Initiative for Equality (IfE) has convened a 14-member global Equity Treaty Circle to coordinate the negotiation of a People's Sustainability Treaty on Equity by civil society groups and individuals around the world. The Equity Treaty and its Action Plan, one of several People's Sustainability Treaties, will be finalized at the People's Summit in Rio, June 2012, and presented as input to the Rio+20 Earth Summit. The process of developing this Equity Treaty will facilitate a broad-based civil society dialogue on how the equity dimension should be addressed in any agreements to limit environmental change and promote social and environmental sustainability around the world. It will also provide a vehicle for the collaborative development of an Action Plan for moving towards equity and equality, and will encourage individuals and organizations to sign on to the joint plan.