About us
The founding principles upon which Murdoch University was established speak directly to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – equity and social justice, opportunity, sustainability, and global responsibility. The SDGs call upon universities to provide the next generation of leaders with the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In designing the 2017-2027 Strategic Plan, the senior leadership at the University deployed the SDGs in their strategic process. One core research and teaching area within the University that addresses key issues pertaining to the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs is the Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability (CRCS). The Centre, located in the School of Business and Governance, exemplifies efforts at the University to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.
Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability
The value-based nature of the work of the Centre directly aligns with Agenda 2030 and the SDGs. It is a transdisciplinary hub to collaborate on transformative action towards the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals across curriculum, research and partnerships. In this transdisciplinary way, CRCS strategically embeds the SDGs across its work to create new partnerships, meet the increasing demand of students and businesses for sustainability knowledge central to the key global challenges, and drive positive change for social, economic and environmental needs. CRCS’s scholars and doctoral candidates work on a range of SDG related topics across four streams: Capacity Development, Sustainability, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Management Education.
Mission
Central to the mission of the Centre for Responsible Citizenship and Sustainability is the creation of a platform for collaborative work across different discipline areas from within the School of Business and Governance, across all schools within Murdoch University and institutions outside the university. The Centre aims at bringing together researchers, scholars and practitioners from public, non-profit and private sector organisations, helping advance teaching and research in areas at the heart of key global challenges and that are relevant to future university graduates and society at large.
The Centre seeks to contribute, by way of advancing the critical and increasingly complex research agendas in business and governance, to the strategic goals of the School of Business and Governance and those of Murdoch University. The value-based nature of the work at the Centre is well aligned with the commitments made by the School of Business and Governance under the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRiME), which require a strong nexus between business and ethics. The Centre’s research agenda also corresponds with Murdoch University’s research priority areas, targeting sustainability, well-being and security. Thus, CRCS is well positioned to support the university in its ambition to be an outward-facing and socially relevant institution that engages with the communities it wishes to serve.
