Organising for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Learn how to tackle sustainability challenges through the 17 SDGs

The world is facing unprecedented and pressing social and environmental challenges.

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals have been developed to tackle these issues and are a call for action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and action towards sustainability.

Achieving these goals requires rethinking our society’s action everywhere, from governments to businesses.

On this course, you’ll explore the what, why and how of the 17 SDGs and understand what key global challenges remain as we work towards a sustainable and inclusive world.

The course is designed for anyone who’d like to learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals and how to achieve them.

This course will be of particular use to students interested in the key concepts and practices of sustainability, and private-sector workers, policymakers, and civil society workers who want to implement the Sustainable Development Goals at work.

• Introduction to the course
• Welcome to the course!
• Introducing the Sustainable Development Goals
• What will you learn on this course?
• The SDGs and social development
• How do the SDGs address social development?
• The SDGs in practice
• Critical reflections
• The SDGs and the environment
• How do the SDGs address environmental sustainability?
• The SDGs in practice
• Critical reflections
• The SDGs and economic development
• How do the SDGs address economic development?
• The SDGs in practice
• Critical reflections
• Changing societies
• How can we change societies?
• The SDGs in practice
• Critical reflections
• Actors organising for the SDGs
• What is the role of individual actors and their agency when organizing for the SDGs?
• The SDGs in practice
• Critical reflections
• Interpreting and implementing the SDGs in different contexts
• How are the SDGs interpreted and implemented in different contexts?
• The SDGs in practice
• Critical reflections
• Summary of the course