SUSTAIN Magazine has established itself as a strong voice for sustainable processes and practices within the food and beverage supply chain - from agriculture to retail to restaurants.

SUSTAIN has applied for a grant from the Canadian Periodicals Fund to strategically pivot to a media organization focused on driving awareness in the area of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). https://sdgs.un.org/goals#goals Governments, NGOs and corporate citizenship all have a critical role to play in Canada, and around the globe.

We would love for the students to develop a report on how Canada's agriculture, food and beverage production, and foodservice sectors are in a position to have impact on the UN's 17 SDGs. This is a holistic view of sustainability and would ask the student to develop narratives and key messages regarding industry impacts and how these can be mitigated in both the short and long term.

• The student will need to develop a fairly full and robust knowledge of the UN's SDGs. A session like this would be an excellent start and would give the student a strong foundational basis for this project. https://www.edx.org/course/transforming-our-world-achieving-the-sustainable-d
• The student will then need to review how Canada can perform better in its efforts to meet these goals by 2030. The student has the option of taking a high level approach to all 3 sectors outlined (agriculture, food and beverage production, and foodservice) OR the student may opt to take a deeper dive with greater detail in one of these areas.
• The student will then make evidence-based recommendations for next steps that can be utilized by companies within the sector.

We are only too happy to provide:

• A briefing document along with a facilitated overview of the important themes and needs for the project
• Any key messages, target audiences and available creative assets to help them understand the brand
• A single point of contact (POC) assigned to your course and students, with a team of experts available for questions
• Access to Slack, Google Workspace, and some other project management tools. We welcome the students so they can feel as though they are part of the team, or at arm's length - whatever is best.
• Recognition of the school's involvement and the students' work in a media release (if permitted) and attribution of the students' contributions via LinkedIn or references as required.