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Podcast: AI and Sustainability

Target GroupBachelor, Executive Education, Master, PhDResource TypePodcastDomainConcept of System Transformation, Concepts of Sustainability and SDGs, Global Key Challenges, Growth and boundaries, Megatrends and sustainability, Nature-Society-Economy Interactions and Dependencies, Philosophical and Historical Aspects, Political Aspects, Psychological and Sociological Aspects, Solution StrategiesDuration1h to ≤ 2hAuthorUnited Nations University
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This podcast from UNU-IAS examines how AI intersects with sustainability and global development. It discusses risks – inequity, data colonialism – and opportunities in climate modeling, biodiversity protection, and resource management. Experts share insights into enabling frameworks and principles for equitable, responsible AI deployment.

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How to use

Assign the episode for pre-class listening. Host a seminar analyzing AI’s role in sustainability. Divide students into groups to draft AI governance frameworks. Facilitate debates on ethics, equity, and algorithmic bias. Tie to case studies on AI-powered conservation or climate forecasting. Conclude with reflective policy proposals or ethical guidelines drafted by students.

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Podcast

Guide active listening with focused reflection on content and personal responses. Students should engage with diverse voices while processing ideas that challenge or extend their thinking. Use podcasts to expose students to different perspectives and encourage reflective listening skills.

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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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      • Marketing and advertising
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      • 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
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      • Marketing and advertising
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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.
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      • Economics
      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    Competence area
    • Problem-solving
    • 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.
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      • Management
      • Finance, banking, insurance
      • Marketing and advertising
    • Skill area
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      • Critical thinking
      • Self-awareness
      • Collaboration
      • Normative awareness
      • Anticipatory thinking
      • Systems thinking
      • Strategy
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      • Cognitive learning
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