SustainPHL

How can a vision turn into reality? In 1996, Morris Holland Derry III was incarcerated and realized that 75-80% of the prisoners would become reincarcerated. Not satisfied with those high statistics, Derry founded No More Pain, a nonprofit organization that...

How can individuals fight climate change? Sam Holloschutz believes education is key to getting your neighbors and friends on board. Watch him give his hyperlocal secrets as he accepts his Neighborhood Champion Award during SustainPHL 2016. SustainPHL 2016: Sam Holloschutz,...

The Rad Dish Co-Op started as an experiment at Temple University in Spring 2014. This student-run cafe is locally sourced and functions with a zero-waste model. That’s why the first SustainPHL award went to this incredible group of students! Watch the...

Kindling catches on to build a fire, eh? We’ve all been there – making an effort to bike in this 30* weather or summer 90 degrees for the sake of sustainability. Let’s start celebrating those recycling hoarding moments to all...

How do you make sure all elements of a live event fit your positive vibes theme? We were lucky to snag the Chris Paterno Band for SustainPHL – after all, they recently got signed by BlacBird Productions (by nine-time Grammy-winning producer Joe...

A former ‘badlands’ spaced filled with drugs and trash has transformed into a space where farmers market flourish and crime has gone down 89%. Leroy Fisher has played an integral part in Hunting Park’s revitalization project which was also supported...

How do we make biking more accessible for ALL Philadelphians? The Bicycle Coalition addressed this during their SustainPHL #FuturePHL acceptance speech on August 18, 2016. Executive Director Sarah Clark Stuart discussed how doing the “small” part of biking – whether...

Saleem Chapman, Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Sustainable Business Network, received the inaugural SustainPHL Local Advocate award on August 18th, 2016. However, he pumped the crowd and motivated us to get off our tails and do something more than the...

Want to give back to our Philly Parks? TONIGHT: Join United By Blue, SustainPHL & other partners to clean up FDR Park in South Philly. Due to our Ticketleap partnership, we’ll also have a bus from City Hall (1401 JFK...