If there's one thing we’ve always inherently understood at USGBC® and GBCI®, it’s that our mission is on-the-ground local, and at the same time, relentlessly global. Our planet’s delicate environment, just like its weblike world economy, relies on multiple partners and multiple efforts in multiple ports-of-call in countries around the world.
On Tuesday, our pre-conference programs were awash in global issues and crackling with energy as environmental leaders and difference-makers from around the world met at the L.A. Convention Center. I had the pleasure of kicking off the Greenbuild International Summit, and I could literally feel the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. That’s how exciting the moment was and how chock-full of anticipation the room became.
And that sensation was only heightened after I’d welcomed everyone and brought Scot Horst onto the stage to introduce him as the very first CEO of an exciting new venture between USGBC and GBCI. It’s called arc.
We’re using lowercase letters as a matter of style and branding, but there’s nothing lowercase about the boldness of our vision. Scot said “Action without connection is busywork," and this new platform is all about connection that will help us accumulate, analyze and make available to businesses in all four corners of the globe essential environmental and sustainability data, especially such numbers and analysis as related to economic issues and concerns.