The mission of Oregon Solutions is to develop sustainable solutions to community-based problems that support economic, environmental, and community objectives and are built through the collaborative efforts of businesses, government, and non-profit organizations.

Oregon Solutions grew out of the State of Oregon's Sustainability Act of 2001. First inside the executive branch of state government, then since January of 2002 as a program of the National Policy Consensus Center at Portland State University, Oregon Solutions has promoted a new style of community governance, one based on the principles of collaboration, integration, and sustainability.