​The first MILE publication was launched at the Sustainability Exhibition on the 13th of August 2010 by the Deputy Mayor Logie Naidoo and City Manager Dr. Mike Sutcliffe.
 
The publication entitled “Innovations in Local Sustainability: Good Practice from eThekwini” is a joint initiative by the Municipal Institute of Learning and Imagine Durban. The book documents 32 good practice case studies in eThekwini by municipal practitioners as well as individuals, non-governmental organisations and small businesses.