How To Identify And Deliver Sustainable Development Goals

Find out which SDG aligns to your organisations profile so you can implement it and be part of the SDG Global community

What you'll learn

You will understand the business case for implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

You will be able to identify which SDG/s match the values of your organisation

You will be able to measure and evaluate the impact of SDGs to avoid greenwashing

You will learn how to achieve employee and stakeholder engagement on your SDG journey

You will be able to communicate and publicise your SDG involvement to all stakeholders

Requirements

No previous experience needed. We will help you every step of the way to build or increase your knowledge of SDGs.

No equipment needed other than laptop or mobile device

Description

Do you want to be part of a growing global community who have identified and implemented a Sustainable Development Goal into their organization or business? Are you curious about which one of the seventeen SDGs is right for your organization? Do you want to make a difference and create a purpose-led environment where we all prosper and where no one is left behind?  Then you can with this practical course that will equip you with everything you need to identify and implement one or more SDGs.  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.At their heart, they recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth – all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.This course will give you all the information needed so that you can: understand the importance of the SDGs in business deliver a compelling business case for SDG implementation to stakeholdersensure you can identify the right SDG for your organizationimplement SDGs into your strategyauthentically communicate your success in delivering SDGsThis practical step-by-step six-module course is packed with real-life examples, case studies, first-hand experience,  links to access free content and resources, and quizzes. By the time you have finished the course, you will be ready and confident to implement one or more of them into your organization or business. 

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome and Introduction to the course

Section 2: Section 2 What are the SDGs?

Lecture 2 Introduction to Section 2 What are the SDGs?

Lecture 3 Section 2.1: What are the SDGs?

Lecture 4 Section 2.2: History of the SDGs

Lecture 5 Section 2.3: SDG Challenges

Lecture 6 Section 2.4: The 5 Pillars

Section 3: Section 3 Why the SDGs are good for business

Lecture 7 Introduction to Section 3 Why the SDGs are good for business

Lecture 8 Section 3.1: Why the SDGs are good for business

Lecture 9 Section 3.2: Areas the SDGs positively impact

Lecture 10 Section 3.3: Difference between ESG vs CSR vs SDGs

Section 4: Section 4 Identifying the right SDG for your organisation

Lecture 11 Section 4 Introduction Identifying the right SDG for your organisation

Lecture 12 Section 4.1: Identifying the SDG for your organisation

Lecture 13 Section 4.2: Review existing commitments

Lecture 14 Section 4.3: Targets and Indicators

Lecture 15 Section 4.4 and Section 4.5: SDG Action Manager

Section 5: Section 5 Implementing SDGs into your organisation

Lecture 16 Section 5 Introduction Implementing the SDGs

Lecture 17 Section 5.1: Implementing

Lecture 18 Section 5.2: Initiatives and Ideas

Lecture 19 Section 5.3: Measuring

Lecture 20 Section 5.4: Checklist

Section 6: 6 Communicating the SDGs

Lecture 21 Section 6 Introduction to Communicating the SDGs

Lecture 22 Section 6.1: Silence is not Golden

Lecture 23 Section 6.2: Steps 1, 2, 3 and 4

Lecture 24 Section 6.3: Authentic wins

Lecture 25 Section 6.4: Global Map of SDG Actions

Section 7: 7 Resources

Lecture 26 Section 7 Introduction to Resources

Lecture 27 Section 7.1: SDG icons and newsletters

Lecture 28 Section 7.2: Leave No One Behind and Thank you

This course is for anyone with an interest in the Sustainable Development Goals. You may want to develop or expand their knowledge of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. You may work in a small, medium or large sized organisation and have been tasked - or want to on your own initiative - to improve your organisation's sustainability profile. Adopting an SDG is an excellent way to credibly state that you are a purpose led organisation.,This course is suitable for marketing, communications and human resoure professionals.,This course is suitable for students or graduates entering the marketing, communications or sustainability workplace.,This course is suitable for internal and external stakeholder champions.