Griffith University supports the Sustainable Development Goals
The purpose of this project is to complete the beta-testing phase of a coagulation prediction model, for optimal performance at relevant SEQwater drinking water treatment plants, as well as appropriate end user training. This is to ensure the uptake of the research outputs of a recently completed ARC Linkage Project,…
Late in 2022, Griffith University launched a new Containers for Change collection program across its Nathan and Gold Coast campuses. Each bottle donated through the Containers for Change collection bins will raise funds for Griffith’s Brighter Futures Scholarship Program.
The Australia Awards Renewable Energy Short Course aimed to contribute to the shared ambition of Australia and Indonesia to cooperate more closely to enable transition to lower emission economies and understands that reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global challenge. Twenty-five participants from across Indonesia joined course leaders Associate Professor…
The overall aim of the activities, “What’s on My Plate for Morning Tea,” “Reptile awareness Program”, “Healthy Lunch Box Week,” “Bucket Filling,” “8 Ways of Aboriginal Knowing,” and “Celebrating Cultural Days in Kindergarten,” was to introduce kindergarten children to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by nurturing five essential attributes/characters…
Synthetic N-fertiliser is a foundation of modern agriculture; however, its efficiency is often only 50%, leading to nutrients runoff into nearby creeks, causing e.g. eutrophication and fish kill events. Nitrogen pollution and climate change constitute the two greatest risks to the survival of the GreatBarrier Reef (GBR). To address N…
The program acknowledged the shared ambition of the Australia-Vietnam Enhanced Economic Engagement Strategy to enable energy cooperation as an important pillar that will contribute significantly to the two nations’ growth of commercial and investment turnovers. Course Designers developed a program addressing the energy industry related areas of technology, economics,…
The Water and WASH Futures Conference 2023 is part of the Water and WASH Futures knowledge forums – a series of knowledge sharing and learning activities for practitioners and professionals in the international water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and water resource management (WRM) sectors. We also encourage and welcome…
Climate Ready Australia 2030 (CRA2030) brings together partners from across society to drive climate action in Australia. We have assembled a growing alliance of peak bodies that we work with to identify common priorities for their sectors and members. These priorities have underpinned the development of a robust…
This book aims to contribute positively to providing evidence of the role of sustainable consumption and production in family businesses in effectively achieving SDGs on a global basis. The case studies on a family business display support and embody the principles of an SDG in their operations, culture, and/or business…
We have established the Griffith University Repair Cafés Initiative. As part of this program, we have run 4 successful Repair Cafes on Griffith University campuses. These are now part of the AustralianRepair Cafes network -which consists of over 104 repair cafes . Repair cafes are part of a growing grassroots…