Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions at SRI Congress

It was a pleasure to lead yesterday’s panel on Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions at the 2025 Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress in Chicago. Greenleaf Communities NFP and Greenleaf Advisors, LLC convened expert partners to address innovative solutions on climate, water, energy and natural resources challenges. We were honored to celebrate Juneteenth at #SRI2025 along the creativity […]

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Our Power, Our Planet – Earth Day 2025

This Earth Day, we reflect on the vital connection between people, the planet, and the power we all have to make a difference. From the energy we use, the water we conserve, the materials we choose, and the land we safeguard, our actions shape a more resilient future. Below, we spotlight solutions, and the people […]

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Join us at SRI Congress in Chicago – Greenleaf presenting on “Distributed Networked Solutions”

Please join us at the SRI Congress in Chicago on June 16-19 hosted by the University of Illinois system. SRI2025 will spotlight Pathways to Sustainability Solutions, sharing implementation strategies and legacies of successful approaches to critical sustainability concerns. It will provide opportunities to overcome challenges that slow our transformation to more resilient and equitable futures. Participants include world-renowned […]

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2024 in Review: Greenleaf is advancing sustainable solutions for climate and natural resources.

There has never been a more urgent time to confront the interconnected threats of climate change, water scarcity, and unsustainable land use that jeopardize life on Earth. We must act now to chart a more favorable course than the one we are on, implementing practices and policies that mitigate risks and help us adapt to […]

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Blacks in Green hosts Justice Comes of Age launch event for the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (EJ TCTAC)

Greenleaf is honored to work with Blacks in Green, a West Woodlawn-based nonprofit organization that is pioneering environmental economic development for the benefit of Black America. Blacks in Green leads the Sustainable Square Mile and the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center (TCTAC) in EPA Region 5 to help disadvantaged communities and organizations build […]

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Greenleaf is advancing a healthy and sustainable world. – Winter Update

Greenleaf Advisors LLC and Greenleaf Communities NFP advance a healthy and sustainable world, applying multi-disciplinary science to policy and practices to address climate change, environmental justice, energy, sustainable land use, and freshwater resources. In 2023 with our partners, we accelerated the transition to a more sustainable world, with the imperative to address climate change central to our work. […]

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John Andersen and Don Wuebbles present Solutions to Climate Change and Water Resource Challenges – at Home and Around the World

John Andersen, President of Greenleaf Advisors and Communities, and Dr. Don Wuebbles, Earth Knowledge’s Director of Climate Science, presented Solutions to Climate Change and Water Resources Challenges – at Home and Around the World in Lake Forest, Illinois on October 9. Climate is a primary driver of ecosystem formation and is changing rapidly due to […]

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DPI receives $5M National Science Foundation award to establish Global Center for clean energy and equitable transportation solutions

The Discovery Partners Institute, part of the University of Illinois System, has been awarded $5 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF) simultaneous to a £5 million grant by the UK Research and Innovation Engineering and Physical Sciences Council to the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom to establish the NSF-led Global Center for […]

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Give Us Hope – Winter Update

The effects of climate change are being experienced worldwide and existing efforts and pledges are insufficient to address the challenge. Our children and grandchildren will be harmed and many people around the world will experience unprecedented devastation. Continuing to go down this collision course as warned by the Secretary General of the UN is unacceptable. […]

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Join us on November 10th for Transitions: A Sustainable Wealth Management Conference

We invite you to join us on Thursday, November 10th from 12 pm – 5 pm at the annual Sustainable Wealth Management Conference: Transitions hosted at Northern Trust in Chicago. This conference will focus on navigating climate risk plus other ESG priorities when creating sustainable value. Bob Litterman (Chairman of the Risk Committee & founding partner at […]

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