Sustainability is the balance between environmental, economic, and community health. Sustainability is also defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

2022 Village Sustainability Report

The 2022 Village Sustainability Report is a summary of Village activities and programs pertaining to sustainability up until 2022. Each of the activities and programs listed in the Village Sustainability Report contribute to improving the health of the environment, local economy, and/or community in Elk Grove Village.

The report uses objectives defined in the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Greenest Region Compact as a framework to evaluate the progress Elk Grove Village has made towards sustainability.

Sustainable actions are grouped into 10 categories:

Sustainability Action Plan

The Village has created a Sustainability Action Plan intended to formalize the Village’s commitment to sustainability and create a healthier environment for the Elk Grove Village community, as well as to create guiding principles for the Village to expand sustainability efforts.

This document contains a list of sustainability-related action items that can be implemented in the Village by staff as opportunities arise. Action items are not limited to those included within the Action Plan, rather, they reflect the most relevant and feasible possibilities the Village may pursue as of the publication of this plan. 

It is the Village’s hope that residents and other members of the Elk Grove Village community will consider participating in some of these action items and work together to improve the health of our local environment and our community.