Kogod Sustainability Review

Innovation for a Sustainable Future

Volume Six | 2026
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Volume Six
Innovation for a Sustainable Future

KSR’s Volume 6, Innovation for a Sustainable Future, delves into the ways in which communities, businesses, and beyond are creating their own unique tools and technologies to address climate-related problems, and highlights how these innovations will affect our collective future sustainability goals. This issue includes work from Kogod’s own sustainability and technology professor David Bartlett, Global Head of Sustainability at Iron Mountain’s Jennifer Grimaudo, and Founder and CEO of  Ecolytics Hazel Horvath, as well as contributions from notable American University alumni, undergraduate students, and graduate students.

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Letter from the Editors

A note from the Co-Editors-in-Chief of KSR’s Volume Six, Maeve Davis and Rebecca Owen.

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Technology as a Bridge to Accessible Sustainability

Technology is making sustainability simpler, faster, and more achievable for the small and mid-sized businesses that power the economy.

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Does AI Belong in Sustainability?

AI’s environmental footprint is rising fast—but so is its potential to accelerate climate solutions if deployed responsibly.

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Grassroots Innovation: How Community-Based Adaptation in Morocco Redefines Climate Resilience

As drought intensifies, Moroccan farmers are redefining resilience through traditional knowledge, social networks, and grassroots adaptation.

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Transforming Data into Value: Integrating Sustainability for B2B Providers

B2B leaders are using data-driven sustainability to cut costs, reduce emissions, and strengthen customer trust.

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A Missed Opportunity? How Forgoing Nuclear Energy Slowed Germany’s Decarbonization

By retiring nuclear power without a firm baseload replacement, Germany may have sacrificed major emissions reductions during its energy transition.

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Sustainability, Technology, and Careers Beyond Washington

An interview with Professor David Bartlett on technology, sustainability, and careers beyond Washington, DC.



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Carbon Capture Storage: A Massive Ploy of Greenwashing or Reliable Tool for Climate Action?

Carbon capture and storage promises emissions reductions, but critics argue it may simply prolong the fossil fuel era.


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Beyond the Plough: How Technology is Powering a New Green Revolution

As global food demand rises, technology-driven agriculture is reshaping farming through smarter inputs, higher productivity, and lower environmental impact.

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AI’s Footprint Is a Scale Problem-So Let’s Measure What Matters

One AI prompt may be small, but billions of them demand clear metrics, cleaner power, and accountability at scale.

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Volume Five: Sustainability at a Crossroads?

Published May 2025

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The fourth issue of the Kogod Sustainability Review, “The Circular Economy: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development," explores the potential of the circular economy, a system that focuses on waste reduction and extending a product's life cycle, in reaching sustainability goals. The issue includes features from Bloomberg Intelligence's Melanie Rua, CisLunar Industries COO Lee Steinke, Sway CEO and co-founder Julia Marsh, and the World Bank's Diego Herrera, as well as research and opinion pieces from professors and students across the American University community and beyond. 

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Volume Four: The Circular Economy: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development

Published December 16, 2024

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The fourth issue of the Kogod Sustainability Review, “The Circular Economy: Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Development," explores the potential of the circular economy, a system that focuses on waste reduction and extending a product's life cycle, in reaching sustainability goals. The issue includes features from Bloomberg Intelligence's Melanie Rua, CisLunar Industries COO Lee Steinke, Sway CEO and co-founder Julia Marsh, and the World Bank's Diego Herrera, as well as research and opinion pieces from professors and students across the American University community and beyond. 

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Volume Three: Catalyzing Change: Global Sustainability Conversations, Policy Perspectives, and Industry Initiatives

Published June 4, 2024

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The third issue of the Kogod Sustainability Review, “Catalyzing Change: Global Sustainability Conversations, Policy Perspectives, and Industry Initiatives,” explores how sustainability intersects with other crucial issues facing our world today and how various industries respond to the threat of climate change. The issue includes features from Li & Fung president Jason Kra and MS in Sustainability Management program director Professor Julie Anderson, as well as perspectives and research from students representing the entire American University community.

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Volume Two: Innovative Horizons: Navigating the Road to a Sustainable Future

Published December 19, 2023

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The second issue of the Kogod Sustainability Review, “Innovative Horizons: Navigating the Road to a Sustainable Future,” approaches crucial issues in sustainability topics and proposes unique solutions. The issue includes features from Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein and Xylem senior vice president Albert Cho, as well as original research and commentary articles from students across the American University community.

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Volume One: The Role of Higher Education in Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders

Published June 12, 2023

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The first issue of the Kogod Sustainability Review, “The Role of Higher Education in Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders,” focuses on issues in sustainability in higher education. The issue includes articles from American University President Sylvia Burwell; Ann Harrison, Dean of the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley; Jason Bordoff, Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University; and Kogod School of Business students.

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The Kogod Sustainability Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a bi-annual journal of sustainability scholarship.

The Kogod Sustainability Review provides cutting-edge sustainability scholarship on people, the planet, and prosperity in a rapidly changing world.

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