The Centre for Sustainable Development brings together research activity in areas such as smart villages, smart communities, climate risk, Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) investing and other themes related to sustainability. The Centre draws on the mathematical strength of the Fields community as well as partnerships with a diverse collection of organizations who are involved and interested in the sustainability problem overall.

Activities include regular seminars, workshops, conferences, summer schools, short and long thematic programs, graduate courses, mini-courses, public lectures and outreach events all organized around the theme of sustainability.

The Centre also aims to grow a research network to collect a community around the subject of Mathematics for Climate Change (MfCC).

Membership is open to faculty from Principal Sponsoring Universities, Principal Sponsoring Institutions, Affiliate Universities and Corporate Affiliates with recognized contributions to the area of sustainable development, as well as to regular participants in Fields Institute activities that relate to the Centre’s activities.

New industrial and commercial partners with an interest in sustainability are encouraged engage with the Centre and to become Corporate Members of the Fields Institute.