ASLA is exploring whether a Climate and Biodiversity Positive Commitment Program would help landscape architects track project impacts, increase accountability, and align with industry standards.

This short survey will help us understand how you currently collect and track data in your projects—and how a commitment program might support this effort. Your input is critical.

Across the AEC industry, commitment programs, such as the AIA 2030 Commitment, set clear climate goals, track progress, and publicly report on impact—yet no such program exists for landscape architecture. 

The landscape architecture profession has: 

• A Commitment Statement by IFLA 
• A Climate Action Plan by ASLA 
• A Pledge by CEOs of leading global landscape architecture firms
• A Call to Action: The Climate Positive Design Challenge, which collects data and produces a public annual report
• Certification programs, such as SITES, LEED, ILFI Living Building Challenge
• Tools: Pathfinder, Carbon Conscience, etc

But we lack a unified, profession-wide Commitment Program.

A Commitment Program establishes set goals where signatories commit in writing and typically submit project data that gets recorded in a database. This data is validated, tracked, measured in aggregate, and shared publicly in an annual report.  

Share your insights by Friday, April 18. One respondent selected at random will receive a $100 Visa Gift Card. 

Take the Survey