CBO Leads Nature Forum at VERGE 2022
In our fight to protect Earth’s biodiversity, Leah Gerber and Shirley-Ann Behravesh led a discussion during the 2022 VERGE Nature Forum, promoting our return-on-investment for conservation research and its potential applications for businesses.
ASU News highlights SPRI's work on UN report
Katelyn Reinhart from ASU News interviewed Nicole Darnall and Justin M. Stritch about their involvement with the UN Environment Programme's 2022 Global Review on Sustainable Public Procurement. The SPRI faculty highlighted how
Vulcan Coalition: Bridging the digital divide for people with disabilities
Methawee Thatsanasateankit, CEO of Vulcan Coalition, 2021 WE Empower Finalist, Asia-Pacific Drawing inspiration from a friend with a visual impairment, Methawee Thatsanasateankit witnessed the struggle of People with Disabilities (PWDs) to work
Info of Interest - February 6, 2023
SCN Info of Interest–February 6, 2023February's SCN Info of Interest was sent out via email. Includes info on: MAG updates Uniform Specifications and Details for Public Works Construction book, SCN
Student from Yemen hopes to bring sustainability into humanitarian work
School of Sustainability master’s student Enas Al-Qershi recently had a bit of an epiphany while working towards her degree in Sustainability Leadership. “I'm starting to think that sustainability is not
WITU: Women building other women
Barbara Birungi Mutabazi, founder of Women in Technology Uganda (WITU), 2021 WE Empower finalist Barbara and Women in Technology Uganda (WITU) strongly believe that the participation of women in the creation of
UNEP and SPRI present key findings and conclusions of the 2022 Sustainable Public Procurement Global Review
SPRI's Nicole Darnall and Justin Stritch along with other professors, consultants, and members of the United Nation Environment Porgramme presented key findings and conclusions from the 2022 Sustainable Public Procurement
Growing vegetables in the desert
Did you know that 90% of leafy greens (i.e., lettuce, kale, spinach, etc.) produced/consumed during winter in the US and Canada are grown in Yuma, Arizona? That means the odds that you have consumed lettuce from Desert Premium Farms are very high!
ISSD: A systematic approach to economic development
Irina Mkrtchyan, Co-founder of Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development of Communities (ISSD), Armenia and 2021 WE Empower finalist, Middle East and North Africa Irina Mkrtchyan had a difficult upbringing being
Industry disruptor working to solve hunger for 1.1 billion people
OnePointOne vertical farm start-up focuses on the power of plants that can help address food insecurity worldwide. When brothers Sam and John Bertram learned that 1.1 billion people began this millennium suffering from food insecurity, they started on a journey to create technology that can help address this world problem; that is when together they decided to start OnePointOne.
REU opportunity! The Sala Lab seeking undergraduates for summer 2023
About the OpportunityThe Sala Lab at Arizona State University is looking for motivated undergraduate students to participate in research activities in grassland ecosystem ecology, for 10 weeks, during the summer
Roots Studio: Reimagining cultural appreciation
In support of UN SDG 5: Gender Equality, Roots Studio seeks to “end discrimination against women and ensure full and effective participation in decision-making to spotlight them and upskill their