Sustainable Products & Solutions (SPS) Program
An interdisciplinary program linking
Business, Chemistry, and Beyond
In collaboration with the UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and College of Chemistry, the Sustainable Products & Solutions (SPS) Program was created to foster productive application of the University’s excellent learning, research, and technology development expertise.
The vision of the Sustainable Products & Solutions Program is to create a multi-disciplinary learning and research environment where the foundations of sustainability - society, science, engineering, environment, and finance - are all considered simultaneously as new products and solutions are explored. The Program’s working definitions of sustainable products & solutions involve a business model that is financially sustainable after valuing its social, health, and environmental costs and benefits. This valuation is grounded in scientific evidence and involves the entire supply chain and life-cycle of the product or solution.
The Sustainable Products & Solutions Program was established in October 2007 with a five-year, $10 million commitment from The Dow Chemical Company Foundation. Ultimately the program will involve future collaborations with several UC Berkeley schools and corporations.
Mission
Focus Areas
Topic of Interest
Awarding Funds
List of Funded Projects
Contact:
Tony Kingsbury
Executive-In-Residence, Sustainable Products & Solutions (SPS) Program
Center for Responsible Business
p. 510.643.6013
e. tkingsbury@haas.berkeley.edu
Mailing Address:
Sustainable Products & Solutions (SPS) Program
Center for Responsible Business
Haas School of Business
545 Student Services Bldg #1900
Berkeley, CA 94720
