The Natural Step is currently one of the only sustainability organizations with national impact on both a grassroots and corporate level. The national organization is lean with a small staff and clear direction. Regional groups and individuals around the country work locally with communities, schools, organizations and corporations. Today, thousands of individuals, corporations, community representatives, academic institutions and civic leaders in the US have been educated in The Natural Step framework. Regional groups have developed in Oregon, the Bay Area, Seattle, New England, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota and New Mexico, where volunteers are working to build strong local efforts.
Efforts are also underway to develop regional groups in Colorado and Pennsylvania.
The Natural Step network is self-selecting and extremely diverse. Corporations, organizations and individuals using TNS do not represent themselves as Natural Step trainers or companies. Instead, they use the framework to guide their activities. It becomes a tool with which to engage in dialogue with a shared, common language and a catalyst change. Hundreds of grassroots organizations, communities, schools and corporations have embedded The Natural Step framework into their activities.