LEO - The Sustainability Experts, is a nonprofit organization that helps corporations and organizations quantify their current environmental impacts and develop sustainable practices to enhance their environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and economic prosperity. We develop new tools for sustainability and strive to make sustainability practical for everyone. We support the entire sustainability cycle: plan, implement, track achievements, and repeat for continuous improvement.
LEO is dedicated to advancing sustainability by leveraging innovative tools and information to motivate the competitive market. By utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability strategies, education, and implementation, we strive to make sustainability practical for everyone.
We develop integrative sustainability solutions designed to enhance the environmental stewardship, social responsibility and economic prosperity of organizations, corporations and individuals. We see a world filled with sustainable opportunities that can transform the way we live today and ensure the prosperity of future generations.
LEO's Green Building Program supports the development and implementation of metrics, tools and training for green buildings.
LEO provides comprehensive emissions services that help companies and organizations understand, quantify, manage and report their emissions.
Our program is designed to move the transportation industry and employers toward higher performance in the areas where transportation has the greatest impacts.
The objective of the sustainable agriculture standard-setting initiative is to establish a framework and metrics to determine whether an agricultural crop has been produced and handled in a sustainable manner.
"If we worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true really is true, then there would be little hope for advance."
-Orville Wright
Our Story
Core Strategies
LEO's core strategies are to advance sustainability by making sustainability actions practical, create a broad understanding of sustainability actions, and engage the competitive market in driving increased sustainability and environmental improvement.
We do this by: (1) Providing consumers with information and tools that make it easy for them to make choices in their daily lives that promote sustainability, including making “green” purchasing decisions ; (2) Providing companies and organizations with information and tools that make it easy for them to make choices that promote sustainability, including making purchasing decisions that reduce the emissions associated with their supply chain, documenting their sustainability achievements, and communicating this to customers and potential customers.
Founding
LEO is a charitable 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that was founded in 1997 by its president, Michael Arny, to advance sustainability and environmental improvement. At that time, Michael Arny was the Co-Chair of the Wisconsin State Committee, which had developed a state-wide emissions inventory and reduction cost study that covered all emissions sources in Wisconsin, including those that affect climate and human health. This study documented the need for action to reduce emissions and the tremendous practical opportunities that exist for reducing these emissions.
Having been a utility regulator for 14 years, Michael recognized the need for the competitive market to work on achieving environmental objectives in addition to legislation and regulation; hence, LEO was created. Since that time, LEO has worked on a broad range of interconnected environmental and sustainability issues, including emissions, building efficiency and emission reductions, transportation and agriculture.
LEED O+M CERTIFICATION
Our history demonstrates our commitment to and knowledge of sustainability, emissions reduction, and green building. Putting all of these under a single standard for emissions reporting only seems natural. Whether you want to find out the environmental and health impacts of your organization, product, event, or anything in-between, the Cleaner and Greener® standard is the most accurate, environmentally responsible framework you can choose.
Give the Gift
Of a Sustainable Future
Credits to Deane and Edith Arny - Donators of Valley Ridge Preserve – LEO’s
Since LEO's founding in 1997, we have successfully extended our reach to advance sustainability and improve the environment in buildings, organizations, events, transportation, and more. But the challenges we face are great and there is much more to be done. LEO is vigorously engaged in addressing these challenges to transform the way we live today and ensure the prosperity of future generations.
LEO's team of experienced sustainability professionals can help you achieve your building sustainability objectives. Whether your organization is just exploring sustainability or has an established program in place, we can provide a practical path to sustainability.
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LEO provides comprehensive sustainability consultant services that help companies and organizations understand, quantify, manage and report their overall sustainability, with consideration for all three components of sustainability. The three legs of sustainability are described in various ways. Our favorites are: Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility, and Economic Prosperity.
When you use a sustainability consultant for your project, we guide you through every choice, ensuring you receive the certifications you desire. A sustainability expert allows you to reach your goals while staying on budget and in compliance with guidelines from various sources. Contact us today to schedule an appointment with one of our qualified sustainability consultants!
LEED®/ Green Buildings
Enterprise /Overall Sustainability Services
Sustainability assessments/audits
Sustainability improvement strategies
Sustainability achievement tracking
Sustainability reporting & Annual Sustainability Reports
Evaluate which sustainability reporting programs best fits your objectives
Report preparation (Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) & others)
Training on sustainability
Both executive and staff training on sustainability issues.
Emissions
Emissions that affect climate
Emissions that affect health
Events
Emissions Offsets
Sustainable Exhibits
Transportation
Land Management
Standards
Training
Education
We Support the Following Building Recognition and Performance Improvement Programs:
Program Goals
Offsite Native Vegetation Credits can add up to 2 points for both LEED v3 and v4 rating systems, New Construction (NC) and Existing Building (EB) projects, and applies to all US states and all countries around the world. These credits protect native vegetation outside of the LEED project boundary and help provide vital habitat for native species as well as support local biodiversity.
Native Vegetation Credit Support World-Wide
Leonardo Academy secures native vegetation credits for those seeking to earn LEED credit and support native vegetation and species habitat in the US or internationally.
The Valley Ridge Preserve
Valley Ridge Preserve is a 145-acre parcel located in Richland County, Wisconsin. We are restoring the preserved lands to native woodland, oak savanna, and prairie vegetation. The Valley Ridge Preserve is a research, demonstration, and education site for sustainable land management practices. Offsite Native Vegetation Credits can be purchased to directly support the Valley Ridge Preserve.
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