The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) is the voice of the industrial design profession, advancing the quality and positive impact of design. IDSA's mission is to lead the profession by expanding our horizons, connectivity and influence, and our service to members. Inspire design quality and responsibility through professional development and education. They also elevate the business of design and improve our industry's value. They believe that ecological design can reduce costs, improve system usability, and inspire people to act for the benefit of our natural environment and the quality of life of human society in the future. The IDSA views sustainability as the biggest design challenge of our current generation.

www.idsa.org

The goal of The Designers Accord is for designers to come together as social and cultural influencers to create positive impact. It acts as a coalition of design and innovation firms focused on working together to create positive environmental and social impact. For this cause, the Accord advocates for inverting the traditional model of competition, and encourage pooling knowledge so that all may benefit and build on marketable and sustainable solutions. Registration information available on their site.

www.designersaccord.org

TheRightenvironment is an Austin based company that provides services to producers, designers and governments related to quantified environmental performance of services, goods and policies. They apply life cycle thinking to prevent trade-offs in life cycle phases. They base their work on life cycle assessment (LCA) to prevent trade offs in environmental impact categories. With a track record of more than 10 years they bring a lot of environmental material science to the table.

www.therightenvironment.net

Sara Snow has been called "first generation organic", and "green living’s real deal" and it’s easy to see why. Sara grew up surrounded by organic gardens, compost heaps and a family with an infectious passion for green living. Seven years into a career as an Emmy Award-winning television producer and news reporter/anchor, Sara left and created her own TV series with practical advice on living green for the Discovery Networks: Living Fresh and Get Fresh with Sara Snow. Today, Sara reaches millions of viewers on Discovery Health and FitTV, she can be seen on CNN.com LIVE Thursday nights, she’s a featured blogger on Treehugger.com and host of the newest Gaiam DVD, Growing Green Babies. Her first book, Sara Snow's Fresh Living; The Essential Room-by-Room Guide to a Greener, Healthier Family and Home, is due out Spring '09. Sara is a frequent speaker at events across the country and has been featured in national publications like The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and Lucky.

www.sarasnow.com

Ravara is a Swedish materials and inspiration company. They share Ecolect's vision of empowering designers and architects with viable material alternatives that improve our environment. They maintain an online materials database and showroom in Goteborg, Sweden.

www.ravara.se

The CCGT is a materials library, LEED certified building, and home to business and organziations committed to the environment. The campus is open to visitors who wish to explore the benefits of green buildings, and how to incorporate principles and materials into their own home or business. Free weekly seminars at the CCGT make it a truly unique resource for Chicago.

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Project H Design seeks to address social issues through Industrial Design. This charitable organization supports product design initiatives for humanity, habitats, health, and happiness. They believe in “enabling design", and use product design to address social issues, provide a vehicle for global life improvement, and a catalyst for individual and community empowerment.

www.projecthdesign.com