A Community Sustainability Assessment tool has been developed that provides a means to assess how successful a particular ecovillage is at improving its sustainability.

To foster a decrease in global energy consumption and an enrichment of the general quality of life, the Zumtobel Group presents " Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment " every year.

The Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program supports national efforts to do the research and gather the information necessary to demonstrate whether it is safe and prudent to apply for extensions beyond 60 years of operating life.

A number of recent “ green highlights ” for Wofford have included the establishment of a campus Office of Community Sustainability ; the work toward finalizing the campus Climate Action Plan ; the college ’ s Sustainable Living Initiative aimed at residence halls and other areas of student life ; the development of the interdisciplinary environmental studies program ; the renovation and restoration of the old Glendale Mill office into the Goodall Environmental Studies Center, the first academic building in South Carolina to be LEED Platinum certified ; and the Wofford Santee Cooper Lecture Series on Sustainability and Energy.

The Institution of Sustainability Professionals requires all full Members ( MISP ) to undetake a minimum of 20 hours CPD per year as an essential component of professional life to ensure that they have the knowledge and experience to undertake their role as a sustainability professional in an effective manner.

For its efforts to be a national leader in campus sustainability, ASU was named one of the top 20 " cool schools " by the Sierra Club, was named to the " Green Honor Roll " by the Princeton Review, and earned an " A -" grade on the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card.

The College has actively sought to reduce carbon emissions and energy usage on campus, earning it the grade of A-from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card 2008.

The university campus received a B grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card for 2011.

* Sustainability movement which started in the 1980s focused on Gaia theory, value of Earth and other interrelations between human sciences and human responsibilities.

In 2010 and 2011, he served as Chair of the Independent Advisory Group on Sustainability for the Inter-American Development Bank.

The UNU Institute for Sustainability and Peace ( Tokyo, Japan ) seeks to achieve and promote a better understanding of three of the most pressing issues on the UN agenda: global change, peace and security, and development.

Berea's sustainability initiatives earned it a " B " grade on the 2009 College Sustainability Report Card, published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

* Commission on Geophysical Risk and Sustainability ( GeoRisk ), International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics ( IUGG )

* Water Down Under-The Great Artesian Basin Story, Video production by Anvil Media on behalf of the Great Artesian Basin Coordinating Committee ( GABCC ), 2008, Australian Government Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

In fall 2006, the first University Committee on Sustainability was formed at UNC Greensboro and consists of over 40 voluntary members, reflecting a diverse and widespread interest on campus.

A year later the firm became the first private equity manager in Europe to hire a dedicated Head of Sustainability to focus on the implementation, management and monitoring of ESG issues across the Doughty Hanson portfolio.

* Received a " B -" grade on the Campus Sustainability Report Card 2009 and a " B " grade in 2010 published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute ( including " A " grades in the Student Involvement, Administration, and Investment Priorities ).

It was established in 2003, it is an inter-university The institute focus on Estuarine Ecology and Human Health, Coastal Processes and Engineering, Public Policy and Coastal Sustainability, and Maritime Heritage.

( An argument which they would later on strengthen in their 2003 article Creating Sustainable Value and, in 2005, with Innovation, Creative Destruction and Sustainability.

Tulane received an " A -" on the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card, garnering an award as one of the top 52 most sustainable colleges in the country.

Campus sustainability at Western is managed by the President's Advisory Committee on Environment & Sustainability.

The university campus received a B-grade from the Sustainable Endowments Institute on its College Sustainability Report Card for 2011.

Recently, the Class of 2008 designated its senior class gift to a Sustainability Fund to support initiatives to improve environmental sustainability on campus and in the greater community.

The 2010 Report by The Sustainable Endowments Institute awarded Northwestern a “ B -” on its College Sustainability Report Card.

A more recent society, The Campus Sustainability Initiative, founded The Sustainability Initiative Fund, where UEA students each pay a £ 1 per year sustainability fee with the proceeds going towards sustainable projects on campus such as implementing renewable energies or energy conservation projects.

