Oregon third in Site Selection magazine's new sustainability ranking

Site Selection magazine released its first annual sustainability rankings on July 1.

The top three sustainable states, not surprisingly, make up the entire West Coast of the US: California (No. 1), Washington (No. 2) and Oregon (No. 3). If the bronze spot seems too far from the top for Oregon, worry not Portlanders: Portland ranked 2nd in the magazine's sustainable city list (right behind the San Franscico Bay area). It appears, as they say, the West really is the best.

Here are some Top lists taken from the report:

Top five sustainable states:

1. California
2. Washington
3. Oregon
4. Massachusetts
5. Minnesota

Top five sustainable U.S. metros:

1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
2. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.
3. Denver-Aurora, Colo.
4. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.

Top ten sustainable nations:

1. Canada
2. Brazil
3. China
4. Germany
5. Norway
6. India
7. Japan
8. Mexico
9. Spain
10. Sweeden

The Sustainable Business Oregon website offers a cliff notes version of the full report.

posted by The Sheldon @ 10:18 AM