Posts Tagged ‘SDGs’
Mainstreaming the SDGs in business schools
Two years into the Decade of Action, we are yet to collectively achieve a level of engagement that would set us on a path to achieving the Agenda of 2030. The way business schools approach sustainability plays a crucial role in building a positive future for the generations to come. Fortunately, the ERS initiatives are…
Read MoreSupporting the SDGs through teaching & learning at UNSW Business School
This Member Spotlight highlights UNSW Business School in Australia, its dedication to sustainability and its approach to integrating the SDGs throughout all areas of the school. Many thanks to Michele Roberts, Associate Professor, AGSM Academic Director and Faculty Representative on the UNSW SDG Committee, for her contribution. During the recent EFMD programme on ‘Mainstreaming the…
Read More2022: Year of the SDGs?
As a New Year year begins, Cabells would first like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and kick 2022 off with some reflections on what could be the hottest trend in scholarly communications this year: the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Simon Linacre shares an update on this fast-moving area and surveys the runners and…
Read MoreInvitation: Accelerating Education for the SDGs in the Universities
At the SDG Academy, the educational initiative of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, we are pleased to circulate this invitation by the SDSN Networks to the event “Accelerating Education for the SDGs in the Universities“. Please join us and feel free to share it with other colleagues. Universities and other higher education institutions have a…
Read MoreAdapting to the new normality: don’t forget the 3rd mission!
The project IMPALA addresses the challenges faced by the universities and the business schools in evaluating their contribution to local, regional, and national development. It promotes an impact-driven culture for all the components of the institution; from teaching activities to programme management, with the purpose to improve the quality and relevance of the services the…
Read MoreThe Launch of a Blueprint for SDG Integration in Business Schools
By Giselle Weybrecht, Special Advisor to the UN Principles for Responsible Management Education; read the original article published at the PRiME time blog 2020 marks both five years into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Action to ensure the achievement of these Global Goals. It…
Read MoreSDG Academy Community of Practice
When it comes to education for sustainable development, community is just as important as content. That’s why the SDG Academy has launched its new Community of Practice, which brings together leaders from academia, civil society, business, and more for peer learning around Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) training and education. Whether your institution or organisation has been…
Read MoreImplications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs
The COVID-19 global health pandemic is rapidly changing the ways we live and work. In the age of sustainable development and at a time when the world is working towards achieving the SDGs, this disease is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on communicable disease, education, life…
Read MoreEngaging students online during COVID-19 crisis: Teaching and learning with the SDG Academy
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, we would like to remind the business school community that SDG Academy content is available for free as a resource for online teaching and learning. The SDG Academy is the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the United Nations. SDSN…
Read MoreMenu For Year’s End Dinner: Hope
Yes, the year’s end looms over our heads weeks before it actually happens, with accumulating tasks on our to-do list. There is the urgent and the important; the postponed and what we don’t want to carry over to next year, and what would be so nice to finish. In midst of that frenzy it’s easy…
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