Challenges and options for food waste reduction

by Bonny Bentzin, Director – University Sustainability Practices, Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University (This article appears in the April, 2010 issue of The ACUPCC Implementer) In today’s sustainability

Driving sustainability in consumer products

Q&A with Kevin Dooley Dr. Dooley at the Sustainability Consortium’s research facility Research staff and students at the Sustainability Consortium help develop energy standards for assessing consumer products The port

CAP scientists featured at NSF LTER Mini-Symposium

The National Science Foundation (NSF) held its annual Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Mini-Symposium on March 4, 2010 in Washington, D.C. The mini-symposium, "Ecosystem Services in a Changing World," featured presentations

pile of colorful plastic bags

Perils of plastics: Risks to human health and the environment

Plastics surround us. A vital manufacturing ingredient for nearly every existing industry, these materials appear in a high percentage of the products we use every day. Although modern life would

BASF first chemical company to be founding member of The Sustainability Consortium

FLORHAM PARK, NJ – BASF today announced that it is the first chemical company to become a member of The Sustainability Consortium, an independent organization of diverse global participants that

ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability joins Phoenix Green Chamber of Commerce

PHOENIX, AZ  – The Phoenix Green Chamber of Commerce (PGCC) announces today that Arizona State University's prestigious Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) has joined the Chamber. The School of Sustainability

School of Sustainability graduate students launch sustainability journal

TEMPE, Ariz. – As graduate students in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University, Maren Mahoney and Zach Hughes had seen plenty of academic journals related to sustainability. But nowhere

CAP LTER student Poster Symposium winners

Each year during the CAP LTER Annual Poster Symposium, a panel of researchers and education experts judge student posters on their research content, originality, and visual clarity. This year, Scott

Safeway becomes first grocer to be founding member of The Sustainability Consortium

PLEASANTON, Calif. - March 1, 2010 - Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) has become the first U.S.-based retail grocery chain and manufacturer for private label merchandise to join The Sustainability Consortium

Building capacity for urban sustainability

Q&A with Arnim Wiek Dr. Wiek and graduate students discussing sustainable anticipatory governance Participants in a stakeholder workshop helping to develop a sustainable vision for the city of Phoenix Dr.

Nancy Grimm awarded ASU Faculty Achievement Award for Research

CAP LTER co-director and lead primary investigator Nancy B. Grimm has been awarded the ASU Faculty Achievement Award for Research. This award, which recognizes Dr. Grimm’s contributions to the field

ASU Alumni Association honors Grimm and other world-changing innovators

Feb. 17, 2010/Tempe, Ariz.- The Arizona State University Alumni Association will honor faculty members and alumni involved in solving challenges with world-changing consequences. School of Sustainability affiliated faculty member Nancy