News + Events

3 July 2023 | SDSN Youth
Launching ‘Towards an AusNZPac Youth SDG Index’
SDSN AusNZPac Youth is thrilled today to launch a youth-led report using SDGs framework to measure young people’s progress towards sustainable developmentSDSN AusNZPac Youth is thrilled today to launch a youth-led report using SDGs framework to measure young people’s progress towards…
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11 December 2019 | Past Events, Universities & SDGs
SDSN AusNZPac and ACTS members are invited to join the fourth Accelerating SDG Practice online discussion forum on Tuesday, 11 February 2020.
2 September 2019 | Past Events, Universities & SDGs
On the margins of the International Conference on Sustainable Development in New York, SDSN AusNZPac and SDSN Canada co-hosted a workshop to discuss a new initiative that aims to bring the best available research evidence on what works to address the SDGs to policy and decision makers.
29 August 2019 | Past Events, Universities & SDGs
SDSN Australia, New Zealand & Pacific was pleased to be a partner on Afghanistan's first conference on the role of universities in implementing the SDGs.
2 August 2019 | Past Events, Universities & SDGs
The third Accelerating SDG Practice discussion forum for SDSN AusNZPac and ACTS members took place on 27 August 2019.
4 July 2019 | Global SDSN News, SDSN Youth, Universities & SDGs
SDSN Youth Australia, New Zealand & Pacific began the rollout of the SDG Students Program, an initiative to engage university students in the SDGs, in early 2019. Here are a few highlights from the first semester of operation.
27 June 2019 | Global SDSN News, SDG Localisation
A new SDSN report ranks Australia 38th out of 162 countries in terms of sustainable development. Australia ranks well below New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom and most other OECD countries with a total score of 73%.
10 June 2019 | Universities & SDGs
SDSN AusNZPac has made a submission to the Review of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), calling for the classification to be updated to better reflect sustainability and sustainable development research.
6 May 2019 | SDSN Youth
SDSN Youth Australia, New Zealand & Pacific issues a statement calling on the Australian Government to take action to advance the implementation of the SDGs, and support youth leadership and participation in achieving the goals.
30 April 2019 | Past Events, Universities & SDGs
SDSN AusNZPac and ACTS are pleased to invite their members to the second online discussion forum in the Accelerating SDG Practice series, which will take place on 21 May 2019.
9 April 2019 | SDG Localisation
SDSN AusNZPac, with a cross-sector group of organisations, has issued a joint statement urging the Australian Government to undertake several crucial actions to support SDG implementation in Australia.

Other activities

•World Happiness Report 2017
SDSN's fifth World Happiness Report 2017 was released on March 20th in celebration of International Day of Happiness. The report ranks 155 countries by their happiness levels and includes an analysis of happiness in the workplace and a deeper look at China and Africa.
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•New global report showcases youth leadership on SDG action
SDSN Youth's new Global Solutions Report, the first of its kind, demonstrates the incredible innovation and creativity of young people in achieving the SDGs.
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•New courses on cities and human rights from SDSN’s new SDGs Academy
SDSN's global education initiative, SDSNedu, has transformed into the SDG Academy. Starting in September it is offering two new free online course - on human rights and sustainable cities - as well as much more.
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