United Nations Environment Programme
In May 2011, Teresa was elected to the 2011 UNEP-SBCI Advocacy Committee. She attended the 2011 UNEP-SBCI Annual General Meeting and Symposium on Sustainable Buildings in Leverkusen, Germany on May 23–24, 2011
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