To advance research in support of transformations to global sustainability.
Global sustainability research: as part of an international network with the mission to advance research in support of transformations to global sustainability, the organization leads several key functions of the distributed global secretariat, which includes communications, finance, research and innovation, networks, as well as coordination.
Anthropocene magazine: a first-of-its kind publication to focus specifically on the anthropocene, a new epoch in the geologic history of the planet named for humanity's influence on the globe. Its global audience has grown dramatically. It is now available in university libraries around the world; it reaches over 120,000 unique web visitors every month; and it has more than 45,000 subscribers to its two newsletters.