Sustainability

When a desert university thinks globally

In only five years, BGU’s Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change has become a global hub for dryland climate research

Prof. Shimon Rachmilevitch celebrates the inauguration of Desert Stars, a community education center in Marsabit, Kenya that the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School helped establish.
Adi Ashkenazi, 29-year-old Tel Aviv-based chef, recipient of Forbes Israel’s “30 under 30” award

Cooking at the cutting edge

Soccer Football - World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Third Round - Group A - Iran v United Arab Emirates - Azadi Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran - March 20, 2025.

FIFA World Cup 2026 to break records with 3.7 million tons of carbon emissions, Israeli firm finds

"Consumers are shifting away from fast fashion toward more sustainable choices, prioritizing quality, ethics, and environmental responsibility over cheap, disposable trends."

The rise of sustainable fashion: Why consumers are rethinking fast fashion


SupPlant closes $27M funding round, continues to help farmers save water

SupPlant intends to bring its technology to markets around the globe

 SupPlant's latest crop insight device/

Social Fund investments lead to less charitable donations -TAU study

Investment firms have marketed ESG (Environment, Society and Government) social investments as a way for investors to achieve financial returns while also making a social impact.

 A person holds inflatable Earth as climate activists including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future stage a protest demanding more action whilst G20 climate and environment ministers hold a meeting in Naples, Italy, July 22, 2021.

How does composting work in Jerusalem?

One-third of all the organic waste sent for recycling in Israel came from Jerusalem (whose population accounts for only 10% of the total for Israel). 

Compost heap (INGIMAGE)

This week in Jerusalem: Happy house

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 WILL TALBIYEH'S verdant Rose Garden be the site of a cafe?

Bringing chickpea benefits to more consumers worldwide

Ingredion announces equity investment in InnovoPro, a day before 'World Pulses Day 2022'.

 Chickpea burger

Climate-smart agriculture helps us grow more with less - opinion

Our world needs to find ways to grow more produce on less available land, using less water, and in a more climate-friendly way.

 WHAT FOOD problem? Osher Ad in Jerusalem’s Givat Shaul.

Israel's Transportation Ministry plans cutting car use in half

"Sustainable traffic — the way to promote quality of life in the city"

 THE LONELINESS of the Covid bus passenger.

TAU helps crack mystery of photosynthesis in fast-growing algae

This discovery will play an important role in future studies in the fields of agriculture and sustainable food.

 Alga Chlorella Ohadii.

Invest in nature, reap cash benefits, World Economic Forum urges cities

Akanksha Khatri, WEF's head of nature and biodiversity, said the conventional view that urban development and a healthy environment are at odds no longer holds.

Earth from space

Seven shifts in the quest to make progress useful

A new business landscape is slowly coming into view.

Close up of a woman hands working with a laptop and drawing in a digital tablet on a dek at home or office (Illustrative)