SDGs Related News

A new report from RMIT University and CPA Australia has revealed that there is substantial variability in the content and quality of SDG disclosures within corporate sustainability reports, bringing into question the management processes associated with SDG governance and reporting.

RMIT is partnering up with EIT Urban Mobility and FutureLearn to launch a series of free online courses that answer the question: How can we improve air quality in our cities? The courses will launch on 22 September 2022, in accordance with World Car Free Day, and we invite you to join us!

RMIT has released its Sustainability Annual Report and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Impact Report for 2021. These reports reflect our commitment to accountability and transparency regarding the way our learning and teaching, research and innovation, and operations impact the environment and society.

As part of our series of interviews looking at how RMIT is supporting the SDGs, this month we have RMIT University Student Union (RUSU) President, Adam Steiner and General Secretary, Sheldon Gait talking about their work with the SDGs at RUSU.

RMIT has ranked among the world’s top performing universities in The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, which assesses global universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Global Citizenship – SDG101 is a free online module, available for RMIT students, that deepen students' understanding of sustainability challenges and how to address these challenges using design thinking combined with SDGs principles.

Dr. Seth Brown, Associate Prof Scott Phillips and Dr. Meave Noonan, in partnership with academics from Deakin University, are editing a collection to be titled, Young People and the Sustainable Development Goals. This edited collection aims to explore issues in relation to young people and sustainable futures, as well as the current context of planetary crisis.

Interested in Education for the SDGs in Higher Education? Register to the 2nd Regional Forum Mainstreaming Education for the SDGs - 22, 23 & 24 Feb / 1-3pm. Dr. Sebastian Cordoba and Associate Professor Jenny Underwood will be presenting their SDGs work in this important event that discuss good practice and opportunities for scaling up education for the SDGs.

As part of our series of interviews looking at how RMIT is supporting the SDGs, this month we have Dr Mahi Narayanan and Dr Bradley McConachie talking about their work with the SDGs at RMIT Vietnam.

RMIT Global Experiences, in collaboration with Common Purpose, invites students to be part of the Global Student Community Dialogue 2021. A three-hour bite-sized forum, the Dialogue is an opportunity focused on international collaboration and cultural learning, centred around five of the SDGs. Applications close on 1st November 2021.

The EU Centre at RMIT is hosting an online seminar (27 October) to explore Australia's role in global climate negotiations and the global governance that underpins agreements like the Paris Accords and action to deliver on Goals 13 and 16 in the UN Global Agenda.

As part of our series of interviews looking at how RMIT is supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this month we have Professor Anne-Laure Mention talking about her involvement with the SDGs.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an integral part of RMIT’s policies, strategies and programs. As part of the commitment to this global sustainable development agenda, RMIT researchers collaborate with our partners to provide important contributions to the literature and practice around the SDGs. This month we would like to highlight 6 of these publications!

A new report from RMIT University and CPA Australia has revealed a rising trend in reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals by Australia’s top 150 companies.

This free webinar brings together a panel of experts to provide their insights on embedding SDGs into curriculum and research. The webinar will hear about case studies and experiences of different universities and gain their insights into the complex task of embedding the SDGs into curriculum and research.

This seminar addresses partnerships for the SDGs through two organisations grappling with housing questions - the Resilient Melbourne Office within the City of Melbourne and Compass Housing.

The SDGs Research Network aims to bring together RMIT academics to share their ideas about engaging with the SDGs in their research, to discuss experiences and challenges, and to foster collaboration. Ultimately it is hoped the SDGs Research Network will help grow and deepen SDG-engaged research at the University to enhance our collective research impact.

The Centre for Urban Research and Social and Global Studies Centre invite you to join our seminar series exploring the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. The theme for this series is Partnerships for the Goals.

We are giving 5 tickets to Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and research students (PhD and Research Master’s students) to attend the online UN & Australia Sustainable Partnerships Forum on 20th and 21st April 2021.

The EU Center at RMIT invites you to be part of the free online event “Smart and Sustainable Specialisation Strategies for Regional Development"

In the first of a series of interviews looking at how RMIT is supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Professor Ralph Horne talks to us about his involvement with the SDGs and how his work is influenced by them.

The Jean Monnet Network on the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Asia Pacific invites abstract submissions for the conference: Europe, the Asia Pacific and the Global Transformation Agenda.

The EU Centre at RMIT invites graduate students and early career researchers to be part of the Jean Monnet SDG Network Graduate and ECR Workshop.

RMIT recognises the important role the education sector can play not only supporting the SDGs agenda, but actually promoting and contributing to the achievement of all 17 Goals. As part of our commitments to the global 2030 sustainable development agenda, RMIT is proud to publish its first SDG Impact report.

Please join us for the online launch of the Critical Policy Brief: Transitioning Young People to Education and Employment through Arts-based Social Enterprises.

To mark United Nations Day this year, the Social and Global Studies Centre is bringing together experts from international organisations, government, civil society and academia to discuss the challenges and opportunities for pursuing the SDGs during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The RMIT EU Centre invites you to this online event on smart specialisation and foundational economy approaches to regional development. This event develops further the conceptualisation of smart specialisation as a resource for addressing societal missions such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga is part of the SBC group working on regional reports to understand the state of play of circularity in the built environment sector.

The RMIT EU Centre has announced a new workshop for graduate students and early career researchers aimed at making sense of the emerging place of the SDGs.

The European Union Centre at RMIT continues its 2020 program with an exploration of SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.

The RMIT SDGs Project is one of the case studies included in the Accelerating Education for the SDGs in Universities new guide from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).

Join RMIT's Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga and Dr Mittul Vahnavati at this event which will focus on circularity in the housing sector in relation to material use, design considerations, technology and affordability.