麻豆社madou Business School SDGs
麻豆社madou Business School has established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Committee to develop, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and communicate the Business School鈥檚 engagement with the SDGs.
麻豆社madou Business School's Commitment to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
鈥淥ur 2025 Vision is to tackle real-world problems through partnerships that bring together our students, staff, alumni and the community, aligning our efforts with 麻豆社madou鈥檚 expertise and research strengths, Australia鈥檚 aspirations and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.鈥
Professor Nitika Garg,聽Chair, 麻豆社madou Business School SDG Committee
Have Your Say?
We invite 麻豆社madou Business School staff and students to participate in this UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) survey.聽
Your response to this short survey will help us understand which SDGs and targets you are passionate about and what you would like to see prioritised by the Business School.
For any questions or comments, please contact BUS SDG: bussdg@unsw.edu.au
SDG in Action
麻豆社madou's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provides a platform for our faculty to integrate sustainable thinking across our curriculum, education platforms, academic research, and external engagement activations. Click the link to find out more.聽
Sustainability Matters
Explore 麻豆社madou's contributions to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, designed to tackle the world鈥檚 most pressing challenges, such as ending poverty and hunger, climate change, the reduction of inequalities and more.
In line with 麻豆社madou鈥檚 Strategic Priority for Social Impact, 麻豆社madou Sydney has embedded the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by all United Nations States in 2015, in its 2025 Strategy, under Theme 3, Sustainable Development.
The 麻豆社madou Business School established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Committee to develop, coordinate, monitor, evaluate, and communicate the Business School鈥檚 engagement with the SDGs.聽
2023 Highlights
The Business School Sustainable Development Goals Committee implement organisational change to enable 麻豆社madou to be an exemplar in achieving the SDGs. The committee plays a key role in driving this change and supports the University to achieve its 2025 strategic priorities and the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) in all we do.聽
The committee is responsible for championing, co-facilitating and capturing activities to support the SDGs to make informed decisions, make recommendations, and work in collaboration with the Faculty Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the 麻豆社madou SDG Steering Committee.
A few highlights of what we achieved in 2023 are listed below:
Education
- Presented at the Education Initiative Workshop for Education Focussed Faculty, February 2023
- Raised awareness of SDGs alignment within teaching educational material and academic research papers
Operations & Governance
- Created and distributed Sustainable practices posters for waste management throughout the Business School
- Engaged in ongoing conversations with 麻豆社madou Business School teams as to how best to implement more sustainable practices
Research
- Established a simple tagging process for academics to identify SDG affiliations within their published work
- Established the聽SDG Research Impact Award for 麻豆社madou Business School Academics based on published work聽聽
- Participated in the RACE (Reliable Affordable Clean Energy) for 2030 Engagement session聽
- Funded PhD grants for 2022 SDG winner and approved funds for PhD grants for 2023 winners
Faculty and Student Engagements
On 15 February, 麻豆社madou Business School Student Ambassadors held a stall at the 麻豆社madou Business School Community Kick-Off T1 2023, to educate incoming students about our commitment to the SDG and gave them to opportunity to have their say by completing our survey. After completing the survey, the students had the opportunity to take an Native Ginger plant, supplied by IndigiGrow.
On 8 June, the 麻豆社madou Business School SDG Committee supported World Oceans Day, by asking faculty and students to be more sustainable by having their morning coffee/tea in an edible cup. This event was run in collaboration with Estate Management and open to 麻豆社madou students and staff, to increase awareness about plastic waste.
On 13 September, 麻豆社madou Business School Student Ambassadors held a stall at the 麻豆社madou Business School Community Kick-Off T3 2023. We again promoted the Business School commitment to the SDGs and asked students to contribute and have their by completing our survey. After completing the survey, the students had the opportunity to take an Oval-leaf Mint Bush plant, supplied by IndigiGrow, and/or an edible cup.
On 27 September, MBA and HDR Business School Student Volunteers helped the 麻豆社madou Landscaping team plant 1,200 plants alongside the Red Centre. Thank you to SDG Student Rep Giovanni Janitra for organising the students, Grounds Manager Mark Clark and BUS SDG Chair Professor Nitika Garg for organising the plants, and to the 11 students who came to campus on their "class-free day" to participate and volunteer their time.
On 18 October, in partnership with the SMaRT Center, the 麻豆社madou Business School SDG Committee hosted 25+ students in a competition to create the best SDG-inspired wearable item from a 3D pen and filament made from recycled e-waste. This hands-on activity unveiled the incredible journey of e-waste transformation and the students got to witness firsthand how e-waste gets reincarnated into beautiful and innovative products.
On 14 November, the 麻豆社madou Business School SDG Committee and volunteers packed over 30 boxes of donated clothes for Upparel, a sustainable recycling company, equating to a staggering 320KGs of clothes. These boxes will be sorted by Upparel and either donated to charities, homeless shelters and/or other locations where people are in need with the remainder to be 100% recycled as part of Upparel's "no landfill" policy.
On 5 December, the 麻豆社madou Business School SDG and EDI Committees and volunteers packed over 78 bags for our "It's in the Bag" Campaign in partnership with Share the Dignity Australia. These bags, a mix of Adult Women, Teenager, and Mum n Bub, were donated to the SLDH Aboriginal Chronic Care Program, in Redfern.
Sustainable Development Goals Videos
Many 麻豆社madou Business School educators, leaders and students share their expertise across the SDGs relevant to their research and teaching portfolios.聽
William Syddal, Head of Environmental Sustainability at 麻豆社madou, said, "Our students and staff are our catalysts for a sustainable future and SDG principals can be used to engage students in contemporary sustainability issues. By integrating 'SDG thinking' across 麻豆社madou educational programs, we hope to equip our future leaders to contribute to a more sustainable world."
This video series was produced by the EDDS Team of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Portfolio in collaboration with 麻豆社madou Sustainability.