Professional Societies
IEEE Sight
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)’s Sight initiative aims to “[partner] with underserved communities and local organizations to leverage technology for sustainable development.”
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
“ASCE and its members are dedicated to ensuring a sustainable future in which human society has the capacity and opportunity to maintain and improve its quality of life indefinitely, without degrading the quantity, quality or the availability of natural, economic and social resources.” Learn more about the UMD chapter here.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ASME “promotes the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe.” ASME identified clean energy as among their top policy priorities.
AiCHE Sustainability Initiative
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AiCHE) Sustainability Initiative (IfS) “is a network of scientific, engineering, and financial experts who work to develop and deploy new technologies and practices through multidisciplinary collaboration.” Learn more about AiCHE at UMD here.
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
ASEE “is the leading advocate for advancing the broad interests of engineering education.” They have published papers on how to incorporate sustainability into engineering curriculum.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
“The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.”
NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering
“With input from people around the world, an international group of leading technological thinkers were asked to identify the Grand Challenges for Engineering in the 21st century. Their 14 game-changing goals for improving life on the planet, announced in 2008, are outlined here. The committee suggested these Grand Challenges fall into four cross-cutting themes: SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTH, SECURITY, and JOY OF LIVING.”
ACS Green Chemical Institute
The mission of the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI) “is to catalyze and enable the implementation of green and sustainable chemistry and engineering throughout the global chemical enterprise and across the Society.”
