This Greater Riverside Environmentally Engaged Network (GREEN) works to raise awareness, engage community, and create connections that help Riverside become more sustainable in a variety of ways.

GREEN is a result of the first Green Riverside Leadership Summit (GRLS) that solicited community input. The 2012 Summit collaborators identified the need for a community network and event, thus the Riverside Green Festival.

GRLS is a group of community leaders who are working toward a more environmentally sustainable future. Riverside has held two Green Riverside Leadership Summits, one in 2012 and 2014. These events provide the opportunity for community members to collectively review progress in becoming a more sustainable city, set goals for future collaborative projects, and develop a resource network to support and promote existing programs. The GRLS collaborative is an outgrowth of Riverside’s Seizing Our Destiny initiative and is aligned with goals of the Riverside Sustainability Coalition (formerly known as the GAP or Green Action Plan committee).