Pairing sustainability knowledge with implementation know-how

Beginning in fall 2017, Project Cities will pair faculty and students from ASU’s School of Sustainability and other departments with a city in the greater Phoenix area. The entities will collaborate for 12 to 24 months, co-creating strategies for better environmental, economic and social balance in that community.

Teaming up to create market for waste carbon dioxide

ASU is partnering with the Center for Carbon Removal and institutions like Iowa State University, Purdue University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory with the aim of creating a market for

Congratulations to Sustainable Cities Network's Anne Reichman

The ASU Wrigley Institute is pleased to announce the promotion of Anne Reichman to director of the Sustainable Cities Network. Anne has been program manager of SCN since its inception

Market-based approach to whaling

A team of researchers including ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director, Dr. Leah Gerber, recently published a paper titled “Thinking Beyond the Moratorium: Testing the Feasibility of a Hypothetical Whaling-Conservation

Climb in global patent rankings highlights ASU's innovative spirit

ASU has jumped up 8 spots in the rankings for U.S. patents granted to universities across the globe. After earning 62 patents in 2016 alone, ASU demonstrated its niche for

Tackling wildlife poaching in South Africa

A team of scholars from ASU traveled to South Africa to establish a joint project with the University of Johannesburg. Dr. Leah Gerber, Founding Director of ASU's Center for Biodiversity Outcomes,

Sustainability alumnus named to Greenbiz '30 Under 30'

ASU LightWorks Program Coordinator Samson Szeto has been named to the 2017 GreenBiz "30 Under 30," the second year in a row that a School of Sustainability graduate has made the list of young professionals striving to make both their workplace and the world a better place.

Businesses called to reduce ocean waste

The World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will publish a business case report titled “Roadmap for curbing the Ocean Waste” (ROW) the week of June 5-9, 2017 as part

Socially responsible seafood

A group of experts from over a dozen key organizations recently published an article titled, “Committing to socially responsible seafood” in Science, under the lead of Jack Kittinger, ASU-Conservation International

Paris Climate Agreement: The fallout from withdrawal

After President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, School of Sustainability Assistant Professor Sonja Klinsky went over the possible ramifications with ASU Now.

Alum Develops New LEED Pilot Credit from Capstone Project

Martin Smith, a 2016 Masters of Sustainability Solutions (MSUS) alum, just saw the realization of his capstone project in the form of a new U.S. Green Business Council (USGBC) certified

Book penned by ASU energy expert honored with award

Senior Sustainability Scientist Martin Pasqualetti was awarded the 2017 Place Research Award by the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) and the Project for Public Spaces. The 2017 Place Research Award  is one of four Great Places