In January 2023, City Roots and Sustain SC member, the Branham Group, embarked on a one-and-a-half-year project to achieve net-zero energy usage for City Roots’ local farm.

With a robust background in conservation and sustainability, Kristen will lead conservation efforts for Sustain SC as it continues to unite diverse groups and create solutions for natural resources and people alike.

Sustain SC and The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities at Furman University are thrilled to introduce the 2025 class of Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI) fellows. Now entering its fourth year, SLI is a collaborative effort between Furman University’s Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities and Sustain SC.

Sustain SC is proud to announce a new partnership with the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business to promote sustainability and workforce and economic development throughout South Carolina.

The sustainable revolution isn’t just a talking point anymore. Businesses are shifting toward sustainability-driven practices and technologies in response to consumer and industry demands.

Sustain SC is continuing to bridge the gap between commerce and conservation to create a sustainable future for the state of South Carolina.

On June 3rd, Sustain SC hosted a Sustainability Toolkit Workshop in collaboration with SC Fraunhofer USA Alliance at the BMW Technical Training Center.

After decades of collaboration and publicly launching in 2021, Sustain SC began convening our state’s leading corporate and environmental stakeholders so they could form partnerships, find common ground and create solutions that benefit both our economic and natural resource infrastructures.

Several years ago, Sustain SC members Norfolk Southern and Ecosystem Planning and Restoration (EPR) engaged in a proactive partnership to restore a stream and wetland system that stretched throughout Norfolk Southern’s Brosnan Forest.

The Board of Directors of Sustain SC, a nonprofit organization connecting the sustainability goals of business in South Carolina with local solutions, is excited to announce the appointment of Leslie Skardon as Chief Executive Officer.

Sustain SC, an economic development-driven organization connecting the sustainability goals of business in South Carolina with local solutions, is pleased to announce its 2024 Board of Directors with a new Chair and two new members.

Implementing global initiatives at the local level is no easy feat. For global companies like Michelin, moving the needle requires a multi-pronged approach, and for sustainability leaders like Kara Fulcher, it’s a very grassroots approach.

Demand for sustainable technologies is on the rise in the United States and in South Carolina. In a quest to gauge the economic impact of sustainability, Sustain SC commissioned a study led by Joseph C. Von Nessen, Ph.D., a Research Economist at the University of South Carolina.

In 2021, Sustain SC partnered with The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities at Furman University to establish the Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI). The SLI focuses on developing the qualities leaders need to steer South Carolina through unprecedented changes in human and natural communities.

Demand for sustainability-related skills in the job market has increased by nearly 40% since 2015. These unique skillsets are needed in energy, manufacturing, transportation, IT, finance, insurance, health, hospitality and tourism, marketing and communications, agriculture, business services and government jobs.

Sustain SC is proud to launch the Roadmap to Sustain SC, which identifies seven key accelerators that will move South Carolina forward as a sustainable state ensuring economic prosperity and protection of our quality of life.

Incorporating a clean energy mix into South Carolina’s infrastructure has become a cross-sector priority. In recent years, South Carolina has seen more than $9 billion in capital investments in the EV industry. This is an industry that crosses political boundaries as it provides both environmental and economic benefits and signifies the arrival of the sustainable revolution in the state.

Global companies like Coca-Cola Consolidated are harnessing the economic opportunity in South Carolina and helping build the circular economy by capturing plastic waste. In March 2023, Sustain SC and Coca-Cola Consolidated installed a Litter Gitter on the University of South Carolina’s campus.

In 2022, Sustain SC launched the Land and Water Action Platform (LWAP), a new conservation platform dedicated to protecting South Carolina's precious natural resources.

Sustain SC is proactively responding to the ever-increasing demands for the organization to facilitate the advancement of sustainability in South Carolina with key hires. Today, Sustain SC welcomes Dr. Cynthia Davis as Senior Vice President and announces a nationwide search for CEO.