Academic and Research Institute of Business, Economics and Management
SUMY STATE UNIVERSITY

Students of speciality “Management” – among active participants of the training “Sustainable Development Goals as a Tool for Civil Society Consolidation”

Students of group M-82a, 3d year of the speciality “ Management” together with the lecturer of the Department of Management Mayboroda Tetyana took part in the online training “Sustainable Development Goals as a Tool for Civil Society Consolidation” delivered by NGO ” Lifelong Learning Centre” in the framework of the Week of Civic Education of the Eastern European Network Civic Education (EENCE) on October, 9th. in the frame of the discipline “Corporate Social Responsibility”. Coaches of the training were Denys Smolennikov and Nadiya Kostyuchenko.

Teams of participants of the training fulfilled the task of selecting 3 priority goals from 17 SDGs, the implementation of which they can influence as a person, as a citizen. Interestingly appeared, that among the selected three goals, both groups converged on one goal – №12 Responsible Consumption.

The topic of the training is very actual and important as it is currently studying in th frame of the discipline “Corporate Social Responsibility”. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals is a mandatory component of CSR of local and global projects, company strategies and, in fact, the lifestyle of the younger generation. That is why the promotion of the principles of sustainable business and social responsibility, attracting young people to implement their own ideas and the future implementation of these principles in their professional activities in business is an important component of students-managers’ studying.