Centennial College’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Innovation Lab is pleased to announce the return of Global Goals Jam Canada! Taking place during National Engineering Month, this weekend-long program is poised to engage engineers, designers, developers, strategists, and all community members in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals by creating solutions with long-term impact. If you have a passion for solving social challenges to improve lives, or if you want to be part of a team that helps Canada advance towards the Global Goals – join us and jam for a better planet!
Participants will work towards solutions, resulting in a pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to win grand prizes. while teams are working, they are extensively mentored by subject matter, design thinking, business model, and pitching experts.
This year’s themes include:
1. Leave No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination Solutions to address rising inequalities and discrimination (EDI)
- Increasing financial inclusion
- Reducing gender disparity
- Making the workplace more inclusive
2. Clean Water and Sanitation: Solutions for sustainable management of water resources
- Cleaning up the Grand River and/or Great Lakes.
- Water conservation and pollution of groundwater resources.
- Agricultural water conservation and increasing water efficiency
3. Solutions for climate change issues:
- Manage waste: reduce, reuse, recycle and recover
- Reduce Carbon Footprint/ Greenhouse gas emission
- Mitigate and Adapt to Flooding and Forest Fires.
Global Goals Jam Canada 2022 is organized by the SDG Innovation Lab and the Centre of Entrepreneurship at Centennial College, along with Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE), and Canadian Partners, with support from UNDP and Digital Society School Amsterdam. Centennial College’s School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science (SETAS) is an Ally Level Partner of National Engineering Month 2022 in Ontario.
To learn more about the Global Goals Jam or to register for free, visit this website.