A set of resources to help inventor entrepreneurs develop products that are environmentally and socially sustainable.

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The International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure’s (ICSI) position paper assesses the current landscape of challenges and opportunities for building engineering capacity including sustainability education.

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EWB-UK has several tools for transforming education, building knowledge, and changing educational practices to foster global responsible engineering.

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Developed by the UK’s Engineering Professors Council with support from Siemens, this toolkit includes numerous case studies and tools for engineering faculty.

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VentureWell and The Lemelson Foundation partnered to catalyze the EOP initiative, and collaborated with hundreds of stakeholders to produce the Framework.

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This 2023 journal article, Sustainability in the Future of Design Education, includes recommendations for integrating sustainability in design education, including the Engineering for One Planet tools.

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Watch the video at the time codes below to hear presentations from each faculty member.

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This 2019 document was produced as the culmination of a two-day roundtable co-hosted by The Lemelson Foundation and VentureWell,

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This 2019 report published by VentureWell and The Lemelson Foundation synthesizes learnings from stakeholder engagement and provides the rationale and an initial theory of change for the EOP initiative, as well as high-level next steps for implementing it.

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This 2018 report published by The Lemelson Foundation identifies best practices and constraints to integrating environmental responsibility and sustainability principles in a range of higher education invention and innovation offerings.

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This site developed by VentureWell with content from Autodesk and sustainability experts is a resource for faculty, designers, inventors, and startup founders seeking practical advice and hands-on methodologies for incorporating sustainability in their work.

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Check out the high-level take-aways from the EOP Pilot Grant program in this brief report.

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