Global Institute of Sustainability
The ASU Tempe campus

The Global Institute of Sustainability (GIOS) at ASU brings together life, earth, and social scientists, engineers, and governmental and industry leaders to share knowledge and develop practical applications to the environmental, economic and social challenges of sustainable development, especially as they relate to urban areas. The institute infuses sustainability into the fabric of ASU’s educational mission and will lay the administrative footprint for the future school of sustainability.

Managing the future development of a city, a region, or even a planet requires realistic collaboration within the environmental, social, economic and political realms if sustainable decisions are to be reached.  ASU has joined a number of premier institutions around the world — including Stanford, Harvard, MIT and Cambridge University — as a leader in the important and emerging field of sustainability.