Sustainability alum is geared for a greater good

School of Sustainability alumna Christa Brelsford returns home after dominating her division in the Paraclimbing World Championships, but the mission that inspired her to study sustainability and travel to Haiti in 2010 remains unchanged: to do good in the world.

Sustainability education is increasingly desired in business world

Citing experts from both business and higher education, a recent Environmental Leader article highlights environmental management's relationship to economic benefit and the growing importance of a sustainability graduate degree.

In brief: the EPA’s emissions guideline equation

Under the Clean Power Plan, the EPA aims to reduce the carbon intensity of our nation’s electricity production on a state-by-state basis.

Our Uncommon Heritage

This new book by SOLS professor and CBO Advisory Board member, Charles Perrings explores the many dimensions of human-driven biodiversity change. Our Uncommon Heritage: Biodiversity Change, Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being

New study maps global greenhouse gas emissions

Using information from satellite feeds, national fuel accounts and a global database on power plants to create high-resolution planetary maps, an international research team led by sustainability scientist Kevin Gurney has developed an independent approach to assessing CO2 emissions.

2015 Sustainability Solutions Festival aims to reimagine world

Through a week-long series of activities and events, the 2015 Sustainability Solutions Festival – a collaboration between Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, The Sustainability Consortium and GreenBiz Group – will challenge attendees to envision a better future.

Ecologist explains groundbreaking research on river ecosystems

Commentary from Senior Sustainability Scientist John Sabo, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, explains research on climate change's projected effects on rivers and the species that inhabit them.

Feature: Introduction to ASU’s new blog series on EPA’s “Clean Power Plan”

Welcome to our new blog on the U.S. EPA's so-called Clean Power Plan. The "Clean Power Plan" is a new set of regulations recently proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection

PepsiCo's New Water-Modeling Tool

PepsiCo Unveils New Water-Modeling Tool at World Water Week via PotatoPro.com September 3, 2014 Today at the Stockholm International Water Institute's annual World Water Week, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced the

Scientists receive NSF support for sustainability research

Demonstrating the caliber of research that the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability supports, four members of its Sustainability Scientists and Scholars program recently received substantial awards from the National Science Foundation.

US Secretary of Agriculture speaks on 'homegrown energy'

During his recent Sustainability Series presentation at ASU's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discussed the significance of the U.S. farming industry's shift to renewable energy.

ASU students analyze urban sustainability policy in Hong Kong

Students from ASU's School of Sustainability studied alongside students from Hong Kong's City University during a two-week urban sustainability session offered by the Global Sustainability Studies Program, part of the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives.