Center for Sustainable Development

Web: http://sustainability.cofc.edu
Email: fisherb@cofc.edu

Brian Fisher, Director

About the Center

Under the leadership of Dr. Brian Fisher, the Center for Sustainable Development stewards sustainability literacy and serves as a hub for intensive study, practical application and the professional development of diverse, innovative Cougar students. As thought leaders and sustainability experts, its team builds and fosters strong, service-oriented partnerships in the Charleston community and advocates for policies and practices that enable our university to advance ambitious climate and zero waste goals.

The Center’s mission is to provide Cougar students, faculty and staff with the knowledge and tools to transform the present and positively influence the future.

Its name reflects the universally adopted Sustainable Development Goals outlined by the United Nations. These goals intend to solve challenges felt both globally and locally in communities like Charleston, particularly poverty, hunger, gender and racial inequality, environmental degradation and climate change.

Students who want to do good and change the world often flock to the Center, where they are invited to spearhead projects and initiatives stretching across environmental, social and economic spaces.

To learn more or get involved, visit the Center’s headquarters at 14 Green Way or follow our collective progress online at http://sustainability.cofc.edu and on social media, @sustaincofc.

About the Certificate

This interdisciplinary Sustainability and 21st Century Business Solutions teaches students how to design economic and business-based solutions to modern challenges. The 15-credit hour program strengthens skills in project management, problem-solving and systems-thinking - and helps students anticipate and address emerging economic, social and environmental trends that will impact business practices.

This program is ideal for students looking to gain an edge in the job market post-graduation and those passionate about corporate social responsibility and business leadership. For more information, please visit http://sustainability.cofc.edu.

Certificate

• Sustainability and 21st Century Business Solutions Certificate