Sustainability is: Harmony

“Living in harmony with our social and natural environment, based on a sense of justice and equity.” Sander van der Leeuw, a Foundation Professor in the School of Sustainability, served

Sustainability is: All-Encompassing

“Sustainability is larger than one person, one company or one country. Its scope, scale and importance demand unprecedented and swift solutions to environmental protection and other complex problems.” Julie Ann

Sustainability is: Safeguarding

“Sustainability is improving human well-being and ensuring social equity for present and future generations while safeguarding the planet’s life-supporting ecosystems.” Chris Boone has served as the Dean of the School

Sustainability is: Interconnectivity

“Sustainability is an awareness of the connectivity of the world and the implications of our actions. It is finding solutions through innovative approaches, expanding future options by practicing environmental stewardship,

Sustainability is: Dynamic

“Sustainability is a process that engages every discipline to provide dynamic solutions to complex issues.” Brian McCollow, a former student in ASU's School of Sustainability, indicates the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability. Learn

Sustainability is: Prosperity

“Promoting human prosperity and well-being for all, while protecting and enhancing the earth’s life support systems.” In 2011, the Board of Directors of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of

Sustainability is: Compromise

“Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” The Brundtland Commission defines "sustainability" in their 1987 report, Our Common

Class Notes: Devon Edwards

My name is Devon Edwards and I just entered my second year as the Associate Director of the Corporate Eco Forum, a membership organization comprised of 70 large multinationals that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability as a business strategy issue.

Paving the way to sustainable transportation infrastructure

With almost half of federal highways and major roads in the U.S. classified below "good condition," the country is in need of serious transportation innovation. Senior Sustainability Scientists Narayanan Neithalath, Timothy James and Kamil

SOS students host COP 22

The COP 22 international climate change conference in Marrakech, Morocco, was a discussion on strategies to implement the Paris Agreement from last year's COP 21. In recognition of the international fight

Green Living Magazine Presents Simple Solutions Summit

Join Green Living magazine for their first annual Simple Solutions Summit in partnership with the VerdeXChange Arizona conference on six pillars of sustainability: Air, Education, Energy, Food, Water and Waste.

Improving the health of the Ravi River, Pakistan

Levi Strauss & Co, WWF-Pakistan, WWF-US, Earth Genome, and Arizona State University  have reached a high-level agreement regarding a collaboration focused on improving watershed health in the Ravi River basin