Mission
The Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS) pioneers research to advance a sustainable and equitable future. Our focus on planetary and environmental health, climate governance and sustainability transitions, and energy systems of the future is grounded in equity and justice, robust data science, and real-world impact.
Approach
Nothing is more urgent than the sustainability challenges that confront the world today. And no academic center is more committed to facing those challenges—and finding solutions—than the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS).
IGS aligns with BU’s strategic priority of addressing society’s biggest challenges through cross-disciplinary research with real-world impact, bringing together more than 100 world-class faculty members in nearly all of the University’s schools and colleges.
IGS has its roots in BU’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, founded in 2016. Now, IGS has expanded its mission beyond energy and environmental research to embrace sustainability as a whole.