Sustainable Development Goals

Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Contributes to SDG Action and Awareness Week

Mar 26, 2024 9:30 AM ET
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Conversations with Cabrera Panel
"Conversations with Cabrera" Panel, l-r: Georgia Tech President, Ángel Cabrera, John Lanier, Marilyn Brown, Michael Oxman, and Beril Toktay discuss how partnerships can advance the SDGs.

The Georgia Tech sustainability community and its partners gathered from March 4-8 for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action and Awareness Week. The United Nations SDGs are 17 areas where progress is essential for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

SDG Action and Awareness Week is an initiative of the University Global Coalition, led by Georgia Tech President, Ángel Cabrera. Its purpose is to increase awareness, showcase the work universities are doing to address the SDGs, and encourage action.

Georgia Tech’s SDG Week was sponsored by the Georgia Tech Office of Sustainability, in collaboration with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems (BBISS), the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business, and other campus partners. 

The Center is pleased to share highlights from panels in which affiliated faculty, students, staff, and partners shared expertise, insights, and opportunities for engagement.

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