In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by 193 member states, the goals represent an important international step in setting humanity on a trajectory towards sustainable development.

Within this course, you will get a historical overview of how sustainability has been understood, as well as a thorough introduction to the SDGs – what they are, how progress can be measured, and how the SDGs are relevant for the management of the global systems supporting humanity. 

The course will examine how various societal actors are responding to and implementing the SDGs. The course is designed and taught by Professor Katherine Richardson, who is a member of the 15-person panel appointed by the UN General Secretary in 2016 to write the 2019 Global Sustainable Development Report. In each lecture, Katherine interviews experts who provide insights relevant to the topic at hand. 

You can enroll, at no cost without a certificate or a modest fee with a certificate.

I have learned so much already!

Please visit the site to enroll: www.coursera.org/learn/global-sustainable-development

Kathleen Douglass

Leadership Development Committee Chair

Zonta International