Links
The following is a list of links to resources on sustainable development and sustainability. Please contact us if you would like your organisation to be added to these lists.
Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Development Gateway
- Sustainability Web Ring
- International Institute for Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Development Information
International
- United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
- World Summit on Sustainable Development - Johannesburg Summit 2002
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT)
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- World Bank: Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Worldwatch Institute
- Queensland Food Challenge
Regional/National
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on Sustainable Development
- Belgium Federal Council for Sustainable Development
- China's Agenda 21
- Environment Australia - Ecologically Sustainable Development
- European Union Strategy for Sustainable Development
- The Green Lane - Environment Canada on Sustainable Development
- Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region
- Japan's National Action Plan for Agenda 21
- National Strategies for Sustainable Development
- The Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
- New Zealand Ministry for the Environment
- Norway Ministry of the Environment
- Sustainable Development in Finland
- Sustainable Development in Germany
- Sweden Ministry of the Environment
- Taiwan Sustainable Development Network
- Thailand Environmental Action Plan
- UK Government Sustainable Development
- UK Sustainable Development Commission
- United States President's Council on Sustainable Development
- United States Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
- Sustainability Policy Unit, Western Australia - Sustainability Policy Unit, Dept. of Premier and Cabinet, Western Australia
Environment
- Friends of the Earth
- Greenpeace
- Planet Ark – campaign to show people how to reduce their day to day impact on the environment - at home, at work and in the community.
- The Earth Charter is an international agreement with core value of economic and social justice, peace, democracy and ecological integrity.
Development
- Oxfam
- AusAid - Australian Government overseas aid
- Human Rights Watch
- IDS - Institute of Development Studies
- World Bank Development Data
- UN Human Development Reports
- Global Policy Forum - publications, documents, and data on the United Nations, globalization, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international justice, sanctions, and social and economic policy.
- OECD Statistics - links to a wide variety of statistics from around the world, from economics and population to energy and science and technology.
- Country information and rankings on richest, most populous, largest, cleanest, etc.
- OneWorld.net
- Population-Environment Research Network
- Third World Network
- Royal Australian Institute of Architects - Environment Design Guide
Gender
- Women’s Environment and Development Organization
- Huairou Commission - global coalition of networks, institutions and individual professionals that links grassroots women’s community development organizations to partners.
- GenderNet - World Bank’s programs and projects to reduce gender disparities and advance women’s economic empowerment.
Biodiversity
Climate Change
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Kyoto Protocol
- Clinton Climate Initiative
- The Climate Institute: Australian non-partisan, independent group that works with community, business and government to drive innovative and effective climate change solutions.
Renewable Energy
- Australian Government website on renewable energy
- Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (US) Renewable Energy Policy Project
Greenhouse Emissions
- Supports renewable energy, energy efficiency and reforestation projects globally that reduce carbon dioxide emissions and the threat of climate change
- Non-for-profit Australian tree-planting scheme to offset carbon emissions
- Carbon Planet's mission is to enable every individual and organisation on the planet to eliminate their global warming impact through a combination of education on emissions reduction strategies, and retail of properly certified carbon credits
- Australasian Emissions Trading Forum
- The Greenhouse Challenge is a joint voluntary initiative between the Australian Government and industry to abate greenhouse gas emissions.
