Curriculum Audits and Implications for Sustainable Development Goals Integration in Business Schools

Rob Hales; Giang Phi

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Curriculum Audits and Implications for Sustainable Development Goals Integration in Business Schools

Rob Hales

Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia

Giang Phi

Department of Cultures and Global Studies, Aalborg University, Denmark

Volume 18: 2021 pp. 25-46: ABSTRACT

This paper investigates the alignment of business school curriculums with the Sustainable Development Goals, utilising a case study of Griffith Business School, Australia. The study utilises an audit of keywords to map content and concepts associated with the goals, targets and indicators of SDGs. The audit results revealed that although there was already considerable uptake of key SDGs concepts throughout the undergraduate programs, in particular Goal 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions), there were some gaps. Feedback from teaching staff on the results was combined with existing literature and industry/government approaches to offer considerations for future curriculum development that seeks to better integrate SDGs and sustainability. This work contributes to ongoing discussions about sustainability curriculum development and links previous research with the emerging SDG agenda in business schools. The practical nature of this research lends to direct transfer of method to other business schools who are wishing to map and develop their curriculum in relation to the SDGs.