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17 Days for 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Target GroupBachelor, MasterResource TypeArticleDomainConcepts of Sustainability and SDGs, Specific Knowledge, Development EconomicsDuration< 1hAuthorB Corporation
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Summary

  • This resource helps students understand how businesses align with and contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Relevant SDGs

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How to use

  • Ideal for courses focusing on corporate sustainability or global development. Can be used effectively in both lecture settings and as case study material for group discussions.
  • Faculty should select relevant SDG examples based on course focus. Creating assignments that analyze specific company contributions to SDGs can enhance practical understanding.
  • The resource includes comprehensive reports, videos, and case studies for each SDG, allowing deeper exploration of specific goals.

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Article

Structure engagement around personal connection and critical reflection. Students should process challenging ideas while relating content to their own experiences and developing perspectives. Use articles to stimulate thinking and encourage deeper engagement with complex topics.

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    • General KnowledgeThis section provides general frameworks and concepts related to sustainability that can be used in any discipline and across industries.
    • Specific KnowledgeThis section provides sustainability related content that would enable students following a business or management degree or course to be better equipped to face sustainability related challenges.
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    • Cognitive learning
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    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    • Skill area
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      • Normative awareness
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      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
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    • Critical thinking
    • Self-awareness
    • Collaboration
    • Normative awareness
    • Anticipatory thinking
    • Systems thinking
    • Strategy
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    • Cognitive learning
    • Socio-emotional learning
    • Behavioural learning
    • Subject area
      • General KnowledgeGeneral knowledge represents foundational understanding across multiple disciplines needed for sustainable development. It creates an integrated mindset that connects basic and advanced topics across various knowledge domains.
      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
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      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
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