The SDG Week, organized by the Center for Responsible Business & Leadership, is a five-day event that aims to promote knowledge and engagement around the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their strategic importance for the Corporate Sector.
Between the 21st and 25th of September, students can attend different interactive sessions to discuss the importance of the SDGs and the challenges around sustainable development.
This event is an opportunity to inspire our students to thrive as future Responsible Leaders and chose a purposeful path during their academic years.
Under the motto “What Drives You?” the SDG Week wants to enable connections and inspire action that lead to changes.
Join the Event!
The sessions will be held on CATÓLICA-LISBON campus, following all COVID-19 regulations, and will be simultaneously livestreamed via Zoom.
You can enroll here.
Programme
Open Ceremony
The Open Ceremony presents renowned guests to discuss that will introduce the students to the Sustainable Development Goals and share the relevance of the Sustainable Development Agenda for their academic and professional lives.
"The Decade of Action"
The screening of "The Decade of Action" is a special session in which the audience will have the opportunity to watch the 30 min documentary, reflect on its meaning and have a conversation with some faces behind it.
Workshops
The workshops provide the students the opportunity to know more about the SDGs within three different clusters and to hear from companies their strategic relevance for the businesses.
Each session focuses on different SDGs and allows the participants to engage and interact with the panel of speakers.
Biosphere Workshop
21 SEP | 17:00 - 18:30
Auditorium 511
The panel of guests includes Águas do Tejo Atlântico, BP and Jerónimo Martins.
This workshop focuses on:
- SDG 6 - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 6
- SDG 7 - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
- SDG 13 - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
- SDG 14 - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
This session is co-organized with the student club Católica4Future.
Society Workshop
22 SEP | 17:00 - 18:30
Auditorium 511
The panel of guests includes Deloitte, McKinsey and Microsoft.
This workshop focuses on:
- SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
- SDG 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
- SDG 10 - Reduce inequality within and among countries
This session is co-organized with the student club Equality in Business.
Economy Workshop
24 SEP | 11:00 - 12:30
Auditorium 511
The panel of guests include Grupo Ageas Portugal, Delta Cafés, and Efacec.
This workshop focuses on:
- SDG 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
- SDG 9 - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
- SDG 12 - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
This session is co-organized with the student club 180 Degrees Consulting.
Portuguese National Sustainability Day
To celebrate the Portuguese National Sustainability Day, we organized an interactive session to deepen the participants' understanding of the SDGs through different dynamics. The group "Lidera Climate Change" will host the first part of the session, which will be followed by the application of the game PITCH!, a business modeling game that explores challenges and solutions for the Sustainable Development Agenda.
Contact
In case you have any questions about the event, please contact our team member Natália through the email nataliacantarino@ucp.pt.
