Working Groups of the Southeastern Massachusetts Council on Sustainability were charged with examining the sustainability assets and challenges of the region from their specific perspectives and distilling that research into the following report format:

1. Articulate a vision
2. Set goals and actions to achieve the vision in the relevant area.
   1. Short Term (2020)
   2. Long Term (2050)
   3. Immediate Actions
3. Suggest indicators (no more than 5-6) to measure progress towards achieving those goals
4. Identify barriers to reaching goals (legal, behavioral, institutional, educational) with specific examples where possible
5. Identify who is responsible for achieving goals and actions (from #2 above)
6. Identify overlap with other working groups/functional areas
7. Suggest need for future research