SDG Detail

SDG Explorer - a new course on sustainability using SDGs as a guide

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Project description

SDGs were used as a framework to prepare the syllabus, as required readings to prepare each class, as a structure for students to submit written assignments or present company cases in-class. Each session was focused on one or more SDGs, around which discussions, team work, role plays, presentations, computer simulations, personal sustainability assessments etc. were organized.

Year 2020

Location Switzerland

Organization Business School Lausanne (BSL)

Project aims

The main purpose of this course is to help all first-year bachelor students in business (BBA) understand the importance and relevance of sustainability to them personally, both as individual citizens and future company executives. This understanding should be seen in the broader context of institutions engaged in sustainability, including companies, governments, and international organizations � all of which use SDGs.

Project outcome

A list of 8 learning objectives was established, with each class focusing on one or two of them, structured to ensure varied repetition, for example covering the same topic from different perspectives as pre-course reading, short written submission, a brief video, class discussion, and team-based presentation or competition.