- Flight emissions calculator
Sustainable Procurement
- Australian online green business directory promoting a comprehensive range of international products and services, which are eco friendly and promote sustainable living
- Interagency Sustainable Procurement Group
- International Green Purchasing Network
- Queensland Government guidelines to “buying green”
- New South Wales Government sustainable procurement program
- Sustainable Procurement programs of ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
Research
- Institute for Sustainable Futures - University of Technology Sydney
- Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch University, Western Australia
- Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability
- CIRS - Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability – University of British Columbia
- Institute for Energy and Sustainable Development (IESD) UK
- ISE - Institute for a Sustainable Environment - University of Oregon, USA
- Kentucky Institute for the Environment and Sustainable Development
- SPRU: Science and Technology Policy Research - University of Sussex at Brighton
Environmental Ethics
- Directory to the Subject Bibliographies in Environmental Ethics - Compiled and edited by Timothy C. Weiskel of the Center for the Study of Values in Public Life at the Harvard Divinity School
- Applied Ethics Resources on WWW – Environmental Ethics - Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia
Corporate Sustainability
- World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Sustainable Business
- Global Reporting Initiative - provides guidance for organizations to use as the basis for disclosure about their sustainability performance
- Sustainable Measures - Indicators of Sustainability
- Corporate Register - free and comprehensive directory of corporate non-financial (environment/social/sustainability/corporate social responsibility) reports by private companies and public agencies worldwide
- AccountAbility - non-profit organisation established to promote accountability innovations that advance responsible business practices, and the broader accountability of civil society and public organisations
- SustainAbility - strategy consultancy and independent think tank specialising in the business risks and market opportunities of corporate responsibility and sustainable development
- Soul Economy
Innovation
Sustainable Transport
- GAMUT: Governance and Management of Urban Transport – Collaborative research centre dedicated to promoting and supporting sustainable urban transport in Australia and the Asia Pacific region
- Sustainable Transport Coalition of Western Australia
- Transport and Urban Form - Publications and Reports from the Institute of Sustainable Futures (Uni of Technology Sydney)
Sustainable Cities
- ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability – global NGO promoting sustainability at the local level
- Metropolis - international association of 77 global cities dedicated to developing solutions to issues affecting large cities
- Project for Public Spaces - Project for Public Spaces is dedicated to creating and sustaining public spaces that build communities. The site contains a number of best practices information on such places as parks, plazas, streets, public buildings, and public markets that will be of great interest to planners, civic officials, landscape architects, and anyone seeking to restore meaning and usability to a wide variety of places
- Sustainable Cities Research Institute (Northumbria University)
Campus Sustainability
- Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability - primary forum for sustainability issues in the Australian and New Zealand tertiary sectors
- University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF) assists colleges and universities in making sustainability an integral part of curriculum, research, operations and outreach
- The Talloires Declaration is a ten-point action plan for incorporating sustainability and environmental literacy in teaching, research, operations and outreach at colleges and universities, and has been signed by over 350 university presidents and chancellors in over 40 countries around the world
- European University Alliance for Sustainability
- The Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability (UK)
- The Australian Student Environment Network (ASEN) is a national collective of autonomous campus environment groups.
- The Higher Education Network for Sustainability and the Environment (North American network)
- Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (UK)
- International Association of Universities (IAU) - Sustainable Development and Higher Education
- Campus Consortium for Environmental Excellence (US)
- International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is a fully-refereed academic journal
University Sustainability Websites
Australia
- Australia National University - ANUgreen
- Charles Sturt University's Thurgoona Campus
- Curtin University of Technology - Envirolink
- Monash University - Monash Environmental Institute
- Murdoch University - Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy (ISTP)
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology - Greening RMIT
- University of Melbourne - Environmental Management
- University of New England - Steering Group Framework for the Implementation of the Talloires Declaration
- University of New South Wales - UNSW Environment Management Program
- University of Newcastle - Towards Sustainability
- University of Technology, Sydney - Sustainability at UTS
- University of Western Australia - Environmental Management
Canada
- Greening McGill
- McGill - Rethink Your Environment
- Mount Allison University - Mt. Allison Environmental Policy Program
- Royal Roads University - Sustainability Initiatives
- Saint Francis Xavier University
- Environmental Advisory Board (EAB) at Trent University
- University of Alberta - Environmental Coordination Office of Students
