The Talloires Declaration is a declaration for sustainability, created for and by presidents of institutions of higher learning. Jean Mayer, Tufts University president, convened a conference of 22 universities in 1990 in Talloires, France. This document is a declaration that institutions of higher learning will be world leaders in developing, creating, supporting and maintaining sustainability. The registrar for the declaration is the Washington, DC–based organisation University Leaders for a Sustainable Future (ULSF). As of 1 February 2017, 502 college and university presidents have signed the declaration. These span 55 countries on five continents, with 170 in the United States alone.
Original signatories Jean Mayer, President and Conference convener, Tufts University, United States Professor Julian Crampton, Vice-Chancellor, University of Brighton, United Kingdom Michele Gendreau-Massaloux, Rector, l'Academie de Paris, France Prof. Moonis Raza, Vice Chancellor, Delhi University, India Constance W. Curris, President, University of Northern Iowa, United States Wesley Posvar, President, University of Pittsburgh, United States Augusto Frederico Muller, President, Fundacao Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Brazil Calvin H. Pimpton, President and emeritus, American University of Beirut, Lebanon T. Navaneeth Rao, Vice Chancellor, Osmania University, India Stuart Saunders, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Cape Town, Union of South Africa David Ward, Vice Chancellor, University of Wisconsin - Madison, United States Pablo Arce, Vice Chancellor, Universidad Autonoma de Centro America, Costa Rica Boonrod Binson, Chancellor, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand Adamu, Nayaya Mohammed, Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria Mario Ojeda Gómez, President, Colegio de Mexico, Mexico Pavel D. Sarkisow, Rector, D. I. Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology, Russia Akilagpa Sawyerr, Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, Ghana Carlos Vogt, President, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil Xide Xie, President Emeritus, Fudan University, People's Republic of China L. Avo Banjo, Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Nigeria Robert W. Charlton, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Witwatersrand, Union of South Africa
External links Registrar for signatories of Talloires Declaration