Global Green - DRS selected recipient

Global Green USA was founded by Diane Meyer Simon in 1993, to serve as the American arm of President Gorbachev's Green Cross International. Global Green USA is a national leader in advocating for smart solutions to global warming including green building for affordable housing, schools and communities.

For 15 years, Global Green's LEED-accredited staff has spearheaded applying green technology to green schools and green affordable housing projects while advancing groundbreaking solar, green building and energy efficiency legislation in California, other states and at the national level. Global Green has helped "green" nearly $20 billion nationally in affordable housing, school, college, and municipal building construction through technical assistance, partnerships, advocacy, and education.

Global Green opened a New Orleans office shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf and is collaborating with environmentalists, community developers, urban organizations and others to create the building blocks for a climate friendly, model sustainable city for the 21st century.