Sustainable Development Goals: Major Goal and Company Review

Welcome to the Social Responsibility Project - Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Project. This project is also known as the "Change Our World" Project.
Note: The length of this project can be from 1 - to 2 pages.

Introduction:  In this project you will review the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs) using resources provided in the class slides for this project. Understanding the SDGs is a fundamental leadership competency as all major corporations are engaged in SDG initiatives. As the next generation of leaders, it is imperative we learn to connect business to global goals. Once you have reviewed what the SDGs are, and the types of goals addressed, you have two parts to include in a 1-2 page write up.

Two web sites are provided below to start your review. You may use any other sources that speak to the topic:

• https://sdgs.un.org/    
• https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

Part #1: Choose one major goal and write a few paragraphs describing this goal and why it is important to the world and to you personally.

Part #2: Choose a major global company you find interesting (Think Fortune 500 or Global 500). You will review how that company is working with the SDGs. What goals do they focus on, examples of that focus, and why it is important to their business 

Project Description/Deliverables:  https://sdgs.un.org 

Part #1:  Review Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):

Review the SDGs on the Global Goals web site above. Choose one of the goals that you find the most interesting and write about this goal as follows:

-          What is the goal and what about it interests you (personal opinion)

-          Describe some key aspects of the goal (as listed or other aspects known to you)

-          Talk about actions you and others can take to work toward the goal.

-          What could you do, or your future company do, to support this goal?

Part #2:

Choose a Fortune 500/Global 500 company you find most interesting and discuss where they stand with respect to the SDGs.

-          Which goals are they focusing on and why?

-          How do you (or they) see this focus impacting their business?

-          Do they engage employees or other stakeholders in those SDGs

Paper Content Guidelines: Paper must be 1-2 pages long (Intro sentence, Part #1, Part #2, concluding sentence).

It is critical to write this paper using your own words!

Note: The layout of the paper should look like this:

-          Introduction:  Briefly explain what is in your 2-page summary report

-          Part #1 SDG Goal Review

-          Part #2 Company SDG Review

-          Conclusion: Summarize what you have learned

Citations: You may use content from other sources to support your content, but you must cite your sources. The citation style is up to you. You can use in-text citations and/or create a separate Citation Section at the end of the document. Citation Sections do not count as part of the page-length/page count.