ASU launches humanities driven sustainability hub

A UNESCO BRIDGES Sustainability Science Coalition Flagship Hub found a home at ASU’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory.

Established in October, the Flagship Hub launch included a series of events featuring leadership from ASU and global humanities and sustainability organizations. Events served not only as a celebration of the Flagship Hub, but a demonstration of BRIDGES’ capacity to connect and support individuals and organizations who are already working at the intersection of humanities and sustainability sciences. BRIDGES is UNESCO’s inclusive human-centered and humanities-driven approach to sustainability science, which connects diverse stakeholders for sustainable change at local, regional and national levels.

“The Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory is delighted to be home to the BRIDGES Flagship Hub, which will serve as a space for spearheading new front-line, humanities-inclusive sustainability science internationally,” says Peter Schlosser, vice president and vice provost of Global Futures. “The Global Futures Laboratory is placing humanities at the core of its transdisciplinary mission to shape a future of opportunity.” •