Bowdoin received an overall grade of " B " for its sustainability efforts on the College Sustainability Report Card 2009 published by the Sustainable Endowments Institute.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has created an Urban Sustainability Initiative that strives to implement sustainable practices both on campus and in the larger Las Vegas community.

* 2005, Earth Democracy ; Justice, Sustainability, and Peace, South End Press, ISBN 0-89608-745-X

" Earth Rights Democracy: Land, Ethics, and Public Finance Policy ," paper presented at the Richard Alsina Fulton Conference on Sustainability and the Environment, 26 – 7 March 2004, Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

Although the school is best known for environmental studies programs like Agroecology, Conservation Biology, Earth Science, Ecological Design, Environmental Policy, Geography, Human Ecology, Marine Studies, Natural History and Ecology, and Environmental Education, there are also programs in Adventure Education, Outdoor Experiential Education, Wilderness Leadership, Adventure-Based Environmental Education, Outdoor Program Administration, Adventure-Based Tourism, Cultural and Regional Studies, Religion and Philosophy, Sustainability Education, Peace Studies, Political Economy, Latin American Studies, Spanish Language and Literature, International Studies, Women ’ s Studies, Human Development, Education, Elementary and Secondary Teacher Certification, School Counseling ( M. A.

Donella Meadows was the founder of the Sustainability Institute, combining research in global systems with practical demonstrations of sustainable living, including the development of a cohousing or ecovillage and organic farm at Cobb Hill in Hartland, Vermont in the United States.

The Sustainable Endowments Institute awarded Michigan State with an overall grade of " B " on the 2009 Campus Sustainability Survey, including " A " s in the categories of Administration, Transportation, Endowment Transparency, and Investment Policies.

The College of Liberal Arts provides major concentrations in 31 academic areas, including: Anthropology, Art, Art History, Behavioral Science, Biology, Biological Anthropology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Business, Chemistry, Chinese, Classics, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Studies & Sustainability, English, French, German, History, Mathematics, Music, Neurosciences ( includes psychobiology ), Pan-African Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Theater Arts, and Women's and Gender Studies.

A number of respected reporting institutes and registries exist including the Global Reporting Initiative, CERES, Institute 4 Sustainability and others.

He serves on the boards of several environmental organizations and also sits on a number of scientific committees including the U. S. President's Committee of Advisors in Science and Technology, the Institutional Policy Committee, the Committee on Global Security and Sustainability of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Mario Molina Center.

The Chancellor's Sustainability Task Force has a variety of initiatives, including reducing food waste, starting a recycling program, and starting sustainability academic programs.

The development has won a large number of awards, including, in 2011, the Regeneration and Renewal Magazine Regeneration Award for Sustainability, with judges praising the holistic way it addressed sustainability and provides real regeneration benefits to a deprived area.

The company is a member of a number of stock market indexes which include companies focused on corporate social responsibility, including the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and those administered by FTSE Group's FTSE4Good.

The Association offers a number of student support centres, including the Peer Support Centre, the AccessAbility Centre ( for students with physical or learning challenges ), the Native Student Centre, the Cultural Mosaic Centre ( which celebrates diversity and helps international and Canadian students to network ), the Sustainability Centre ( where students learn more about environmental issues ), the Diversity Centre ( supporting gay, lesbian, bisexual students ) and the Student Outreach and Safewalk ( SOS ) program that provided students with information on student services and volunteer opportunities as well as providing safewalks up to 1 km from the campus.

The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities administers environmental laws, including the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and a range of other Acts.

* Creating Communitas, a project at www. wechange. org, including two books by Forbes Leslie: Communal Sustainability and Forming Tribalized Communities.

In 2011 Global Week focused on " Food Justice and Sustainability " and featured speakers including co-founder of Feed Projects Ellen Gustafson.