Our Mission

AASHE’s mission is to inspire and catalyze higher education to lead the global sustainability transformation.

Our Vision

AASHE will lead higher education to be a foundation for a thriving, equitable and ecologically healthy world.

Our Values

Transparency, Collaboration, Hope, Stewardship, Innovation, Courage, Accountability, Diversity.

Our Value Proposition

AASHE empowers higher education faculty, administrators, staff and students to be effective change agents and drivers of sustainability innovation. AASHE enables members to translate information into action by offering essential resources and professional development to a diverse, engaged community of sustainability leaders. We work with and for higher education to ensure that our world’s future leaders are motivated and equipped to solve sustainability challenges.

Our Strategic Goals (through 2017)

Goal 1: Grow AASHE`s membership to include at least 1,200 actively engaged colleges and universities, NGOs, government partners, and businesses

Actively recruit new members
Enhance member value proposition
Enhance communications and outreach to members
Help new members become a part of the AASHE community and get the most out of their membership
Engage members meaningfully in AASHE decision-making and demonstrate responsiveness to member feedback
Provide excellent customer service
Increase awareness and affinity for the AASHE brand

Goal 2: Empower members with indispensable resources to advance higher education sustainability

Enable members to more easily access, interpret, and act on unique and valuable data
Allow users to collaborate and share information through online tools
Increase readership of the AASHE Bulletin
Develop new, high-quality tools and publications

Goal 3: Catalyze sustainability leadership in higher education through increased visibility and recognition

Enhance the ease and value of participating in STARS
Raise the profile of AASHE`s awards program
Generate positive publicity for higher education sustainability
Mobilize government support for higher education sustainability

Goal 4: Connect campus stakeholders with the training and professional development they need to be leaders for sustainability

Increase participation in AASHE`s annual conference
Organize unique, high value professional development programs with a special focus on faculty development
Increase member access to relevant training and professional development through partnerships with other educational providers

Goal 5: Strengthen AASHE`s organizational capacity

Increase net income
Support the growth and development of AASHE’s personnel
Leverage partnerships to expand AASHE’s impact
Upgrade AASHE’s information technology infrastructure
Optimize AASHE`s board governance
Model sustainability across AASHE operations

AASHE defines sustainability in an inclusive way, encompassing human and ecological health, social justice, secure livelihoods and a better world for all generations.