‘We want to be a driver for just sustainability transformations’

The world around us is changing rapidly; we live in an era of multiple transformations, not all aiming towards sustainability. The sustainability crisis presents us with urgent, global issues. Climate change, biodiversity loss and the over-exploitation of natural resources call for fundamental systemic changes. There is a need for knowledge and actionable perspectives that connect natural, social and technological insights. Through our education, research and collaborations, we contribute to structural solutions for a just and livable future. 

 

Pathways to Sustainability operates in our broad university and plays an important role in facilitating a collaborative, and open way of working. We offer a safe space to learn and to fail, and to create unusual collaborations. We encourage the joint development, testing and translation of knowledge into sustainability solutions, including technological, social and governance innovations. In this way, we enable change for sustainability transformations and build a sustainable future for all. Read more about our aims and way of working. 

 

 

Pathways to Sustainability is one of the strategic themes of Utrecht University. The other themes are Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies and Life Sciences.

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