Welcome to SDGs at IU Indianapolis!
The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to achieve a sustainable future and promote equality, human rights, and justice for all by 2030. In 2024, IU Indianapolis was named #5 in the US and within the Top 10% internationally for delivering on the SDGs by the TIMES Higher Education Impact Rankings. IU Indianapolis is proud to be ranked highest historically in SDGs #3, #5, #10, #16 and #17, being within the Top 10% internationally across the board.
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IU Indianapolis is fulfilling its responsibility to advancing sustainable development by supporting research, teaching, and engagement on various complex issues that play out across societal, environmental, and economic contexts. The SDGs contribute to our three urgent priorities: the success of our students, advancements in health and life sciences, and contributing to the well-being of the citizens of Indianapolis, Indiana, and beyond. Even more so, undertaking the SDGs allows IU Indianapolis to embody our duty to diversity, equity, and inclusion across communities locally and globally. IU Indianapolis sincerely values its global engagement and its unapologetic commitment to an equitable, inclusive and anti-racist campus culture. The SDGs provide a foundation for IU Indianapolis to align our local and global senses of responsibility so that we are positioned to take a stand, make a difference, and fully commit to building a sustainable and prosperous future for all people and our planet.