Events
Academy of Management (AoM) Conference
July 2025
Founding SDG Publishers Compact Fellow Simon Linacre will be co-presenting a paper at AoM's annual conference in Copenhagen (28-30 July). Based on research looking at the extent to which the FT50 journals used by the Financial Times to assess business schools engage with the SDGs, the paper finds that the influence they have had on these elite journals is growing (https://cdmcd.co/d6nrbm). Co-author Dr David Steingard is also co-presenting a second paper at AoM based on research he has been involved with on the application of AI in academic research evaluation, particularly in fostering responsible business research that contributes to social impact through business (https://cdmcd.co/pM6Jm6).
International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT)
June 2025
This presentation and poster from the SDG Publishers Compact Fellows 'How can we bridge theory and practice to support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?' discussed the need to build SDG awareness and connect research with practitioners, and touched on the role of advanced technology in supporting data gathering and reporting on progress. The strategy and actions of the SDG Publishers Compact Fellows were presented, along with links to the resources we provide to support higher education and research stakeholders in taking action.
Time to Act: Embedding Sustainability in Higher Education
June 2025
This webinar launched a new community of support: Integrating Sustainability into Higher Education and Society, from the Education for Green Jobs and SDG Publishers Compact Fellows action groups of the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative, with University World News and ABET. The group will help people learn, share resources, reduce redundant efforts and increase collaborations across higher education and with other sectors of society. Resources will include practical guides, action templates, partnership opportunities, strategies and tactics, success stories and trends. Sign up to receive the monthly community meeting invitation.
Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (ACCESSE)
June 2025
This panel session, titled ‘Maintaining Progress on Sustainable Development Amid Shifting Mandates’ discussed tactics for continuing to achieve strategic goals within the current dynamic political environment, covering topics relevant to publications, conferences, and early career training.
18th Conference of the European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
May 2025
This session from EASE’s Environment and Sustainability Committee and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee included the introduction of a new SDG Checklist, produced in response to findings of our joint survey with EASE on the impact of the SDG Publishers
Compact and the EASE Environmental Manifesto. Tracking and reporting on SDG actions were revealed as a key challenge, especially for small publishers and individual journals. This structured checklist of practical SDG actions enables publishers and journals to record a baseline and save and review their progress over time, enabling reporting on actions.
UP Redux (ALPSP)
April 2025
This panel discussion on “Aligning with the SDGs: Opportunities for University Presses” provided concrete, practical examples of actions that can be taken to publish and increase the impact of SDG research, and to reduce the carbon footprints of our publishing operations, and an overview of resources, tools, guidance and industry action groups working across all areas of sustainability and the SDGs.
Association of Learned and Professional Scholarly Publishers (ALPSP)
September 2024
This panel discussion on “Taking Action on Sustainability” discussed inequities in research and publishing, what’s needed to make progress and actions we can take, and provided news and insights from two sub-groups of ALPSP’s popular and active Special interest group (SIG) on ‘The SDGs and Publishing’.
Join the SIG: https://www.alpsp.org/our-community/special-interest-groups/apply-to-join-a-sig/
STM SDG Days
April 2024 and December 2023
Practical sessions with clear calls to action for publishers to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Providing links to resources to help them do so and showcasing the benefits of supporting the SDGs.
London Book Fair (LBF)
March 2024 and March 2023
Providing practical guidance and resources for publishers to support the Sustainable Development Goals, and introducing the SDG Publishers Compact Fellows Group.
Research to Reader (R2R)
February 2024 and 2023
Action-oriented sessions focusing on improving the communication of research to achieve the SDGs. Practical ideas on how researchers, publishers and practitioners can support progress towards the goals through translating research into actions.
Academic Publishing in Europe (APE)
January 2024
In this panel discussion we asked four publishing industry leaders “Can scholarly publishers change the world?” and heard their views on what publishers can and should do to support the SDGs in a meaningful way.
Open Pharma Summit
November 2023
In this recorded short presentation, we explore how plain language summaries (PLS) of research help practitioners, policymakers and the public find answers to today’s challenges and what publishers and other stakeholders can do to make progress.
SDG Fellows, Open Pharma and Open Climate Campaign DORA10 Seminar
May 2023
This practical, hands-on workshop explored how to make research more accessible to non academic audiences with practical advice and a worked example of how to write for non expert readers.
Solutions Summit for Researchers as Authors, Reviewers, Editors and Educators
April 2023
This virtual event focussed on the Top Action Tips and shared trends for better aligning academic research and educational materials with the SDGs, and improving the sharing of research findings with practitioners and policymakers.
HESI Webinars
March 2023 and June 2022
In these presentations, the Fellows updated HESI and its stakeholders on our progress, with new projects started, partnerships forged, and new tools and resources produced by the Fellows.
Solutions Summit for Publishers and Editors
November 2022
This event focussed on the Top Action Tips for Publishers and Editors, sharing trends for better aligning academic publishing with the SDGs, and improving the sharing of research findings and ideas for new research with practitioners and policymakers.