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Introducing the Public Garden Sustainability Index Webinar-series
By IrisBG Team
- sustainability-index
- webinar
- apga
Your garden or arboretum can contribute towards a sustainable future
The Public Garden Sustainability Index (opens in a new tab) is an initiative managed by APGA (opens in a new tab) (American Public Garden Association) “intended to inspire gardens to advance their own garden sustainability programs and operations to further the mission of their institution while connecting to local, national, and global sustainability efforts. The Index shares examples of how gardens are contributing to best practices in Sustainability.”
The Sustainability Index Series
We are excited and proud to share that we are the sponsor and a collaborator of the new Public Garden Sustainability Index webinar series, and initiative created by APGA.
The twelve webinar series is based on the twelve attributes of the Public Gardens Sustainability Index and is intended to inspire gardens to advance their own garden sustainability operations and programs.
Once a month for a year APGA will host a webinar that focus on one of the twelve attributes of the Sustainability Index.
Three speakers from gardens that have achieved excellence in that attribute will share their insights on how they worked on reaching the KPIs connected to that specific attribute.
The webinar will be followed by a 45 minutes Insights session were you get to discuss and ask detailed questions to the participants.
Where to begin?
Visit APGA’s page for the Public Gardens Sustainability Index. (opens in a new tab) There you will find extensive tools and information on where to begin, including workbooks with KPIs, self-assessments in order to get an understanding of where you are at today, how the attributes relate to the UN SDG goals (opens in a new tab) and much more.
A useful intro to the Sustainability Index was given at the “Lunch and Learn: How can my garden be more sustainable?” held July 7th by APGA. We have included the presentation pfd to this article the video on about 30 min can be accessed here (free). (opens in a new tab) A special thanks to Alexis Bacon and Lauren Garcia Chance for the presentation and the work with the Public Gardens Sustainability Index.
IrisBG users that have achieved excellence in one or more attributes
Working towards one or more of the Sustainability attributes comes with bragging rights, here’s some of the members of our own community that deserve some extra attention for their work. Throughout the year we hope that this list will include more of you – let us know and we will add you.
- Filoli (opens in a new tab) | Water Quality & Consumption
Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab). - Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (opens in a new tab)
- Biodiversity & Conservation: Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab).
- Water Quality & Consumption: Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab).
- Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden (opens in a new tab) | Employee Development, Diversity, & Inclusion (opens in a new tab)
- Mt. Cuba Center (opens in a new tab) | Employee Development, Diversity, & Inclusion
Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab). - Naples Botanical Garden (opens in a new tab) | Water Quality & Consumption
Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab). - Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens (opens in a new tab)
- Energy Use & Impacts: Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab).
- Health & Well-Being: Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab).
- Business Management & Planning (opens in a new tab)
- Polly Hill Arboretum (opens in a new tab) | Biodiversity & Conservation
Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab). - Queens Botanical Garden (opens in a new tab) | Sustainable Community Development
- The Botanic Garden of Smith College (opens in a new tab) | Employee Development, Diversity, & Inclusion (opens in a new tab)
- State Botanical Garden of Georgia (opens in a new tab) | Biodiversity & Conservation
Read about how they have incorporated their new best practices (opens in a new tab). - Vizcaya Museum & Gardens (opens in a new tab) | Employee Development, Diversity, & Inclusion (opens in a new tab)