The power of narratives to connect people around climate change
ASU Now Acclaimed journalist and author Earl Swift made two presentations at Arizona State University on October 8 and 9 to discuss his latest nonfiction book, “Chesapeake Requiem," which tells
WE Empower awardees participate in the first #SDGActionZone
Our 2019 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge awardees and co-chairs were thrilled to participate in the SDG Action Zone during the UN General Assembly week in New York.
The myth of infinite growth on a finite planet
Sustainability Scholar Christopher F. Jones reviews the history of what climate activist Greta Thunberg calls the “fairytale of eternal economic growth.” Jones describes the model of infinite growth as a recent departure from the history of economics rather than a timeless law of nature.
Water conservation through LEED certification
Biodesign Institute Building C in 2019 was certified LEED platinum by the U.S. Green Building Council, for its strategies to achieve high performance in sustainable site development, water efficiency, energy
Good schools aren't good enough
Zoya Lytvyn knows that the best investment that a government can make for its citizens is in its education system. That’s why she's changing the way Ukraine educates its children.
WE Empower awardees convene in New York City
The awardees convened in New York City during the week of the UN General Assembly on September 23-27, 2019, attending the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit, among other events.
Reminder: Virtual board meeting set for October 18
In lieu of an in-person fall board meeting, we will host a videoconference on Friday, October 18th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (AZ time), and a secondary session on October 29th at noon (AZ time). Please contact Emma Hopson to register and receive the login information.
Future cities episode 23: Air quality and microbes - Philadelphia
This month's guest, Justin Stewart (@thecrobe), studies air quality and atmospheric microbial communities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He tells us about how he got interested in microbes and about some of
ASU researchers to address the question of how religion and science intersect
Researchers from Arizona State University have launched a new project to explore how we reconcile our search for spirituality in a secular age of technoscientific advancements. Titled “Beyond Secularization: A
Celebrating success: past awardee's ECOncrete revolution
Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel is the co-founder and chief executive officer of ECOncrete and the 2018 WE Empower UN SDG Challenge awardee from the category of Western Europe and Other Regions.
Transnational corporations must shift toward biosphere stewardship, says sustainability professor
Marty Anderies, a senior sustainability scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability and a professor in the School of Sustainability, was one of several authors of a journal
This Youth Movement is more than a moment
Global Futures Laboratory thought leaders look at the wave of young people who are organizing and rallying around the notion that the climate crisis is not a future problem - it is a now problem.