TC307 Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering by Puppala and Cuisinier New Committee – First meeting was at Paris Conference in 2013 Membership grew from 10+ to 28 Leadership structure (Basu – Chair; Puppala – Vice Chair; Cuisinier – Secretary) Held first workshop at Paris meeting with reports from China, USA, and UK. State of the Art (SOA) Though sustainability concept is well established, the state of the knowledge or art is still evolving Research papers and conference topics with focus on Sustainability issues in Geotech are increasing State of Practice (SOP) More practice oriented conferences in transportation sector (ICTG Conference, ISSMGE Conferences and TRB Conferences) Practical elements including sustainability metrics and carbon foot print analysis as well as life cycle cost analysis – More exposure needed

TC307 - Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering SOA – SOP Surveys In the region where you operate, how do you define sustainability and incorporate it in your research/teaching/practice of geotechnical engineering? (14 responses) Recognized in Recycling and Pavement Geotechnics Sectors, but not in others Vague to Still Evolving Are there any incentives/mandates in your practice for incorporating sustainability principles? If yes, what are they? (23 responses) Majority said no; few incentives in Transportation Sectors Do you consider sustainability as an add-on or an integral part of your practice? (20 responses) 11 – Integral and 6 – Add-on; 3 – no response How do you assess/measure sustainability in your practice? (11 responses) Do not assess to Baby steps Carbon, Life Cycle and Resiliency Elements

TC307 - Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering Future Plans More Conferences with focus on State of the Art of Sustainability In Geotechnical Engg Sustainability Research (part of the project) is UP Past Conferences with TC307 in Japan, India, Tunisia, Argentina, USA, and Many Other Places – Special Sessions and Keynotes One Session and One Workshop at Seoul Future Conferences by TC307 – Portugal (ISSMGE), GeoSURE (ASCE with support from ISSMGE), and Others Journal Special Issues State Of Practice Issues Encourage and Involve More Practitioners Bridge the gap between research and practice Discussion Panels on Sustainability Metrics in Mega Projects at Conferences