The Environmental Humanities Initiative (EHI) networks faculty and students from across 22 units at ASU and is rapidly expanding its international partnerships. This was evident at the recent Conference of

"Sustainability is the ability to understand the intricacies of connected systems, and from that understanding, being able to make decisions as if I were going to be around here forever."

"Sustainability is the balance between economics, society, and the environment – a true balance." Danielle Van Vleet, a 2013 Sustainability Bachelor of Arts graduate, emphasizes the importance of balance in

"Sustainability is everything. You can apply it to law, you can apply it to business, you can apply it to sports management, you can apply it to education, outreach, activism,

"Sustainability is pursuing a different path that ensures current generations and future generations can enjoy the benefits of ecosystem processes that nature provides for us, while at the same time

"Sustainability provides us the tools and the opportunities in order to enable a more fruitful and sustainable outcome." Senior sustainability scholar and School of Sustainability instructor Colin Tetreault describes what sustainability can

"Sustainability is taking care of people. It means living in a way that we can continue to live and have a good quality of life." Payton Collins, a 2015 graduate

"Sustainability is a personal initiative that every person has to take. It is making choices that affect the environment in a positive way, even enriching it if you can." Cat

"Sustainability is looking at the environment, and society, and economy, and seeing how you can solve a problem in one of those areas without causing a problem in the others."

"Sustainability is a state of mind, and certainly in that journey of discovery and assessing the different aspects – the different facets of sustainability – you can improve the quality

"Sustainability is something that is equal for people of all creeds, races, nationalities, religions. It is a place where we can breathe, a place where we can have clean water,

"Sustainability is recognizing that, as humans, we are stewards of this planet and that our actions lead to incredible consequences, positive and negative. By understanding that, we can create the