Nature Smart Library: Sustainability

Alexander Street: 3:00
We may not realise it, but every day, decisions we make about food could be influenced by behavioural nudges. Nudges are things like the smell of baking in a supermarket, or the placement of sweets by the checkout. Studies show that nudging can produce results, but can it be harnessed to promote food sustainability?

Alexander Street Video: 53:00
The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who are convinced we can achieve carbon zero in time to avoid the biggest impacts of climate change.

ProQuest Video: 5:09
In this video, Professor Goergen explains the links between corporate social responsibility, sustainability, and firm value, discussing how CSR can be measured and quantified.

Alexander Street Video: Series
Meet the everyday heroes spearheading change in their communities.

HSTalks: 37:48
Welcome to this HS talk on city innovation to improve sustainability... This first talk will begin with an explanation of the imperative for cities to be engaged in sustainability, and is followed by examples of innovation undertaken by cities worldwide.

HSTalks: 3:33
This case study examines Marriott’s support for Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (the Sustainable Amazon Foundation), an organisation dedicated preserving the Amazon rainforest. Deforestation would harm Marriott’s profitability in the region and thus by supporting Fundação Amazonas Sustentável’s sustainability agenda, Marriot is supporting its own business.

Films on Demand: 28:05
In this program Hazel Henderson discusses with Paul Ellis, veteran financial adviser and consultant, how his practice evolved into broader concerns for our common future. Paul had discovered the Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators (2000) which Hazel and the Calvert group developed. Later, in 2015 Paul found the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They discuss their respective efforts to reform mainstream finance and its narrow focus on obsolete economics and short-term profits. Now both work to promote the SDGs!

Sage Video: 24:34
Professor Mollie Painter, PhD, Nottingham Business School at Nottingham Trent University, discusses responsible leadership, relational leadership, and sustainability.

Alexander Street Video: Series
A collection of four short videos on different sustainability topics, produced by the Financial Times (Newspaper).

HSTalks: 25:25
... the modern-day hospitality professional requires an in-depth knowledge in the traditional fields of operations, finance, marketing, customer relationship, branding, media and communication. But now, understanding your hotel's environmental impacts and social responsibility are equally important.

Films on Demand: 9:25
The first settlers to Polynesia’s many islands were met with unique environments, flora and fauna that were unlike those they had migrated from. How they managed these natural resources over the centuries has not always been sustainable. Focusing on the disastrous environmental consequences on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), students will learn about the complex historical relationship between people and place in Polynesia.

(United States Environmental Protection Agency) Sustainability runs through all of EPA's work across the country. The stories below make up a video series entitled Sustainability in Action. Through employees telling their stories and films produced on the ground, we tried to capture stories that will inspire others to seek the path to sustainability.

(U.S. News) These schools are among colleges that are demonstrating a strong interest in environmental protection.

(U.S. Department of Agriculture) There are many definitions of sustainable development, most of which incorporate the notion that true sustainability must balance economic, social and environmental dimensions. USDA bases its approach to agricultural sustainability on two definitions, both of which incorporate the three dimensions of sustainability

(United States Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s FY 2022-FY 2026 Strategic Plan, required by the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 (Public Law 11-352), communicates the roadmap for accomplishing EPA's environmental priorities over the next four years.

(United States Environmental Protection Agency) The purpose of this document is to provide useful methods and guidance to support the application of sustainability indicators in EPA decision making, and particularly within the Office of Research and Development’s ORD) research programs. Published Oct 2012

(United States Environmental Protection Agency) Individual actions impact our environment. EPA has tools to help you learn and understand the issues and help you reduce your environmental footprint.

(United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs) The Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) acts as the Secretariat for the SDGs, providing substantive support and capacity-building for the goals and their related thematic issues, including water, energy, climate, oceans, urbanization, transport, science and technology, the Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR), partnerships and Small Island Developing States. DSDG plays a key role in the evaluation of UN systemwide implementation of the 2030 Agenda and on advocacy and outreach activities relating to the SDGs.

(American Chemistry Council) For more than a century, chemistry has enabled solutions to some of the world’s most daunting sustainability challenges.

(United States Environmental Protection Agency) Sustainability is a priority interest for many organizations, and this is especially true at EPA. Sustainability isn’t part of our work – it’s a guiding influence for all of our work. Learn more about what EPA is doing and what you can do.

(youmatter) What is sustainability? What does it mean? What are the principles and pillars behind sustainability? What examples of sustainability are there in areas like technology, agriculture, the workplace, business, or transportation? How is sustainability connected with supply and demand? Find the answers to these and further questions right below.

(Sustainability Magazine) Sustainability Magazine is a Digital Community for the global sustainability space that connects the world’s most sustainable brands & projects and their most senior executives with the latest trends as the sustainability market pivots towards technology and digital transformation.

(International Institute for Sustainable Development) What is sustainable development? Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

(United Nations Development Programme) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.

(European Parliament) With the European Climate Law, the EU is committing to carbon neutrality by 2050. What does that mean in practice?

(UCLA) Definition of sustainability and links to other resources, provided by the UCLA Sustainability Committee.

(U.S. News) Colleges are embracing sustainability in their classrooms and communities.