Integrating SDG-Related Content into Business Curriculum to Develop Future Responsible Leaders

TitleIntegrating SDG-Related Content into Business Curriculum to Develop Future Responsible Leaders
Faculty/College/UnitSauder School of Business
StatusActive
Duration3 Years
Initiation04/01/2024
Project Summary

Our project is dedicated to a mission of revolutionizing business education, with the aim of providing students and instructors the essential tools to effectively address pressing global sustainability challenges. We're committed to developing cutting-edge educational resources, enhancing faculty expertise, and embedding Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) throughout our core courses. In the short term, our project promises to ignite immediate engagement, critical thinking, and ethical awareness among students and provide instructors with enriched teaching materials. In the long term, it will produce graduates armed with a holistic understanding of societal, environmental, and economic issues, actively contributing to SDG progress and fostering a lasting culture of sustainability. This initiative is more than just education; it's a catalyst for positive change, paving the way for responsible and ethical business practices that will shape a sustainable future for us all.

Funding Details
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2024/2025
Year 1: Project TypeLarge TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorJustin Bull
Year 1: Funded Amount42,689
Year 1: Team Members

Justin Bull, Lecturer, Sustainability and Ethics Group, Sauder School of Business
Kate White, Sr. Associate Dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Sustainability / Professor, Marketing and Behavioural Science, Sauder School of Business
Linda Nowlan, Sr. Director, UBC Sustainability Hub
Kookai Chaimahawong, Executive Director, Centre for Business and Climate Solutions
Simon Donner, Professor, Geography, Faculty of Arts
Susan Grossman, Director, Centre for Community Engaged Learning
Sunah Cho, Faculty Liaison, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Mia Raynard, Assistant Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Sauder School of Business
Michael Daniels, Assistant Professor, Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources, Sauder School of Business
Darren Dahl, Dean / Innovate BC Professor, Sauder School of Business
Elicia Salzberg, Sr. Associate Dean, Students / Lecturer, Sauder School of Business
Martina Valkovicova, Assistant Dean, The Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre, Sauder School of Business