The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability today announced that new funding from the American Cities Climate Challenge Equity Capacity Building Fund will allow project staff to better integrate equity considerations into the future of the Thriving Buildings benchmarking program. The program will contract local consultant Engaging Solutions to seek paid feedback from community members who own buildings or businesses, and/or who may be interested in benchmarking their energy and water usage.

Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) announced it has received a $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the Connected Communities Initiative, a collaboration with the City of Indianapolis. The funding will significantly expand and enhance pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in Marion County, with a focus on improving access and opportunity for underappreciated communities.

Department of Metropolitan Development (DMD) Director Scarlett Andrews outlined the City's first stages of affordable housing projects and programs with the City of Indianapolis’ American Rescue Plan Act and community development funding. DMD’s presentation rolled out $6,020,000 for multi-family housing developments, anti-displacement programming, and homelessness services.

EmployIndy has publicly launched the Good Wages Initiative (GWI) in Marion County which certifies, celebrates, and showcases Marion County employers that have voluntarily committed to providing full-time employees both a wage of at least $18/hour and access to employer-sponsored health insurance benefits.

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability released its second annual report on metrics outlined in Thrive Indianapolis ("Thrive"), which is the first sustainability and resilience action plan in our city's history. Reporting on the previous year’s accomplishments, and published today on Earth Day, read the 2021 Thrive Annual Report here.

With a closing date last Thursday, February 24, 2022, the Series 2022C bonds issued by the Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank have been designated as “green bonds” due to their alignment with sustainable development goals.

Today Mayor Joe Hogsett announced that the IndyRent rental assistance program has reached a milestone of over $100 million distributed to Indianapolis tenants. Nearly 45,000 applications have been approved since the program began in 2020.

Today, Mayor Joe Hogsett and the City's Office of Sustainability announced that the Assessment and Intervention Center (AIC) has been designated LEED Silver, making it the first city-owned certified green building in Indianapolis.

Tonight the City's Office of Sustainability (OOS) celebrates the passage of Proposal 185 by the City-County Council, adding a new chapter on Benchmarking and Transparency to the City-County code.

The City of Indianapolis's Office of Sustainability and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) have collaborated with behavior science researchers at Behavior Insights Team (BIT) to study littering in Indianapolis, collect data, and implement multiple "interventions" to change human behavior around littering.

For this special #EarthDay edition of #ThrivePlanThursday, our office is excited to present our inaugural Thrive annual report! It's an update on our community's progress to date, measured against the original metrics.

The Office of Sustainability and Knozone are debuting a new informational campaign, Highly EVolved, to help educate the public on the benefits and realities of electric vehicles (EVs), as well as dispel common myths about electrification through an interactive website, billboards, and digital and radio advertisements.