Vision and Mission

​C​reated in July of 2018, the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovations strives to work with all Ann Arborites to ensure Ann Arbor is the most sustainable ​and equitable City in America. Below we outline OSI's vision, mission, and guiding goals.

Vision 

Thanks to the d​​​edicated efforts of Ann Arbor residents, government officials, and community members, Ann Arbor is the most sustainable and equitable community in America.  

Miss​ion  

The mission of the Office of Sustainability and Innovations is to create and implement​​​ programs and policies that improve the well-being, equity, sustainability, and resilience of all Ann Arborites. 

Guidi​ng Goals 

The City create​​d the Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) in 2018 as a testament to its commitment to climate action and sustainability. Working in tandem with dozens of community groups and hundreds of community stakeholders, our Office has created A²ZERO, a bold strategy to achieve community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030. Guiding the work of OSI are the following, overarching, goals:  

• Achieve a just transition to community-wide carbon neutrality by 2030  
  

• Advance racial equity, community-wide, through initiatives such as our One Community Goal to advance racial equity throughout Washtenaw County