Ethics and sustainability
Objective: a critical analysis of ONE sustainable Development Goal (SDG)
Mainly your opinion on the progress of the Goal
Support arguments with ethical and/or sustainability principles
How does your goal advance human dignity?
How does your goal help to ensure a more stable and sustainable future?
Must use evidence on the Goal – event, project, organisation, business, country e.t.c.
Requirements for content:
Significance of the Sustainable Development Goals as a whole. How accounting for the goals advances economic, social, environmental and ethical development
Use a theoretical framework to critically evaluate the purpose and relevance of your chosen Goal from an ethical perspective
Describe the context, indicators and targets of your chosen Goal that seeks to promote ethical and sustainable progress
Provide an evidential based analysis with a specific focus on an organisation or country that demonstrates progress and future outlook of the Goal
Support your arguments with personal opinions and recommendations with a recognition of whether targets of the goals can be met
Introduction: overall scope and purpose of the coursework and issues that will be covered
SDGs as a whole: a brief review about the significance of the SGDs. How they contribute to sustainability and ethical arguments. Whether accounting for the goals is necessary.
Critical evaluation of your goal: a review of the goal (relevance and significance) based on context, indicators and targets. How does the goal specifically contributes to ethical and sustainability progress
Evidence:
Present evidence on the goal based on an event, project, organisation, business or country
Demonstrate how the evidence contributes to some of the indicators of the goal
Assess progress made and outlook of the goal underpinned by theoretical perspectives
How the goal connects and links with other SDGs
Opinion, recommendation and conclusion:
A brief review of key findings with significant emphasis on opinion-based arguments. Offer some recommendations
How reasonable is the goal and indicators
Are they achievable by 2030?
