Distinguished Sustainability Scholar Sally Kitch discusses the relationship of the humanities to sustainability, the significance of this relationship and the appropriateness of researching it at Arizona State University.
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US Secretary of Agriculture speaks on 'homegrown energy'

During his recent Sustainability Series presentation at ASU's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discussed the significance of the U.S. farming industry's shift to renewable energy.
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2015 Sustainability Solutions Festival aims to reimagine world

Through a week-long series of activities and events, the 2015 Sustainability Solutions Festival – a collaboration between Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, The Sustainability Consortium and GreenBiz Group – will challenge attendees to envision a better future.
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World’s largest product sustainability initiatives join forces in Berlin

In an effort to confront the challenges of product sustainability, The Sustainability Consortium and the Product Environmental Footprint World Forum are joining forces at a combined summit meeting in Germany to address supply chain hotspots.
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Dirks appointed to State Energy Advisory Board

In an effort to ensure that Arizona's energy industry remains reliable, secure and affordable in the long-term, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability Director Gary Dirks has been appointed to Governor Jan Brewer's State Energy Advisory Board.
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ASU sustainability scientist receives national solar energy award

In recognition of his work in solar thermal energy and energy efficiency in buildings, sustainability scientist T. Agami Reddy has received the 2014 Yellott Award from the Solar Energy Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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Sustainability education is increasingly desired in business world

Citing experts from both business and higher education, a recent Environmental Leader article highlights environmental management's relationship to economic benefit and the growing importance of a sustainability graduate degree.
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New study maps global greenhouse gas emissions

Using information from satellite feeds, national fuel accounts and a global database on power plants to create high-resolution planetary maps, an international research team led by sustainability scientist Kevin Gurney has developed an independent approach to assessing CO2 emissions.
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Ecologist explains groundbreaking research on river ecosystems

Commentary from Senior Sustainability Scientist John Sabo, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academies of Sciences, explains research on climate change's projected effects on rivers and the species that inhabit them.
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Scientists receive NSF support for sustainability research

Demonstrating the caliber of research that the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability supports, four members of its Sustainability Scientists and Scholars program recently received substantial awards from the National Science Foundation.
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ASU students analyze urban sustainability policy in Hong Kong

Students from ASU's School of Sustainability studied alongside students from Hong Kong's City University during a two-week urban sustainability session offered by the Global Sustainability Studies Program, part of the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives.
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