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The Key To An Inclusive Workplace Is Being Intentional Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 8

The Key To An Inclusive Workplace Is Being Intentional

By Mike Stover.   As I considered this month’s Sustainable Development Goal #8, “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”, I felt the need to step back from my normal work at Auburn and evaluate the goal from a different perspective. This…
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January 28, 2021
Sustainable Community Planning Addresses the Racist Origins of Interstate Highways Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 8Sustainable Development Goal 9

Sustainable Community Planning Addresses the Racist Origins of Interstate Highways

By Rebecca Retzlaff.   For this month’s theme of sustainability goal 8: decent work and economic growth, I want to focus on transportation equity, an often-overlooked, but nonetheless essential, component of working and economic growth. A few years ago, my historic preservation planning class (CPLN 5400/6400) was working on a historic…
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January 21, 2021
Plan to Power Down for Break Archived Updates

Plan to Power Down for Break

Post originally published in 2016 and contributed by Kenzley Defler, Office of Sustainability Intern  The holiday break for Auburn University has begun, so there’s no doubt people’s thoughts are filled with travel plans to see family and friends. Much of campus is vacant during the winter weeks of December and…
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December 9, 2020
Campus Changemaker: Spectrum: Auburn University’s Gay-Straight Alliance Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 5

Campus Changemaker: Spectrum: Auburn University’s Gay-Straight Alliance

Spectrum, Auburn University’s LGBTQ+ and straight alliance, was founded in 1990. Since then, it has striven to become an inclusive and safe space for Auburn’s LGBTQ+ community, as well as for allies. This organization hosts a variety of meeting and events that center around two main elements: community and education.   Members of Spectrum showing…
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November 24, 2020
International Justice Mission & the Fight Against Violence Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5

International Justice Mission & the Fight Against Violence

There are an estimated 40 million people that are trapped in different forms of slavery around the world. That is more people in slavery than ever before in history. Human trafficking itself is a $150 billion industry – and it’s growing rapidly. International Justice Mission is a global organization fighting…
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November 16, 2020
The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality

To lack equality, to experience or have injustice or partiality; these are the descriptions that populate when you google the definition of inequality. The year is 2020, and society has not progressed in the same facet or to the same magnitude as technology or athleticism. This should draw a red…
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November 16, 2020
Establishing Leave Accrual Equity for AU Non-Exempt Employees Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 8

Establishing Leave Accrual Equity for AU Non-Exempt Employees

Auburn University has some great benefits for exempt (A&P) and non-exempt (Staff) employees, but have you ever wondered how those came to be? University Staff Council plays a crucial role in advocating for new and equitable benefits for non-exempt employees. Some of the benefits we know and love, like the…
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November 12, 2020
Cradle to Cradle: Catalyzing Fashion in the Sustainability Movement Sustainability in Action

Cradle to Cradle: Catalyzing Fashion in the Sustainability Movement

Dr. Young-A Lee is an associate professor and Graduate Program Officer in Auburn’s Department of Consumer and Design Sciences. During her tenure, she has taught a wide variety of courses, as well as conducted a robust array of research and published numerous works. Her areas of focus include wearable technology…
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November 2, 2020