The Greenest Region Compact (GRC) promotes sustainability in communities around the Chicago region with an emphasis on building strong and vibrant communities. The Compact addresses ten focus areas: climate, economic development, energy, land, leadership, mobility, municipal operations, sustainable communities, water, and waste and recycling. The actions in each of these areas support coordinated efforts across the region to foster protection and stewardship of the environment and sustainable economic vitality.
The GRC provides resources for more than 160 participating municipalities to improve the quality of life for more than 6.6 million residents, which makes the GRC the largest regional sustainability collaborative for municipalities in the country, and encourages communities to work together to create a sustainable region.
In Winnetka, the GRC2 was adopted by municipal resolution R-23-2018 (PDF) on April 3, 2018.