SAVE THE DATE:
SEPTEMBER 17 & 18, 2025
WACO, TEXAS

The 2025 Green Communities Conference is gathering passionate Texans to cultivate conversations around sustainability as it relates to the interconnected landscape relating to health, education, financial security, and overall well-being.

The Call for Proposals is LIVE until March 31. Submit your proposal for the 2025 Green Communities Conference!

Track Focus: Rooted in Resilience as it relates to sustainability:

  • Future of Sustainability: Science, Innovation, Technology, Challenges

  • Communication and Education: Public outreach/policy, equity and belonging, ethics and philosophy

  • Infrastructure and Community-Based Solutions: Municipality, urban agriculture, urban planning, mutual aid and resiliency hubs

Review RFP details and submission guidelines below:

SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITION

For over four consecutive years, we have been gathering hundreds of passionate Texans to cultivate important conversations around sustainability in our respective communities.
Sponsorships are deductible to extent allowed by law.

Exhibition registration will open soon!

For sponsorship inquiries email carole@keepwacobeautiful.org

2025 Green Communities Conference | September 17 & 18
Waco Convention Center.
Join us for our fourth annual conference gathering hundreds of passionate Texans to mobilize greener, more sustainable and resilient communities.

In 2024, we welcomed hundreds of Texans to dream greener together. As we navigate the complexities sustainability has on our lives, we are understanding a deeper need to activate more resilient, beautiful communities!

Learn more about our conference and the 2024 Impact Report.

Green Communities Conference
Planning Partners

Thanks to our collaborative community partners in dreaming up a more sustainable future for all.

THE WACO SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK

The Waco Sustainability Network is a diverse group of individuals representing a broad variety of organizations from McLennan County that aims to address sustainability issues in Waco and the surrounding communities.

The Network strives to encourage positive change in all sectors and drive sustainable policy development that will help ensure equity, health, and environmental protection for current and future generations of Texans. Formed in Spring of 2022, the Network collectively decided to hold a conference that would invite the community to join us in inspiring change and moving forward sustainable policies and practices.

The Sustainability Network has been formed by various private and public entities within Central Texas: Baylor University, Cameron Park Zoo, City of Waco, Keep Waco Beautiful, McLennan Community College, National Women in Agriculture, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Urban Reap of Mission Waco, Texas A&M University, and more.