Sustainable Households
Urban Green Lab’s Households Division works closely with nonprofit organizations, neighborhood associations, and faith groups to develop systems of sustainable living education to make it a permanent part of everything you do. This is accomplished through organizing green teams, personalized training, connecting your organization to resources that help make the difference and more. No matter your social sector or community served, we can work together to help make Nashville a more just and sustainable city.
Recent News
Patrick King believes that sustainability is directly tied to issues of inequity. He’s the sustainability education manager with Urban Green Lab, and he’s working to implement a new Environmental Justice Initiative which will focus on helping distressed communities improve their health and lives.
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Metro Public Works (MPW) and Urban Green Lab (UGL), a nonprofit that teaches communities how to live sustainably, are partnering on a new educational series titled “Sustainable in the City: Thinking Upstream” focused on how Nashvillians can better reduce, reuse, and recycle, and live a more sustainable lifestyle.
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The local community level is where many companies can make the biggest impact, as shown by Certified B Corporations that include community as one of their stakeholders and prioritize local ties and the strength they can provide, especially in times of challenge like they’ve seen in 2020.
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