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NEW WAYS Center for Sustainable Development
Description/achievement of initiative

The objective of NEW WAYS Center for Sustainable Development is to spread the knowledge of sustainable development , sustainable management, and thus the implementation of the UN SDGs in all activities and with all partners.

Implementation methodologies

1. At universities, we teach about the SDGs, participants are requested to give examples of SDG implementation; participants have to establish or analyse sustainability reports of their own form or of other firms. 2. With the SENAT der Wirtschaft we developed with colleagues from the committee a cube showing the main information on a certain theme. We started with wter and nutrition. On one side we mention the specific goals and subgoals, on another side we deliver facts around the theme, on a third side we show important websites, on a forth side we suggest "small steps to achieve the goals", on a fifth side, we encourage companies to think how they can implement the speicific goals within their business environment.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

1. For university courses we develop scripts/PPPs 2. For the initiative with the SENAT der Wirtschaft, we developed a cube to facilitate awareness raising amongst business partners

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

As director of NEW WAYS Center for Sustainable Development I have launched the first seminar cycle on Sustainable Development in 1996 at the Vienna University of Economics, already long before the creation of the Center which happened in 2009. Sinc then I held executive seminars at the Sales Manager Academy and also at the Donauuniverstitt Krems on Sustainable Management, focussing recently on the implementation of the SDGs.Also in other activities as member of the Ethics committee of the SENAT der Wirtschaft (ca 600 members from small and mdium enterprises), we launch awareness events for the implementation of the SDGs.

Partner(s)

SENAT der Wirtschaft
Progress reports
Goal 1
Goal 2
Goal 3
Goal 4
Goal 5
Goal 6
Goal 7
Goal 8
Goal 9
Goal 10
Goal 11
Goal 12
Goal 13
Goal 14
Goal 15
Goal 16
Goal 17
07/2017
Up to now about 1000 students/seminar participants were taught on sustainable development issues and SDGs
07/2017
Several publiations were realised to foster sustainable development and finally also the SDGs
08/2017
Two cubes have been developed to raise awareness for two themes (water and nutrition) and several SDG goals
08/2017
Attempts were made to convince universities to include SDG content into Executive Management Courses
In-kind contribution
As contributor to the chapter on environment and sustainable development of an Austrian political party
Staff / Technical expertise
As director of my own company NEW WAYS Center for Sustainable Development
Staff / Technical expertise
As guestt professor and lecturer
In-kind contribution
As member of the ethics committe of SENAT der WIRTSCHAFT

Basic information
Time-frame: 1996/10 - 2050/12
Partners
SENAT der Wirtschaft
Countries
Contact information
Ursula Vavrik, Dr. Director, director@newways.eu; ursula.vavrik@gmx.at
United Nations