27 Grant Guidelines Guiding Principles & Values The Foundation is committed to the following standards and approaches in support of its mission: • Sustainability: The harmonizing of economic, environmental, and social interests, meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future. Progress towards sustain- ability is rooted in the actions and decisions by individuals, private enterprises, and local communities, and a special focus on the role of business to help transition to sustainability is a key approach to be encouraged;  • Organizational effectiveness: A commitment to continuous rigor, accountability, learning, and improvement, and an align- ment of programmatic, management, operational, and financial capacities in support of clear goals and objectives; • Collaboration: Efforts to bring together multiple, diverse stake- holders to develop solutions that address complex problems; and • Leadership and key allies: Energetic, visionary champions and leaders who have a broad base of support. Environment Desired Outcome: An environmentally healthy City of Detroit, Metropolitan Detroit region, and Great Lakes Ecosystem. Great Lakes Desired Outcome: Improved water quality in the Great Lakes basin, especially the watersheds impacting Metro Detroit and Bayfield, Ontario, through the elimination of polluted runoff and other threats, resiliency to climate change, and individual and institu- tional stewardship. The Foundation will consider support for activities that: • Promote green stormwater infrastructure to achieve community development as well as water quality goals; • Inform and engage individuals, business, and government about how their daily activities, choices, and policies can help improve their watershed; • Improve binational cooperation and policies on the Canadian and U.S. sides of the border to improve water quality; and • Align environmental research, policy, and practice to work toward a healthy Great Lakes.  Nurturing environmentally healthy and culturally vibrant communities in Metropolitan Detroit, consistent with sustainable business models, and supporting initiatives to restore the Great Lakes Ecosystem.