Members of the Partnership are committed to work together to restore environmental integrity, improve economic prosperity, and promote social equity. The overarching vision of the Partnership is the economic, environmental, and social systems are in balance to create and sustain a positive quality of life for future generations. CSP is currently comprised of over 160 local and regional business, organizations and individuals working towards common goals.
Through multi-stakeholder collaboration, sharing of experiences and common aspirations, and mobilizing local resources, help transform the greater Grand Rapids area and region through the development of sustainable neighborhoods and communities by:
- Preserving environmental integrity
- Increasing economic prosperity
- Advance and achieve social equity
- Improving the quality of life
- Elevating the value of education
In September 2008 the Partnership unveiled its Community Bottom Line Indicator Report. The Indicator Report includes fourteen major indicators that relate to the quality of life and the environment in Grand Rapids, Kent county, and West Michigan. The indicator project was designed to measure the community's path to sustainability in order to become "the community we want to leave for our children."
The West Michigan Sustainable Purchasing Consortium (www.wmspc.org), hosted by the Delta Institute, is proud to be affiliated with the Community Sustainability Partnership. For more information about the CSP visit their website at www.grpartners.org.
