to create equitable, resilient, and sustainable communities by advancing the field of local government sustainability and equipping practitioners to be catalysts of transformative change

Vision: An equitable, resilient, and sustainable future for all

Core Beliefs

1. A diverse, inclusive, and equity-centered approach is essential to achieving our mission.
2. Local governments have both an influential role and an inherent responsibility within the movement toward equitable, resilient, and sustainable communities.
3. Meaningful, long-lasting change happens from the ground up through a collaborative approach
   where local governments work with the communities they serve.
4. By working with each other and their communities, local government sustainability practitioners can
   accelerate transformative change.