The Sustainable Development
Solutions Network (SDSN)
Australia/Pacific has released
a new guide that explores how
universities in Australia, New
Zealand, and the Pacific can
help implement the United Nations’
Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). The guide was
prepared in collaboration with
the Australasian Campuses
Towards Sustainability group,
the global SDSN Secretariat,
and several Australian and New
Zealand universities.
According to the guide,
universities can contribute
to the SDGs by providing the
knowledge that will underpin
solutions; educating the people
who will implement solutions;
ensuring that the SDGs are embodied
within the universities’
own operations; and providing
leadership both regionally and
globally. Universities that engage
with SDGs will be able to
demonstrate impact, build new
partnerships, and access new
funding streams.
“Governments alone cannot
implement the SDGs,” says John
Thwaites of Monash University
in Australia. He is also chair of
SDSN Australia/Pacific. “It will
require a partnership [among]
governments, the private sector,
civil society, and universities.
Download a Copy of “Getting Started with the SDGs in Universities”.