University
Leaders for a Sustainable Future (UK)
18 UK Universities involved in a 3-year sustainable economy project.
Sustainable
Toronto
2 Universities, several non-profits, and the city of Toronto collaborating
to promote community sustainability and facilitate the transition to a
sustainable society by challenging and working with all sectors including
governments, researchers, educators, businesses, non-profits and other
community members.
York University Center for Applied
Sustainability
The mission of the York Center for Applied Sustainability is to promote
the application of sustainability principles and practices throughout society,
including in the public sector, the private sector, the civil sector, and
in education.
Silicon Valley
Environmental Partnership
A consortium of city staff, business leaders, environmental NGOs, and
University professors that promotes environmentally sound business and
community practices through collaboration and education. They wish to make
Silicon Valley a sustainable community with a vibrant economy and a healthy
environment by focusing on efforts that bridge the traditional "tension"
between the environment versus the economy, demonstrating that both goals
can be achieved in a mutually supportive fashion to move the community
toward sustainable development.
University of Regina Center for
Sustainable Communities
Works with city and research council to implement Sustainable Communities
Initiative.
Center for Environmental and Economic
Development
Allegheny College's CEED engages Allegheny College students, faculty,
and the community in creating innovative approaches to environmental stewardship,
environmental education, and regional revitalization.
Institute
for Sustainable Development in Business
encourages businesses and business support organizations to access
the wide environmental and sustainable development knowledge base of The
University, the aim being to improve their environmental performance.
The Institute is involved in various projects and is a also key partner
in the Sustainable Business Network.
MIT-
City of Cambridge Partnership
Collaborates on City global warming reduction strategies
University of British Columbia Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability
Sustainable Development Research Initiative
Researches relevant solutions to real world problems by collaborating
with non-academic partners.
Canadian
Roundtable
Council between universities business and government- news article
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Columbia University's
Earth Institute
Crossdisciplinary academic program.
Columbia University Sustainable Development Initiative
Center for Sustainable Design
Engineering hub at Surrey University, UK
University of Teeside Clean
Environment Management Centre
"CLEMANCE's mission is to take cutting edge environmental techniques,
package them in a practical framework, and deliver the results to industry,
the public sector and the wider community, thus delivering step changes
towards sustainable development."
University of York
Green Chemistry Program
Researches and develops environmentally-friendly chemical alternatives.
The group’s main research areas are clean synthesis, heterogeneous organic-inorganic
hybrids, modified starches and new materials including catalysis.
DeMontford University Institute of
Energy and Sustainable Development
Employing engineers, architects, planners, building scientist, social
scientists, and computer scientists, the institute seeks to contribute
to profitable sustainable development of the community through research,
consultancy, and education.
University of Oregon
Institute for a Sustainable Environment
A center for special, collaborative, and applied research projects.
The institute's activities aim to produce information that can help resolve
complex problems and enable people to sustain the economies and environmental
systems that support their communities.