OBJECTIVES

The objectives of the Shell Center for Sustainability are to:

• Create new technologies, processes, products, and market mechanisms that will advance sustainable economic growth and a sound public infrastructure;

• Develop new tools in engineering, the social sciences, and the natural sciences that enhance the understanding of requirements for sustainability, help remove institutional barriers to sensible environmental and social practices, and contribute to new policy instruments for achieving sustainability;

• Provide society with broadly educated environmental, technical, and natural resource experts to mold future decision-making in the private and public sectors to help assure a more sustainable future in both developed and developing nations;

• Enhance the exchange of information in the public and private sectors by serving as an independent forum for open discussion and constructive dialogue on sustainable development issues and policies across a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including U.S. and international business leaders, academia, NGOs, and senior policy makers;

• Research issues posed by environmental and societal impacts arising from economic activities;

• Develop new engineering and scientific curricula to educate a new generation of scientists who will incorporate sustainability concepts into business plans, designs, and processes;

• Advance thinking around market-based mechanisms that can be deployed to enhance sustainability;

• Develop linkages with other institutions and non-government organizations at a local, regional, national, and international level.