The Sustany™ Foundation supports sustainable practices in the Tampa Bay region.
We invite members of the business community to attend our meetings as a presenter to help launch ideas into action! We meet the Third Monday Every Month at 4 PM at Jan Platt Library (map).
Listen to an interview with our founder David Reed
The Sustany Foundation is a local non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that strives to improve the Tampa Bay area’s quality of life by promoting a culture of sustainability at the local level. Founded in 2007, Sustany encourages environmental and social responsibility by supporting individuals and organizations committed to thoughtful stewardship and sustainable practices. We serve as a conduit between those who wish to contribute their resources to protecting and enhancing our quality of life and those who have innovative ideas that compliment and advance our mission.
Sustany has developed an extensive network of partnerships and alliances with the goal of educating various groups on ways to identify and incorporate sustainable practices in the workplace and community. At workshops, conferences, clean-up campaigns, business expos, and other activities Sustany promotes sustainability.
Programs / Partnerships / Alliances
Sustany has collaborated and partnered in several programs and initiatives, including:
The EverGreen Schools Alliance (EGSA)
Sustany’s EGSA works with Bay area schools and districts to focus on implementing energy conservation strategies to help reduce their carbon footprints. Annually EGS identifies and addresses important issues of interest to schools and districts like recycling in schools. Through education and a focus on sustainable practices in the classroom as well as at home, Sustany and EGSA helps to ensure clean and safe (toxic-free) environments for the students and faculty.
Green Business Designation Program
In partnership with the City of Tampa, The Sustany Foundation encourages those businesses seeking to participate in the program, to visit our website, www.sustany.org, and complete the self-evaluation checklist to assess your organization’s sustainable policies and practices. A business can achieve one of three levels of green designation based on the number of points achieved through the evaluation. Businesses that receive the designation are provided a plaque to post at their business location that recognizes their achievement. Additionally, the organization is included on theCity of Tampa green web page as art of Tampa’s “Green Pages” for businesses.
YMCA Summer Mini-Camp
Summer Mini-Camp – In collaboration with the Natures’ Academy, and the BrendaGregory Young Artist School, Sustany participated in Tampa Bay area YMCA outreach and on-site camp programs that help enrich the lives of students by building awareness of the arts and the environment.
