Which endangered species are most important to protect
Scientists argue that funding allocation for saving endangered species is failing, costing many more species to go extinct. Dr. Leah Gerber, Founding Director of ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, makes
Explore how ASU experts align with the SDGs
Through a new interface, visitors to the ASU Wrigley Institute website can see how sustainability scientists and scholars are actively contributing to all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Click below to browse the goals and meet our sustainability experts.
Myanmar at a turning point for natural capital and human wellbeing
A Thought Leader Series Piece by Leah Gerber & Penny Langhammer After a half-century of isolation, the Republic of Myanmar has reengaged with the international community following democratic elections in
Promoting gender equity and diversity at ASU
The ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology have partnered to host a series of dialogues exploring ways in which institutional transformation can
TSC joins Walmart in going for a gigaton
Acting as an official measurement partner, The Sustainability Consortium aims to help Walmart in reducing one billion tons of emissions by collecting relevant data from participating suppliers throughout the company's value chain of products.
Joining forces with private sector for sustainability outcomes
Two representatives from ASU joined nearly 400 sustainability professionals from the world’s leading companies at a 2017 World Business Council for Sustainable Development meeting that focused on critical opportunities to advance sustainable development.
George Denise of Oracle to give Sustainability Series Lecture – April 14
Sustainability Leadership: Managing for the 21st Century George Denise Director of Operations, Director of Sustainability, Oracle George Denise, an advocate for sustainability and high-performance building operations, has been instrumental in
Grant helps to create a community hub
A blighted neighborhood is transforming into a community hub, complete with a vegetable garden tended by refugee families, thanks in part to a $2,500 gift from Mortenson Construction to ASU’s
What would it mean to lose the Endangered Species Act?
As the current presidential administration rolls back numerous environmental regulations, Senior Sustainability Scientist Leah Gerber considers the consequences of losing the Endangered Species Act – another item queued for the chopping block.
Sustainability professor gives GreenBiz the inside view
Saying that sustainability is a field written in pencil – at best, School of Sustainability Professor of Practice George Basile spends 10 minutes with GreenBiz and explains why practitioners in this pioneering field need to be keen learners.
Students benefit from knowledge partnership
Today, State Press published a featured story covering the ASU-Conservation International (CI) Knowledge Partnership managed by the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO). As part of the partnership, ASU recently welcomed
On our own soil: 7th annual Human Rights Film Festival hits home
At the beginning of April 2017, ASU held its 7th annual Human Rights Film Festival in the College Avenue Commons Auditorium on its Tempe campus. The festival – sponsored in part by the