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American Renewable Energy Institute
A national non-profit that aims "to advance the rapid implementation of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the speed and scale necessary to provide solutions of both the environmental and...
Buildings and Energy, Energy, Energy and Climate, Energy Efficiency, Energy Regulation, Energy Transformation, Energy Transition, Environmental Education, Renewable Energy, Sustainability Education
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future
Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (2010; Cornell University, New York; 15 staff, 500+ fellows; atkinson.cornell.edu) A research center that bases its work on the realization that "planetary health doesn’t...
Education, Environmental Education, Further Education for Sustainability, Higher Education Programs, Sustainability, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Higher Education, University Sustainability Programs
Bay Area Green Tours
Bay Area Green Tours (Oakland CA; 13 staff; bayareagreentours.org) An NGO that provides educational tours and events that "demonstrate the sustainable economy in action, inspire support of local green businesses, and...
Biopolitics International
Biopolitics International (1985, Athens; biopolitics.gr). Mission: raise awareness of current environmental problems, and accelerate the implementation of new and more effective approaches to safeguarding the earth for generations to come,...
Climate Change Education, Education, Environmental Education, Information Portals, Sustainability Education
Center for Ecoliteracy
Is dedicated to "cultivating education for sustainable living". The Center not only encourages schools to teach and model sustainable practices but also leads systems change initiatives, publishes original books and...
Center for Environment, Economy and Society
Center for Environment, Economy, and Society (CEES) (2006; NY; 7 staff; cees.columbia.edu) Founded within the Columbia University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, this center operates based on the firm belief...
Centre for Environment Education
Centre for Environment Education (1984; India; 108 staff; ceeindia.org) The Centre for Environment Education is "supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate, Government of India.” It strives to...
Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education, The
The The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education is a nonprofit organization striving to ensure “the viability of sustainable communities by leveraging changes in K-12 school systems to prepare young people...
Earth Charter Initiative
Earth Charter Initiative(1994; San Jose, Costa Rica; 5 secretariat staff, 17 fellows; earthcharterinaction.org) It consists of individuals and organizations that predominantly act independently and occasionally collaborate. It is comprised of...
Earth Charter, Global Cooperation, International Cooperation, Sustainability, Sustainability Education
Education for Sustainability and the SDGs: A QuickLook at Advocating Organizations
Education is not merely a Sustainable Development Goal (#4), but also an important tool to address the broad range of security and sustainability issues. Obviously, we cannot have security without...
Education for Sustainable Development
Education for Sustainable Development (2005; Paris; en.unesco.org) UNESCO is responsible for the coordination of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD. It "empowers people to change the way they think...
Future Generations Alliance Foundation
Future Generations Alliance Foundation (1992; Parkland, United States; 7 staff; haszstudios.com) An international non-profit organization "established in order to initiate and further develop activities that would embody the concept that...
Harvard Extension School
Harvard Extension School (1910; Cambridge, United States; 500 faculty, 14,000 students; extension.harvard.edu) A Harvard University department that strives to assist “students seeking part-time, online courses and nonresidential programs to...
Further Education for Sustainability, Higher Education Programs, Sustainability Education, University Programs
NISSEM
The campaign's objective was to help schools address the needs of their students, especially in areas of conflict and resource shortages. It is a networking initiative to promote the integration...
Santa Clara University Center for Sustainability
A university center that aims to advance “academic and public understanding of the ways in which social justice and sustainability intersect by integrating principles of social, environmental, and economic sustainability...
Higher Education Programs, Sustainability Education, University Programs, University Sustainability Programs
School of Sustainability at Arizona State University
School of Sustainability at Arizona State University (2006; Phoenix; ~360 staff and faculty; schoolofsustainability.asu.edu) “The first comprehensive degree-granting program of its kind in the US.” Part of the Julie Ann...
Education, Environmental Education, Further Education for Sustainability, Higher Education Programs, Sustainability Education, Sustainable Higher Education, University Sustainability Programs
Second Nature
A national non-profit that is committed to accelerate climate action in, and through, higher education and has worked with over 4,000 faculty and administrators at more than 600 colleges and...
Security & Sustainability Forum
Security & Sustainability Forum (2009; Falls Church, VA; 3 staff; ssfworld.org) A public interest membership organization that convenes global experts for free educational webinars. They focus on energy, food, and...
START
START (1992; Boulder, CO; 17 staff; start.org) An organization dedicated "to strengthen capacities for global environmental change science in Africa and Asia that addresses critical sustainability challenges." Their programs and...
Sustainability Academy
Sustainability Academy (sustainability-academy.org) It is a global initiative that aims to "offer affordable specialized online education and coaching in the field of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility." The Academy is sponsored...