The Osaka University Center for Environmental Innovation Design for Sustainability (CEIDS) was established in October 2010 as an institution-wide Osaka University organization to provide sustainability science educationand to carry out innovative and interdisciplinary research to deal with complex problems with an aim to pursue sustainable societies. CEIDS also promote initiatives for “Low-carbon campus” and regional/international collaboration to foster the achievement of sustainable societies. By collaborating with multiple graduate programs and departments, the center provides graduate students from all parts of Osaka University with the interdisciplinary, cross-university Sustainability Science Education Program, which aims to train people in the core knowledge and practical skills of sustainability science as well as the communication and design skills needed to develop a sustainable society. Through its educational programs, the CEIDS functions as a platform for sharing people and knowledge within the university and supports and promotes research that encourages taking action toward sustainability.