​Our partners at the Penn State Sustainability Institute define sustainability as the simultaneous pursuit of human health and happiness, environmental quality, and economic well-being for current and future generations.

The United Nations offer 17 Sustainable Development Goals that are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.

​The Sustainability Teams Group group is an interagency working group that develops sustainability policies and employee engagement opportunities. The group is comprised of the smaller agencies of the commonwealth, meaning those agencies that have a small operational footprint (fewer staff, buildings, and fleet vehicles, etc.) compared to the larger agencies. The agencies may be small operationally but have a big impact on commonwealth business and policy.