Accessible Sustainability Alliance (ASA) Origin, History, Founders, Mission, and Business Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Accessible Sustainability Alliance (ASA)

• The Accessible Sustainability Alliance (ASA) is a nonprofit organization that teaches people about sustainability in a simple and practical way. 

• It aims to make sustainable living easy and affordable for everyone. 

• ASA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

• It is legally registered under the name Wann Heritage Foundation; it works under the name Accessible Sustainability Alliance.

• The Wann Heritage Foundation was established in 2013 by Mike Wann and Tara Wann as a small nonprofit organization. 

• Its objective is to help people make simple and eco-friendly choices in their daily lives so that they can create a positive impact on the environment.

• According to ASA, people can work together and take small actions every day to make a big difference in the environment.

• Its mission is to give useful information and practical ideas to people and communities so that they could live in a sustainable way.
  

  Mike Wann while addressing participants at a local event organised by Accessible Sustainability Alliance (ASA)

• The organization encourages people to choose those products and habits that save energy, protect nature, and reduce waste. 

• It often welcomes sustainability ideas from other countries to the United States. 

• ASA believes that people should not have to spend extra money to make environmentally friendly choices as it promotes cost effective solutions.

• Their solutions focus on greener choices that are cost effective.

• ASA regularly studies and reviews new products and services launched in the market.

• It also talks about the companies that provide affordable and energy-efficient products to the environment. 

• ASA encourages these companies to submit their products and services for review, if they provide sustainable and affordable solutions.

• It regularly shares unbiased information through their workshops and website so that people can make better decisions before buying or using products.
  

  A visit to Accessible Sustainability Alliance (ASA) centre

• ASA regularly publishes educational blog posts and articles on its website.

• It regularly offers volunteer opportunities, and organizes events and workshops in America.
  

  Mike Wann with his team during a Sustainability Tour of ASA with Santa Monica College (2024)

• It regularly publishes a free newsletter for people who want to know and learn about sustainability.

• In 2025, Accessible Sustainability Alliance (ASA) supported an education program in sustainable fashion. It sponsored the CYLC Fellows program in collaboration with Santa Monica College.
  

  One of the sustainable products worn by a model at Santa Monica College (SMC) in the Core Performance Center Courtyard

• It educates people about Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. It shows how to improve the efficiency of energy and support sustainable living.
  

  An image showing Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology

• It provides information about solar energy, and how it supports clean and renewable power in the United States.

• It works on sharing information about zero VOC paints and their health and environmental benefits.

• It educates people about replacing grass lawns with native plants so that they could save water and protect the environment. 

• It educates people about choosing wooden flooring with a lower carbon footprint and more sustainable production methods.
  

  A picture showing wooden flooring with a lower carbon footprint

• ASA provides information about atmospheric water generators (AWGs), and how they can provide clean water by using renewable energy.

• It provides information about geothermal energy and its use in powering AI data centers with clean and reliable electricity.
  

  A picture powering AI data centers needs

• It often organises free sustainability education programs so that it could provide awareness among people.
  

  An advertisement of a certificate program by ASA

• It provides knowledge about proposed electrical code changes that could affect home EV charging.

• In 2025, ASA supported Santa Monica College Foundation through the Wann Heritage Foundation. It provided essential products to the people who were affected by the Santa Monica and Palisades wildfires.
  

  Mike Wann while serving as a SMC Cares volunteer

• It provides information about new technologies that can reduce carbon emissions, such as the use of low-carbon cement.
  

  A picture showing use of Near-Zero Carbon Cement in new constructions

• ASA has researched and studied more than 100 Chrome extensions. On its website, it recommends free dark mode extensions, which could help in reducing energy use.
  

  A picture of dark mode google chrome extension

• ASA believes that if people take small actions together in their daily lives then a huge impact on the plant could be seen.
  

  A picture showing collective action by individuals for an effective approach to support global sustainability