Answering the Global Call to Action
Selkirk College was the first Canadian post-secondary institutions to sign onto the SDG Accord for the world’s colleges and universities. The accord is designed to bring awareness to the SDGs, track progress and allow institutions to commit to working toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
We look forward to collaborating with other institutions on efforts to work toward a more sustainable future.
SDG Month
SDG Month Canada is a national collaborative initiative that invites all of Canada’s universities and colleges to organize workshops, panels and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
At Selkirk College, sustainability events are taking place throughout the month of March! Participate in events for a chance to win some awesome prizes.
Events
FAQs
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
In 2015, all 192 United Nations member states unanimously committed to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to create a more sustainable and just planet. They aim to alleviate human suffering and halt environmental degradation while supporting economic growth, creating clean and affordable energy, and addressing climate change. The goals and their 169 targets are ambitious and transformational.
They are essentially the blueprint for solving the world’s greatest challenges.
What do the SDGs hope to achieve?
The SDGs aim to alleviate human suffering and halt environmental degradation while supporting economic growth, creating clean and affordable energy and addressing climate change. The SDGs work within five critically important areas: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.
How will the SDGs be met by 2030?
We have entered the Decade of Action. With less than 10 years left to achieve the SDGs, we need to accelerate solutions to our biggest challenges. Cooperation from different sectors, including educational institutions, is crucial if the ambitious SDGs are to be achieved. Selkirk College is responding to the global call to action to work toward the SDGs in order to accomplish the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.