Tools such as Acelab and BuildingEase leverage big data and industry collaboration to make ethical sourcing easier for design firms of all sizes.

Meg Studer is a designer and illustrator with a background in landscape architecture. She specializes in making maps, infographics, and interactives.

Aidan Ackerman, ASLA, is an assistant professor of landscape architecture at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, New York.

New City Parks provides planning and development support to small- and medium-sized cities in New Jersey and New York that struggle to renovate and maintain their public green spaces on their own.