Who We Are
CSI is uniquely positioned to help decision makers re-imagine and re-direct the billions we invest in our infrastructure to deliver much more community value.
CSI is the trusted Pacific Northwest-based non-profit with a mission to catalyze state-of-the-art sustainable infrastructure solutions that help communities of every kind thrive economically, socially and environmentally.
Our powerful proposition: Pivoting to sustainable infrastructure is one of the biggest levers we have to tackle our toughest challenges – from climate change to inequitable prosperity to crippling cultural divisions – and together build a thriving future for communities of every kind.
Our Mission
Our mission is to catalyze state-of-the-art sustainable infrastructure solutions that help communities of every kind thrive economically, socially, and environmentally.
The Center for Sustainable Infrastructure (CSI) is a Pacific Northwest-based non-profit dedicated to building a thriving, sustainable future of broadly shared prosperity in communities all across our region through integrated infrastructure solutions.
Why Infrastructure?
Quality infrastructure matters to every community, in every part of the Pacific Northwest. Community infrastructure is the lifeblood of our local economies and shapes much of our daily lives – providing us with clean water and air, effective transportation and communication, heat and power for home, work and industry, and more.
We spend billions of dollars every year to operate, maintain, rebuild and expand these essential systems - it's time we ensure these investment decisions work better for all communities.
CSI IN THE NEWS
In 2021, the Japan Machinery Federation (JMF) interviewed CSI Executive Director Rhys Roth about a Clean Materials strategy for the Pacific Northwest.
JMF is an umbrella organization for all machinery related industry associations in Japan of which there are almost 50, as well as large individual companies such as Toshiba, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi.
The article was published in Japanese to JMF member companies and can be read in English via Washington CORE, a US-based affiliated organization.
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