Rio+20 Summit
The Rio+20 World Summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
The Rio+20 World Summit takes place in Rio de Janeiro.
The World Summit for Sustainable Development (Rio+10) takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa.
At the Gothenburg Summit in 2001, the European Council agreed upon a sustainability strategy for the European Union.
The United Nations declares basic development goals to be met by 2015.
In 1999, the World Green Building Council is founded in San Francisco.
The European Union adopts a model linking sustainability with ecological, economic, and social issues.
The Habitat II UN Conference on Human Settlements takes place in Istanbul in 1996.
The World Summit for Social Development takes place in Copenhagen.
Union Internationale des Architectes meets in 1993, paving the way for sustainable construction.
US President Bill Clinton announces the “Greening of the White House” to begin on Earth Day 1993.