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Blog category: Sustainable Development Goals

Post connected to the overall Sustainable Development Goals.

A “Decent” Economy Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: A “Decent” Economy

“If you define the goal of a society as GNP , that society will do its best to produce GNP. It will not produce welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency unless you define a goal and regularly measure and report the state of welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency.” ~Donella Meadows More…
Mike Kensler
February 1, 2021
The Key To An Inclusive Workplace Is Being Intentional Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 8

Blog post title: 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 Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 8Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: 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
Director’s Corner: Innovate, Or Else Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 2Sustainable Development Goal 7Sustainable Development Goal 8Sustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Director’s Corner: Innovate, Or Else

"The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones. It ended because it was time for a re-think about how we live." ~William McDonough Photo credit: Haiku Deck This month in our exploration of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, created by 193 countries under the auspices of…
Mike Kensler
January 5, 2021
Campus Changemaker: Benjamin Burmester Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 9

Blog post title: Campus Changemaker: Benjamin Burmester

Campus Planner, Benjamin Burmester Benjamin Burmester has a long history with Auburn University. A former student, Burmester, has worked with the University since 2013, where he was originally hired to be a Campus Planner. Last year, Burmester’s position was reclassified, and he now works as a University and Transportation Site…
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December 13, 2020
Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy? Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

Blog post title: Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy?

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” ~ Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice Goal 10 of the 17 international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is Reduced Inequalities; specifically, income and wealth distribution…
Mike Kensler
December 1, 2020
Campus Changemaker: Spectrum: Auburn University’s Gay-Straight Alliance Sustainability in ActionSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 5

Blog post title: 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 Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5

Blog post title: 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 Office Guest Blog PostsSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 11Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

Blog post title: 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