IISE Sustainable Development Division
Helping Industrial and Systems engineers make the world more sustainable
Engineering for One Planet (EOP) is an initiative supported by The Lemelson Foundation to promote sustainable engineering practices and integrate sustainability into engineering education. Cindy Anderson is founder and CEO of Alula Consulting and a
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IISE Fellow Laura Albert, a professor and chair of the Industrial & Systems Engineering department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses techniques to address societal challenges and create a better and more inclusive world with
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Brion Hurley and Anuj Mittal from the IISE Sustainable Development Division interview Brad Miller, who is Senior Professor of Practice in the Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, and teaches courses in
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by Brion Hurley and Greg Weisenborn For the 7th year in a row, the board of the Sustainable Development Division has organized a volunteer service project with a local nonprofit prior to the start of
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An international roster of donors has dispersed billions of dollars since 2000 to address social issues targeted by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Their efforts highlight four ways that big bets can achieve big
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The IISE Sustainable Development Division would like to recognize successful improvement projects conducted with a not-for-profit (government agency, nonprofit or benefit organization, or non-government organization (NGO)), that supports at least one of the 17 UN
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At the recent Ecosperity conference, Eco-Business caught up with a number of the world’s leaders from business and civil society to find out what the SDGs mean to them, and how they are helping to
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All organizations grapple to find the most effective approaches to achieve the triple bottom line (people, planet, prosperity). Thoughtful decision-making led by a diverse mix of stakeholders can advance an organization’s sustainability, drive continual improvement
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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the private sector must take on a broader, more integrated role in the global development agenda, say World Bank experts Mahmoud Mohieldin and Svetlana Klimenko. Achieving the ambitious global
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Presenter: John M. Corliss Jr., P.E., vice president, PEER Consultants The evolving importance of sustainability and the recent adoption of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals created the need for qualified people to lead and
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