Ray Anderson

Chairman and CEO Ray Anderson and Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer announced that the first ever National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America will be held in Detroit May 2 -5 , 1999.
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Americans are rolling up their sleeves , taking action to protect their health and environment and improve the quality of their lives , said Administrator Browner , who serves with Anderson as co-chair of the Meeting.The National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America will focus on solutions being generated in our backyards and in America's businesses - solutions that protect public health and the environment while growing the economy.It will place a spotlight on the best ideas in America , and give others a chance to learn about them and use them in their own hometowns..

America's great challenge for the 21st century will be expanding our prosperity to include all people , and developing the innovations that will guarantee a healthy economy , said Anderson.Just as the Volunteer Summit of 1997 committed Americans to action on volunteerism , the National Town Meeting for a Sustainable America will focus the country on sustainable development : a way to help the country grow while enhancing community life , the economy , the environment and other values we share..

The National Town Meeting is co-sponsored by the President's Council on Sustainable Development ( PCSD ) and the non-profit Global Environment & Technology Foundation ( GETF ).The City of Detroit , Wayne County , the State of Michigan , General Motors Corporation , and the Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength ( MOSES ) will host the event.

At today's press conferences in Washington and New York , government , business and non-profit leaders named the first building blocks for the campaign and gave examples of success stories that could be replicated by others. ( Separate handout attached with details on building blocks and success stories. ).