ASU’s Project Cities wraps up a successful first semester

ASU Project Cities held its first semester-end project showcase with the city of Apache Junction at the university's Memorial Union on November 29, 2017. Professors and students from multiple campuses presented

Smithsonian exhibit to bring new understanding of water to Arizona

ASU's Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives is among the groups working to expand research and resources for Water/Ways, a Smithsonian exhibit traveling to 12 rural Arizona communities in 2018 to spark conversations about our relationship with water.

SPRI and EPA collaborate to launch sustainable purchasing portal

Arizona State University’s Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative (SPRI) is collaborating with the United States Environmental Protection Agency to launch a website that makes it easier for companies looking to make

Meeting purchasing needs the sustainable way

To help organizations interested in eco-friendly purchasing, ASU's Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative is partnering with the EPA on a website geared toward servicizing – an approach that charges customers for the function of a product rather than the product itself.

Science-based approaches to soil health

Management practices that promote soil health in croplands can deliver multiple benefits for nature and people, including cleaner air and water and greater crop yield stability. In the United States

Colbert, live from COP 23

The 23rd Conference of the Parties – a U.N. climate conference in Bonn, Germany – attracted dignitaries from around the world. Luckily, those at home had School of Sustainability student

Sharing is not only caring, it's how we thrive

Small acts of kindness – something as simple as lending a neighbor a cup of sugar – not only bind us together, but are critical to our survival as a species, according to anthropologist and Senior Sustainability Scientist Amber Wutich in her November 2017 KEDtalk.

Responsible Business Report

The Natural Capital Coalition recently published a report on responsible business practices to reduce environmental impact of natural resources. In November 23, 2017, the report was included in the print

Johnson appointed to GRI stakeholder council

Ryan Johnson, Executive Director of Sustainability Education and Training for ASU's School of Sustainability, has been appointed as a member of the Global Reporting Initiative Stakeholder Council for a term

Shrinking ozone hole a beacon of hope for climate change reversal

Satellite measurements indicate that the ozone hole is about 1 million miles smaller than a year ago – a positive trend that "suggests that we can achieve the solution to a large global environmental problem," according to Senior Sustainability Scientist Kevin Gurney.

Can carbon-dioxide removal save the world?

Carbon-dioxide removal could be a trillion-dollar enterprise because it not only slows the rise in CO2 but reverses it. Many companies are vying to prove that carbon removal is feasible, but

Sustainability lecturer awarded for paper on sustainable business bundles

Shirley-Ann Augustin-Behravesh, a lecturer with the School of Sustainability, won the Decision Sciences Institute's conference paper competition for her outstanding thesis research paper titled "Uncovering Sustainable Business Practice Bundles." Augustin-Behravesh's