Lang management and sustainability professor Dr. Ruben Burga [1] is taking part in a two-part webinar series with the CSA Group to explore how the global standards can be used by organizations, governments, and policymakers to support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Burga, along with panelists from the CSA Group team and academic collaborators will share their research findings that explore the impact of organizational use of standards in the context of SDGs and introduce a robust methodology for mapping standards and codes to the SGDs. 

The first webinar will take place on Monday, September 20th, 2021, from 2:00-3:00 pm EDT. This webinar will prioritize the CSA Group SDGs journey, understanding the SDGs and standards connection, evaluating the SDG impact on organizations through the use of standards, followed by the process of mapping standards to the SDGs.

Register for webinar #1 - September 20th, 2:00pm - 3:00pm [2]

The second webinar will take place on Thursday, September 30th, 2021, from 12:30-2:00 pm EDT. This webinar will focus on the CSA Group SDGs journey, moving towards a closer alignment between standards, regulations, and the SDGs, along with case studies illustrating standards mapping to the SDGs.

Register for webinar #2 - September 30th, 12:30pm - 2:00pm [3]

The webinars will be hosted by fellow Lang management professor Dr. John Walsh [4].

Burga is an Assistant Professor at Lang and has expertise in research and teaching in areas of corporate social responsibility, project management, accountability, and social entrepreneurship.

The Lang School is continuously ranked as a global leader in sustainable business education. In 2020, the Lang MBA was ranked #1 in the world by Corporate Knights for its focus on responsible business education. The School is also a Champion of the United Nation’s PRME initiative.

The UN SDGs are a set of universal goals to help combat urgent challenges that individuals face daily. They assist in creating opportunities for local communities along with attaining a more sustainable future for all. The importance of this SDGs webinar will aid individuals to better understand what can be done and how they can take part to help for the future.