International Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) is a non-profit based in Maryland, USA. Our mission is to apply sustainable principles to development projects around the world.





Economic empowerment. This includes job creation, attracting green industry, creating a new “green” economic sector, promoting entrepreneurship in the green sector, efficiency improvements that reduce expenses and improve profits, etc.



Social equity. A city cannot be sustainable with a large poor population. Therefore emphasis is on job creation and increased opportunities for the poor. This is closely linked to economic empowerment.



Ecological sustainability. A city cannot be sustainable without clean water, clean air and a healthy ecosystem. Many cities around the world are realizing that the quality of life in the city is a direct function of the quality of the environment.