'''Sustainable Cleveland or SustainableCLE''' (formerly known as '''Sustainable Cleveland 2019''') is a program developed by the Mayor's Office of Sustainability located in the City of Cleveland, Ohio in the United States. Sustainable Cleveland is the City's public-facing brand for its climate action and sustainability goals. The program was established in 2009 under then Mayor Frank G. Jackson in 2009,<ref name="Funk2">{{cite news |last=Funk |first=John |date=19 September 2012 |title=Sustainable Cleveland 2019's annual summit begins Thursday |url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/09/sustainable_cleveland_2019s_an.html |accessdate=24 December 2012 |newspaper=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> aiming to engage residents, businesses, and encourage sustainability throughout the city and Northeast Ohio region.<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=About |url=http://sustainablecleveland.org/about/ |publisher=Sustainable Cleveland |accessdate=24 December 2012}}</ref> From 2009 - 2019, each year focused on a specific theme.<ref name="Celebration Topics">{{cite web |title=Celebration Topics |url=http://sustainablecleveland.org/celebration-topics/ |publisher=Sustainable Cleveland |accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref>
Twenty-five people were appointed to the program council by Jackson.<ref name="SNS1">{{cite web|title=Mayor Jackson appoints new chief of sustainability, appoints Sustainable Cleveland 2019 Council and plans for a 2010 summit|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-216135797.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091958/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-216135797.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|publisher=State News Service|accessdate=24 December 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Andrew Watterson was named, by Jackson, Cleveland's Chief of Sustainability and the head of Sustainable Cleveland in 2009.<ref name="Trickey">{{cite journal|last=Trickey|first=Erick|title=Green light: Cleveland's new chief of sustainability says building businesses on eco-friendly ideals is the way to a brighter economic future for the region.|journal=Inside Business|date=1 December 2009|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-232818143.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402145757/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-232818143.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2015|accessdate=24 December 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Jenita McGowan replaced Watterson in 2012.<ref name="Tullis">{{cite journal|last=Tullis|first=Matt|title=Cash crops: Cleveland's new chief of sustainability hopes to make the year of local food a bounty for economic development.|journal=Inside Business|date=1 March 2012|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-284755001.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153629/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-284755001.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2015|accessdate=24 December 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref>
The 2012 initiative focused on improving the amount of local food produced, sold to the public, and used by restaurants.<ref name=Funk>{{cite news|last=Funk|first=John|title=Sustainable Cleveland 2019: Local food movement could create 28,000 new jobs|url=http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/09/sustainable_cleveland_2019_loc.html|accessdate=24 December 2012|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|date=24 September 2011}}</ref> Sustainable Cleveland holds an annual summit, focused on year-specific initiatives including local food growth and renewable energy. Jeremy Rifkin, David Cooperrider, and Kathleen Merrigan have spoken at the summit.<ref name=Funk2/>
Yearly Themes
*2013 - Renewable Energy<ref name="Sustainable Cleveland 2019">{{cite web |title=City of Cleveland :: Sustainable Cleveland 2019 (SC2019) |url=http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Community/ThingsToDo/AISummit |accessdate=3 January 2013 |publisher=City of Cleveland}}</ref> *2014 – Waste *2015 – Clean Water *2016 – Transportation *2017 – Green Space *2018 – Neighborhoods *2019 - People<ref name="Celebration Topics"/>
Sustainable Cleveland is also driven by working groups, which form from annual summits.<ref name="Working Groups">{{cite web|title=Working Groups|url=http://sustainablecleveland.org/working-groups/|publisher=Sustainable Cleveland|accessdate=3 January 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://sustainablecleveland.org/ Official website]
Category:Government of Cleveland Category:Sustainability in the United States