Intentional Action for Sustainability: Tools for Systemic Change

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM US EST

Location: Linden, Mezzanine level

Session Leader(s)

Daniel Ponce-Taylor

Sustainability & Strategic Partnerships Director
Intercultural Outreach Initiative (IOI)
Galapagos/Honduras, Spain

Presenter(s)

Kira Espiritu

Dean of Academic & Strategic Initiatives
Institute for American Universities, California, United States
Ravi Raj

Founder and CEO
Authentica
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Promoting sustainability requires actionable tools that are implemented intentionally and produce systemic change. The session provides practical tools for implementing the UN SGDs at an institutional and programmatic level. We demonstrate the steps that can be taken, and benefits of applying these measures for study abroad and international education. Participants will learn relevant tools for integrating sustainability practices that can be readily applied within their own organizations.

Learning Objectives:

Define the UN SDGs as an intentional framework for sustainability within education abroad and identify actionable tools for intentional implementation.
Define best practices in implementing sustainability globally and locally.
Identify the steps required to take intentional action towards promoting sustainability.
Acquire skills to promote systemic change for sustainability.