Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
The ethics course covers both the Australian and international Engineering Codes of Ethics. SGD topics include Sustainability, Modern Slavery, ethical manufacture and supply chains.
This course introduces students to hazardous waste treatment and disposal. The contents of the course include an introduction to hazardous waste, hazardous waste generation and characteristics, transportation and storage of hazardous waste, physical, chemical, and biological treatment, thermal treatment and energy recovery, stabilization and solidification, and land disposal of hazardous…
The Sustainable Tourism Management program has been implemented annually since 2015. This course focuses on environment and social communities’ issues. Each program included 20-25 Indonesian tourism professionals from the private sector, central government departments and NGOs. The learning objectives of the award are participants’ improved skills and ability to:…
The Technical Services team at the Griffith School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM) alongside Les from the School of Anatomy and Jarrod from the Allied Health Services has been working as a team for Green Impact, and has proactively advanced the sustainability of the University in 2022 by saving a…
2022 is Griffith University’s inaugural year joining thirteen other universities and a growing number of organisations across Australia and New Zealand participating in Green Impact. Green Impact was developed by the National Union of Students (NUS) in the UK, where it has run for over 14years and reached more…
The Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme is a platform through which member universities undertake research on matters related to sustainable development, according to an agreed-upon work plan and agenda. The IUSDRP started in 2014 and Griffith joined in 2016.
Staff and student volunteers worked together to organise activities for the public (particulary families with school aged children) at the annual Logan Eco-Action Festival. The activities were to raise awareness about the natural environment, the vital role it plays in human health and what people can do to be more…
For the Thomas Jack Park Redevelopment project, Griffith Architecture aims to redesign the the Thomas Jack Park in order to benefit the local community by creating an appealing space for tourism and local use. Through the redesign of this natural area, the team is reinforcing the identity of the space…
This course introduces students to the concept of environmental sustainability and how it can be used to solve real world problems. It explores the relationships between the natural, rural, industrial, and urban environments, and includes the study of the impact humans have upon nature. The course also considers the way…