The new center’s double mission is:
- to conduct cutting-edge academic research on the complex interactions between natural, economic, social, legal and political systems
- to inform, through research and outreach, decision-making on global sustainability for a peaceful, equitable and sustainable world for current and future living communities
The HCGS integrates several focused research programmes, continuing the critical work initiated by CIES.
The HCGS works across seven thematic tracks:
- Political Economics of Sustainable Governance
- Sustainable Global Trade and Development
- Finance for Climate and Nature
- Environmental Governance
- Climate Energy and Technology
- Resources and Development
- Food and Agrarian Studies
A cross-cutting Data Lab for Climate and Nature will also be launched to support these initiatives, allowing for a comprehensive exploration of sustainability from multiple dimensions, including natural, economic, social, legal, and political systems.
With five dedicated Hoffmann Chairs and a collaborative network of professors and researchers, the HCGS will synergise efforts with other research centres at the Institute, such as the Centre for Finance and Development, and international institutions like the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society at INSEAD.
