L.A. County Unveils A Broad Sustainability Plan for Its Future

While our employers and education institutions, building owners, and cities are taking on the challenge of creating their own sustainability plans for the future, county-wide initiatives are still rare – even almost unheard-of. Two Fridays ago, one such plan was revealed for Los Angeles County. During the Los Angeles Business Council 2019 Sustainability Summitat L.A.’s Getty Center, a regional sustainability plan for Los Angeles County was unveiled. L.A. County officials shared a draft of the initial plan at the event with business, government and nonprofit leaders, as well as elected officials, including State Senators Nancy Skinner and Henry Stern, and City of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. OurCounty, the Los Angeles Countywide Sustainability Plan, intends to address social and economic disparities across Los Angeles County, by driving green policies for the future and by putting into place measurable goals that will make real-life positive impacts on all L.A. County residents. …