GSoS: the centre of expertise for sustainability at LSE

Sustainability is the new prosperity. The Global School of Sustainability establishes a coordinated and inclusive approach towards economic and social innovation, bringing prosperity to all humanity.

Launched in 2025, and founded by Professor Lord Nicholas Stern and LSE alum Lei Zhang, the Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS) brings together the wealth of social science expertise at LSE concerned with the critical questions for a sustainable future.

The world is on an unsustainable path of growth and development. There is a real urgency to act to avoid the immense risks we face and there are great opportunities in a new and different path. But the challenges of creating that new way are difficult and deep. This is fundamental structural and systemic change; it is a profound transformation. The obstacles lie in large measure in the economics, the politics, and society. They are also inescapably international. Thus, LSE is surely the right place for the crucial academic work and policy analysis to take place.

The Global School of Sustainability is one of LSE's most significant developments since its founding in 1895. It will change LSE. We will be known as the place to go to research and study sustainability and, in turn, we will change the world for the better.

Drawing on LSE’s world leading interdisciplinary excellence across the social sciences, our global networks collaborate to address the most pressing economic, political, social and behavioural challenges to sustainability. We are a world-class hub for sustainability research, education, understanding, and policy impact.

GSoS is informed by insights from its Strategy Board, Management Committee, Global Impact Group and the three research centres that are located within GSoS. We work internally with colleagues across LSE departments, institutes and centres to deliver impact across our themes and programmes.