CANIE Accord
NAFSA is proud to be an official signatory of the Climate Action Network for International Education (CANIE) Accord, a grassroots initiative to foster environmentally sustainable practices throughout the international education sector.
Greening the Conference
NAFSA continues to strengthen our commitment to sustainable practices at the Annual Conference and Expo. Read more about how sustainability drives NAFSA 2024 values.
Sustainability SIG
The Sustainability Special Interest Group (SIG) is a forum for international education professionals to come together to discuss, learn about, and address the environmental and social impacts inherent in how we create and manage programs as well as opportunities we have to educate our students on these issues.
Featured Resource
Global Goals, Global Education: Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offers a comprehensive guide on how higher education institutions worldwide can contribute significantly to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda.
Programs and Resources
- “Creating a Path Forward: International Education, Climate Change, and Sustainability”
- Global Goals, Global Education: Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- "Environmental Sustainability and Internationalization: Challenges and Opportunities"
- IEL KC Sustainability and International Education Reading List
- International Educator, May 2022: The Big Questions
- NAFSA 2022 "Building a Sustainable Future"
- Sustainability in International Education
- "Sustainability in International Higher Education: Strategic Alignment with the UN SDGs," Trends & Insights
- “Sustainability in Study Abroad”
- Sustainability Special Interest Group
- [IE Magazine] “International Enrollment Management: A 2020 Perspective”