Global Sustainable Action: It Starts with Us
Mission: To provide a platform that fosters the exchange of people, culture, ideas, and practices to raise global awareness, expand commitment to sustainable actions, deepen intercultural understanding, and foster respect for diversity and difference.
Conference Goals:
- Raise awareness of global citizenship and how one can take action to address societal challenges.
- Learn about the global and sustainable efforts provided by Penn State Global, the Sustainability Institute, and other offices across Penn State.
- Foster/Promote the global exchange of people, culture, ideas, and practices to support a diverse and inclusive dialogue.
- Encourage student engagement and offer students an opportunity to engage with one another.
Event Details: This is the first of an annual Global and Sustainability conference. The conference features a keynote speaker and various concurrent workshop presentations by experts from various disciplines to share their knowledge on specific global and sustainability themes. The annual conference will focus on themes related to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals. For this first conference, the focus will be on Goal 16: To promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries – developed and developing – in a global partnership. 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.
