Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals one bite at a time

Heinz Radio

English - January 13, 2020 08:54 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings
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Welcome back to Heinz Radio and welcome to year 2020! We hope you had a great holiday break and, for those of you listeners that are current students, we’re hoping you are feeling at least somewhat ready to restart classes again!

The sustainable development goals, developed by people and representatives from 193 nations, encompass 17 goals, from ending poverty, to protecting life on land and underwater, to reducing inequality, to eliminating hunger, all by 2030. How exactly is CMU going to help meet these goals by 2030? Listen in to find out how the relatively new Sustainability Initiative project is revving it's engines and getting ready to help students, staff and faculty tackle these immense goals.