Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory

Robyn McLean’s entrepreneurial journey: Founder of Hello Period
Robyn McLean, co-founder and CEO of Hello Period, transformed her personal struggle with unreliable period care into a pioneering mission for sustainable menstruation products. Founded in 2017, Hello Period aims to offer high-quality reusable period products while normalizing conversations around menstruation and breaking societal taboos. “There’s too much stigma around periods - which is crazy given half the world will menstruate for around 40 years of their lives,” McLean told us.

Victoria Orozco: Championing inclusive economic growth
Victoria Orozco’s entrepreneurial journey began in rural Argentina, a region often constrained by limited access to opportunities. Recognizing the widespread lack of resources and capacity to develop inclusive economic policies in similar regions across Latin America, Orozco founded and is now the executive director of Punto Labs, a consulting firm committed to supporting governments and decision makers in fostering inclusive economic growth.

Project Cities releases 9 new summary reports
Project Cities is excited to announce the release of its summer and fall 2023 project summary reports for the Town of Miami, the Town of Gilbert, the City of Chandler,

Project Cities highlight: Empowering voices in rural communities: Supporting inclusive community engagement for water decision-making
Project Cities was recently featured on the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative (AWII) blog, highlighting its rural water decision-making workshop hosted in the Verde Valley this past spring. "Innovative, community-driven solutions

Decentralizing service: How DC Central Kitchen centers justice, not charity
"As a young person in today’s world, what often keeps me going is my unrelenting belief that a better world is possible. As we left the Klein Center, I was reminded that a better world is not only possible, it is already happening."

EPA’s fight for a resilient food system
"Solving food systems issues requires many innovative minds and dedicated partnerships who are equally passionate and motivated to create solutions. An active and crucial participant in the fight for agriculture and food system solutions is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

Meet affiliated faculty Caitlin Otten
Read on for an interview with Caitlin Otten, Assistant Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change.

Global research priorities for historical ecology to inform conservation
CBO Program Lead Katie Cramer collaborated with a large team of researchers on two recent publications focusing on how historical ecology can and should be integrated into conservation science and

Nalini Chhetri Honored as Mentor of the Year
The Sustainable Cities Network is excited to announce that its long-time thought partner and collaborator, Dr. Nalini Chhetri, has been selected as a recipient of the ASU Faculty Women’s Association

ESA 5-Year Review Assessment Papers Published
Conservation Innovation lab alum Dr. Olivia Davis, along with CBO director Leah Gerber, co-authored two papers published in Conservation Science and Practice this week. The large co-author team is comprised

Project Cities participates in new ASU Foundation initiative to accelerate impact
Project Cities is excited to share its participation in ASU’s new Moonshot Accelerator initiative. Hosted out of the ASU Foundation, the Moonshot Accelerator convened eight ASU teams to guide the

Not Your grandfather’s USDA: Secretary Vilsack looks to the future
"The ASU Sustainable Food Systems graduate student cohort kicked off the 2024 Washington DC immersive with a bang, meeting first with none other than the Secretary of Agriculture himself, Tom Vilsack."