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Photo of the Be Well mural on North Lamar. Text reads: 2022 Annual Highlights

 

Top 5 Achievements

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Published a new edition of the

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An image of the Austin skyline at sunset. Text reads, "2021 Annual Highlights: City of Austin Office of Sustainability."

 

Top 7 Achievements

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Led the creation and final City Council adoption of the 

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Aileen holds a pillow she made in front of a display of REVISION GOODS products.

 

Aileen Chen smiles holding a pile of fabric swatches at Austin Creative Reuse.

I’m helping to make Austin Net-Zero by giving new life to high-quality materials, imagining and creating them into modern, functional goods.

Meet Aileen Chen: maker, mother, entrepreneur, and our newest Net-Zero Hero! Aileen is the founder of

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Angela Baucom smiles on a balcony with a view of a park and buildings behind her.

We're excited to introduce our newest team member to the Office of Sustainability: Angela Baucom! Angela is taking on the new role of Food and Climate Program Coordinator. She'll be supporting both the climate and food teams in understanding where their work intersects and how to best leverage resources for collective impact. As Angela settles into the new role, we asked her some getting-to-know-you questi…

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 Ericka smiles at the camera holding a frame full of bees and honeycomb.

I’m helping to make Austin Net-Zero by saving the bees!

In celebration of National Honey Bee Day on August 20, we buzzed up to Elgin to meet with local beekeeper, viral TikToker

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Eleanor and Summer stand in front of Lake Austin in their Girl Scout sashes.

We’re helping to make Austin Net-Zero by promoting stewardship of our local watersheds.

As part of the Girl Scout Law

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Three photos from the Science Fest.

Austin held its first science festival in 1956, and every February, almost 3,000 students from 23 school districts in 12 surrounding counties present projects at the Austin Energy Regional Science Festival. Public, private, and home school students display more than 1,800 projects that fit into 17 scientific categories, ranging from Animal Sciences to Robotics and Intelligent Machines.

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You may have heard of the Austin Green Business Leader program, but perhaps are still unsure of how the program works or who the members are. We’ll be featuring different members throughout the year to introduce these great business that are helping make Austin an even better place to live and do business!

 

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Featured Member: St. Andrew's Episcopal School

You may have heard of the Austin Green Business Leader program but perhaps are still unsure of how the program works or who the members are. We’ll be featuring different members throughout the year to introduce the great businesses helping make Austin an even better place to live and do business!

 

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You may have heard of the Austin Green Business Leader program, but perhaps are still unsure of how the program works or who the members are. We’ll be featuring different members throughout the year to introduce these great business that are helping make Austin an even better place to live and do business!