Impact Labs
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Monash Business School launched Impact Labs in 2023, a network of six research hubs designed to bridge the gap between academic expertise and industry through interdisciplinary collaboration. The six Impact Labs hubs – Digital Lab, Energy Lab, Green Lab, Mutual Value Lab, Opportunity Tech Lab and SoDa Labs – partner with government agencies, local business, not-for-profits and multinational organisations to accelerate industry transformation and positive change for sustainable societal benefit.
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MSDI Evidence Review Service
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The Monash Sustainable Development Institute’s Evidence Review Service (ERS) is a specialist team of review scientists who provide policymakers with credible research on the impact and effectiveness of different SDG programs and policies relating to issues of ‘real world’ relevance and impact.
In 2023 the ERS conducted a global snapshot of successful government responses to public health challenges to understand their success factors. This review was funded by The Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) and contributed to a global effort to help governments around the world optimise impact of their public health efforts. The ERS also conducted 10 rapid evidence reviews and two qualitative studies on breaking cycles of social disadvantage in Australia for The Paul Ramsay Foundation.
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United Nations Global Sustainable Development Report
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Associate Professor Shirin Malekpour from the Monash Sustainable Development Institute was the first and only Australian among 15 global experts appointed by the UN to write the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 (GSDR), which was co-presented to the Deputy UN Secretary-General early and launched by the UN in September.
Professor Malekpour has been working on the GSDR for four years. The report marks the beginning of a new phase of accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda and helped shape discussions on the state of the planet and human society at the UN SDG Summit 2023.
