This suite of measures, assessing various aspects of the regional environment, is designed to provide views of where we have been and where we are now with respect to achieving a healthy, sustainable environment. For all these indicators, we give examples of what individuals, business and government can do to sustain our planet.

Indicators were selected by the Silicon Valley Environmental Partnership Board members. In selecting them, emphasis was made to find measures that spanned a wide range of sustainability categories, including energy, air, water, waste, toxics, transportation and species.

The indicators were researched and developed by SVEP Board members with the assistance of San Jose State University, Presidio Graduate School, and Dominican University of California students and graduates. They provide a view of our region’s sustainability from different angles, but they do not give a complete or static picture of our environmental status. The overall goal is to provide basic and accurate information on a variety of resources and issues that affect environmental health and offer actions we can take to improve our region’s sustainability.

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