One way that individuals can make a difference with regard to sustainability is through their portfolio choices in their retirement plans or other investments. There are now many opportunities to invest in companies, organizations, and funds with the objective to both generate a measurable, beneficial, social or environmental impact and provide a financial return for…
One way that campus administrators and trustees can further sustainability objectives is through divesting institutional endowments from industries that detract from sustainability, and re-investing in socially responsible companies or funds. Endowments consist of donations that are held in perpetuity, and are invested to create income for colleges and universities. The average and median endowment for…
One of the arguments for the development and use of GMOs was to make food production more sustainable through higher yields, increased nutritional quality of food, and decreased dependency on pesticides. Pamela Ronald, a professor of plant pathology at the University of California Davis, has argued that by increasing yield without increased need for chemical…