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Projects track and report tangible progress towards local, state and national targets, such as GHG emissions, and support goals set by leadership, such as climate action or environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) goals. LEED for Cities and Communities helps local leaders to measure and then communicate sustainability performance and strategies in a consistent format and also compare progress against similar communities.

LEED for Cities and Communities helps local leaders to demonstrate a commitment to the environment, human health and economic prosperity. LEED for Cities and Communities benchmarks current performance and helps to educate residents, visitors and business owners that enable continuous improvement and make a community more livable and sustainable.

Local leaders use LEED for Cities and Communities certification to commit to data-driven decision making and continuous improvement, establish a central data hub for citywide or communitywide progress and demonstrate responsible stewardship of resources.

The LEED for Cities and Communities rating system provides standards and outcomes-oriented strategies to improve sustainability and equity performance over time. The best practices help to reduce energy, water, waste, vehicle miles travelled, pollution and CO2 at the community scale, and in turn improve air and water quality.