Welcome to the United Nations
The Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) was created in 2012 in the run-up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). With commitments from over 300 universities from around the world, HESI accounted for more than one-third of all the voluntary commitments that were launched at Rio+20. Through its strong association with the United Nations, HESI provides higher education institutions with a unique interface between higher education, science, and policy making.
Partners
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
- UNESCO
- United Nations Environment
- UN Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)
- United Nations University (UNU)
- UN-HABITAT
- UNCTAD
- UNITAR
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network
