WE Empower helps launch Target Gender Equality at UN General Assembly

During the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019, the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge and Arizona State University helped launch a program to accelerate gender equality by setting and reaching corporate targets for women’s representation and leadership in business.

Tackling plastic pollution in the Philippines

Beth Polidoro, ASU New College professor and Center for Biodiversity Outcomes associate center director of biodiversity valuation and assessments, was featured in an Arizona PBS special about her research on

Marine wildlife conservation in Galapagos

On October 24, 2019, the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes partnered with the School of Life Sciences to host a Hugh Hanson Seminar by Professor Susana Cárdenas Díaz from the

School of Sustainability launches new course in the spring

The Arizona State University School of Sustainability is introducing a new course in the Spring 2020 semester. View course flier (PDF). “Lean Startup Problem Solving for Sustainability” (SOS 594) will

Priorities for sustaining ocean economy

ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes professor of practice and senior director of the blue production program for Conservation International’s Center for Oceans, Jack Kittinger, and ASU-CI former postdoctoral research associate

ASU researchers working to extract clean fuel from sunlight

One of the most consequential questions of our time is: How do we generate enough energy to meet our needs? The question is particularly important as previously reliable sources of

New ASU lab will address the social challenges of climate change

As more locations across the country begin to transition to utilizing renewable energy sources, officials in such locations face a daunting task: How do they compensate the workers and communities

WE Empower awardee from U.S. wins DVF pitch night competition

During the U.N. General Assembly and Climate Week, philanthropist and fashion icon Diane Von Furstenberg hosted a pitch night in New York City for the WE Empower UN SDG Challenge

Meet sustainability alumna Lizzy Noble

Phoenix local Lizzy Noble had always wanted to be an architect growing up. Ironically, it was in the pursuit of this goal that she developed a love for sustainability. “My

Meet sustainability master's student Matthew Burmeister

Arizona State University student Matthew Burmeister has been doing incredible work in sustainability with "Sustainable Sound: Festival Guide," a guide to making music festivals more sustainable, which originated from a

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Meet WE Empower Challenge partner MyEffect

MyEffect is a woman-led business that aims to drive positive change and further the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals via engagement on a positive, empowering social media platform. As someone

ASU researchers find mung bean supplement improves strength in vegetarians

People have a number of reasons for adopting plant-based diets, but plant protein is harder to absorb. ASU researchers find mung beans are asustainably grown legume that provides bioavailable protein to consumers.