Envision Charlotte is a public private plus collaborative that leads Charlotte’s progress as a global Smart City through innovations that strengthen economic competitiveness, environmental sustainability and positive community impacts.

Envision Charlotte will make Charlotte’s urban core a living laboratory to foster innovation and first-of-their kind programs to improve sustainability, resilience, economic competitiveness and quality of life that can be measured, scaled and replicated beyond the urban core and in other communities.

Collect, analyze and communicate data for qualified efforts that increase efficiency and result in improved sustainability, resilience and quality of life.

Leverage its strengths and accomplishments in the energy sector and build on its history of public private plus partnerships and cooperation between corporate citizens, academia and government.