What is the Advancing Sustainability Research initiative?
A US$4 million, two-year research initiative that supports ground-breaking research worldwide. Participants include thought leaders at universities, NGOs and research institutions, in cooperation with experts and volunteers from Alcoa’s offices around the world.
The goal is to enable some of the most innovative researchers in 10 different targeted sustainability fields to engage with experts and their regions and local communities to develop actionable solutions that can be shared around the world.
What will the program’s research initiatives focus on?
- Energy and environmental economics
- Materials science and engineering
- Natural resource mangement
- Sustainable design
Who are the partners?
Australia
-CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
-Greening Australia
-University of Adelaide
-University of Western Australia
Canada
-École Polytechnique de Montréal
China
-China Center for International Economic Exchanges
-Tsinghua University
Europe
-Economics for Energy
-University of Vigo (Spain)
Russia
-Educational Center for Ecology and Safety
-Fund for Sustainable Development
-Institute of Water Issues
United States
-The Ohio State University
Global
-SMART (Sustainable Mobility & Accessibility Research & Transformation)
-Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
-University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
