Conservation Colorado commits to practicing the values as described below in our work to protect Colorado’s climate, air, land, water, and communities through organizing, advocacy, and elections. We understand the implementation of values requires practice. We will fall short. We will learn from our mistakes. We will do better. We are and will hold ourselves accountable to ensuring these values shape our behaviors, practices and decisions in furtherance of our mission to protect the environment.
Innovation
Innovation is looking forward and thinking expansively and creatively to cultivate a culture of challenging what is possible and being open to taking risks. Being innovative requires Conservation Colorado to imagine new opportunities in all aspects of our work.
Impact
To have impact is to deliver on thoughtful and strategically crafted goals that benefit Colorado. We work toward and are accountable to our ambitious vision with realistic action and deliver on priorities and goals that build tangible and measurable results. We seek and listen to feedback and learn from our successes and mistakes.
Equity and Racial Justice
The most effective solutions to the climate crisis and to the biggest threats facing the environment come from bringing all people together. We center disproportionately impacted groups in our work to respond to the disparate impacts communities face from environmental and systemic injustices in order to develop policy strategies that further our mission and to create substantive and effective organizational policies & practices.
Just Relationships
Just Relationships foster collaboration, trust, and mutual respect among individuals, communities, organizations, and decision-makers. These relationships go beyond transactional interactions and prioritize long-term sustainability and collective well-being. We nurture empathy, understanding, and solidarity across diverse backgrounds and experiences. By cultivating relationships rooted in justice, trust, and respect, we can foster meaningful partnerships.
Collaboration & Accountability
The best results come from the work of cohesive, high-functioning teams that leverage our individual strengths to achieve shared goals that we are accountable for. We strive to be collaborative, reliable and inspire others to succeed, to commit to clear, open communication, and transparency, and to approach our work sustainably, both financially and in our approach.
