Our commitment to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of goals that aim to transform the world. They were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The 17 SDGs are:

1. End poverty
2. End hunger
3. Ensure healthy lives
4. Ensure quality education
5. Achieve gender equality
6. Ensure access to water and sanitation
7. Ensure access to affordable energy
8. Promote economic growth
9. Build infrastructure
10. Reduce inequality
11. Make cities sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable consumption
13. Take action on climate change
14. Conserve marine resources
15. Life on land
16. Peace, justice, and strong institutions
17. Partnerships for the goals

The 3 Pillars of Sustainability: ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC

Environmental Sustainability

Environmental sustainability is the ability to preserve and protect the natural environment over time through appropriate practices and policies, meeting present needs without compromising the availability of resources in the future.

SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 14: Life Below Water
SDG 15: Life on Land

Social Sustainability:

Social sustainability aims to create inclusive societies, reduce inequality, and ensure long-term well-being for all people while preserving social cohesion and justice.

SDG 1: No Poverty
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
SDG 3: Zero Health and Well-Being
SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 5: Gender Equality
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Economic Sustainability:

Economic sustainability is the approach whereby economic activities are conducted in such a way as to preserve and promote long-term economic well-being. In practice, it aims to create a balance between economic growth, resource efficiency, social equity and financial stability.

SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (IARE) is committed to driving positive impacts for people and planet, working to address the global challenges set out in the United Nations' (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our commitment to deliver the Goals in the context of our institution will inspire, celebrate and enhance the critical role that education has in delivering the SDGs.

Institutional Level Implenetation of Sustainable Development Goals:

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a working agenda for the international community to ensure a better world for future generations. Colleges should implement SDGs to help address global challenges and prepare students to be future leaders. They are important for students because they help students develop critical thinking skills, understand complex issues, and become responsible global citizens.

SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Initiatives:

• Focus on skill development, financial literacy to break the poverty cycle and build sustainable livelihoods.
• Implementing programs and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.

SDG 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Initiatives:

• Preventing and treating malnutrition through nutritional support and awareness campaigns.
• Aim to sustainable agricultural practices.

SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Initiatives:

• Mental health support to students through counseling services.
• Creating alternative sustainable sources of revenue generation, such as renewable energy.

SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

Initiatives:

• Integrating SDG principles into the curriculum to promote equitable quality education.
• Creating new ideas and technologies that are the basis of sustainability.

SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Initiatives:

• Initiating social protection for women and girls.
• Promoting the use of technology, such as information and communications technology, to empower women.

SDG 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Initiatives:

• Efficient usage of water conservation measures like rainwater harvesting, bore well recharge, availability of storage tanks, waste water recycling are adopted.
• Investing in water research and development.

SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Initiatives:

• Efficient utilization of renewable energy sources like solar energy, biogas plant, sensor-based energy conservation, use of LED bulbs / power efficient equipment in a systematic way so as to minimize its impact on the environment.
• Focus on alternative energy source innovation.

SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

Initiatives:

• Industry-institute interactions and MoUs to facilitate student’s placements.
• Assistance to students regarding opportunities for self-employment and job opportunities in India and abroad.

SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

Initiatives:

• Linking engineering entrepreneurs to mentors and advisors in the technological entrepreneurship ecosystem.
• Promoting technology innovation and incubation.

SDG 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries

Initiatives:

• Providing a learning and working environment free of discrimination and promotes diversity.
• Create guidelines for supporting Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) in teaching and research.

SDG 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Initiatives:

• Providing green public spaces, while reducing resource use and environmental impact.
• Enhancing waste management.

SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Initiatives:

• Support policies that promote sustainable consumption and production.
• Research into sustainable consumption and production.

SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

Initiatives:

• Treatment and disposal of waste like solid, liquid and e-waste management.
• Offsetting carbon emissions and recycling paper, glass, plastic, metal and old electronics.

SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

Initiatives:

• Running a campaign on the effects of plastic use on the seas and oceans.
• Steps to conserve water.

SDG 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Initiatives:

• Recycle paper, glass, plastic, metal and old electronics.
• Organizing clean-up event to sustain the ecosystem.

SDG 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Initiatives:

• Incorporating teaching modules on justice and governance.
• Events to create awareness to reduce violence and crime among students.

SDG 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Initiatives:

• Innovative technological development and revitalizing the global partnership,
• Research and participating in global events and projects to support the SDGs.

As part of our commitment, a action plan is prepared, that highlights some of the many inspiring ways in which we are contributing to the SDGs. The action plan also captures important opportunities for improvement and engagement going forward.