- University of British Columbia Campus Sustainability Office
- University of Calgary Environmental Management Committee
- University of Victoria Sustainability Project
- University of Waterloo - WatGreen
- Upper Canada College - UCC Green School
Finland
Hong Kong
- Chinese University of Hong Kong - University Safety and Environment Office
- University of Hong Kong - Greening of HKU Campus
India
- Amrita Institute of Technology& Science - APSS Campus Ecology
- Anna University - Green Campus - Green University
Ireland
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Portugal
Spain
- Universidad del las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya - Web de Medi Ambient
United Kingdom
- Kingston University
- University of Bradford - Higher Education Environmental Performance Improvement Program
- University of Edinburgh Environmental Agenda
- University of Hertfordshire
United States
Arizona
- Arizona State University - International Institute for Sustainability
- Northern Arizona University - Center for Sustainable Environments
- Prescott College Sustainable Campus Initiative
California
- California Polytechnic State University Campus Sustainability Initiative
- California State University, Chico - Environmental Affairs Council
- California Technical Institute Environmental Task Force
- Graduate Theological Union - Theological Roundtable on Ecological Ethics and Spirituality
- John F. Kennedy University Green Project
- Occidental College - Council for a Livable Campus
- Occidental College - Eco/Oxy-Eco-LA
- Stanford University - Students for a Sustainable Stanford
- University of California, Berkeley - Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability
- University of La Verne - Sustainable Campus Task Force
Colorado
- Colorado College Campus Sustainability Council
- Colorado State University Sustainability Web Site
- Fort Lewis College Campus Ecology site
- University of Colorado Environmental Center
Connecticut
- Connecticut College C-Green Environmental Program
- Yale University Office of Sustainability
- University of Connecticut-Office of Environmental Policy, Environmental Policy Advisory Council, & EcoHusky Program
Florida
Georgia
- Emory University Ad Hoc Committee on Environmental Stewardship
- University of Georgia - Students and Educators for Ecological Design and Sustainability (SEEDS)
Illinois
Indiana
- Ball State University - Green Committee 2
- Ball State University - Council on the Environment
- Indiana University Bloomington Council for Environmental Stewardship
Louisiana
Maine
- Bates College Environmental Resources
- Bowdoin College Sustainability Office
- Colby College Environmental Advisory Group
- Unity College Sustainability Committee
Maryland
- Harford Community College - Green Harford Hall
- Johns Hopkins University - The Greening of Johns Hopkins
- University of Maryland Campus Ecology Project
Massachusetts
- Hampshire College Sustainable Campus Plan
- Harvard Green Campus Initiative
- MIT Environmental Programs Task Force
- Mt. Holyoke College's Environmental Action Coalition
- Tufts Institute of the Environment
- Williams College - Campus Environmental Advisory Committee
Michigan
- Michigan State University Committee for a Sustainable Campus
- The Sustainable University of Michigan Initiative
Minnesota
- Macalester College Campus Environmental Issues Committee
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Campus - Sustainable Campus Initiative
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Campus - Sustainable Efforts Guide
New Hampshire
- Dartmouth University Resource Working Group
- University of New Hampshire Office of Sustainability Programs
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
- Clarkson University - Environmental Sustainability
- Colgate University Campus Ecology Group
- Columbia University - Columbia Conserves
- Cornell University - Cornell Sustainable Campuss
- Cornell University - Cornell Center for the Environment
- Daemen College - Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ecological Economics, Values, and Policy Program
- St. Bonaventure University
- SUNY-Buffalo UB Green
North Carolina
- Duke University - Environmental Sustainability @ Duke
- Duke University - Greening Initiative
- North Carolina State University - Environmental Sustainability
- University of North Carolina, Asheville - Unified Solar
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Sustainability Coalition
- Warren Wilson College Campus Greening
Ohio
Oregon
- Lewis & Clark Campus Sustainability and Green Building
- Lewis & Clark College Student Site for Environmental Issues
- Portland State University - Sustainability
- University of Oregon Environmental Issues Committee
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny College, Center for Economic and Environmental Development
- Carnegie Mellon Green Practices
- Chatham eCollegie - Chatham College
- Green Destiny Council for ecological responsibility at Penn State
- University of Pennsylvania Environmental Group
- University of Pittsburgh, The Mascaro Sustainability Initiative
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Clemson University Environmental Committee
- Francis Marion University - Sustainable Universities Initiative
- Furman University - Habitat Earth
- Furman University - Environmental Action Group
- Midlands Technical College - MTC Green
- University of South Carolina Environmental Advisory Committee
Tennessee
Texas
- University of Texas at Austin - Campus Environmental Center
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Vermont
Washington
- University of Puget Sound
- University of Washington - Sustainable UW Alliance
- Whitman College Campus Ecology
Washington DC
Wisconsin
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus Ecology Program
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Sustainability Committee
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