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PGH Green Innovators
PGH Green Innovators
ONE
PURPOSE
Mission
Pittsburgh Green Innovators is a non-profit organization committed to growing a vibrant green economy and community by collaboratively leveraging regional strengths through innovation, education, workforce development, and cultivation of sustainable business opportunities.
Vision
By 2020, Southwest Pennsylvania is a clean, green, vibrant, innovative and hardworking region that is a global leader in sustainability. With the Pittsburgh Green Innovators as a catalyst, the Pittsburgh Region is now the epicenter for the tools and talents needed to meet the challenges of achieving a more sustainable economy by combining the best of our legendary work ethic and skilled labor, along with our emerging strengths in higher education and revolutionary technologies.
TWO
TARGETS
The Pittsburgh Region
Hill District & Links to the Energy Innovation Center
THREE
STRATEGIES
Seeking Catalytic Connections Between:
1
High School STEM, CTE &
Certificate Programs
2
Apprenticeship Programs, Community College Programs and
4-Year College Degrees
4-Year College Degrees
3
Business Start-Up and Development
FOUR
REALMS OF INFLUENCE
Energy Alternatives
Reducing energy consumption, developing alternatives to fossil fuels and improving access to and building markets for green energy alternatives
Green Infrastructure
Protecting and preserving restorative natural eco-systems, utilizing natural water cycles and promoting pedestrian-scaled communities
Adaptive Reuse
Social Responsibility
Special
Thanks for financial support from:
The Heinz Endowments The Penn State Center Redevelopment Authority of Allegheny County
The UPS Foundation TechSoup.org Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh
Port of Pittsburgh Commission
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