The City of Indianapolis Office of Sustainability is a professional office created by Mayor Ballard to be the driving force behind SustainIndy.  The Office provides a structure for implementation and policy recommendations for SustainIndy.

The main charges of the Office of Sustainability are to:

1. Lead sustainability efforts within city government
2. Coordinate and collaborate on community sustainability goals - including acting as primary liaison to the City of Indianapolis Green Commission, and
3. Establish public-private partnership opportunities to move forward aggressively on achieving the vision of a more sustainable Indianapolis.

Sustainability has many different definitions. For us, sustainability means using best practices to create lasting environmental, economic and community vitality – enhancing our quality of life now and ensuring that future generations of Indianapolis residents have an equally good quality of life.

Mayor Ballard’s speech announcing SustainIndy and the Office of Sustainability