- The Goals
- SDG 1: No Poverty
- SDG 2: Zero Hunger
- SDG 3: Good health and well-being
- SDG 4: Quality education
- SDG 5: Gender equality
- SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
- SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
- SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
- SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
- SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
- SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
- SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
- SDG 13: Climate action
- SDG 14: Life below water
- SDG 15: Life on land
- SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
- SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals
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Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
A functioning and resilient infrastructure is the foundation of every successful community. To meet future challenges, our industries and infrastructure must be upgraded. For this, we need to promote innovative sustainable technologies and ensure equal and universal access to information and financial markets. This will bring prosperity, create jobs and make sure that we build stable and prosperous societies across the globe.
How SFU is contributing
B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation
In September 2022, the B.C. Centre for Agritech Innovation (BCCAI) officially opened its doors at SFU's Surrey Campus. BCCAI will accelerate the research and development of new technologies in the agritech space, ultimately driving economic growth and recovery in British Columbia, while addressing climate change and food security challenges in the region.
SFU students to create solutions for a more sustainable, local textile industry
SFU’s unique SFU-Emily Carr Sustainable Design Entrepreneurship Program—a collaboration between SFU’s Beedie School of Business and SFU’s School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT)—partnered, for the first time, with Emily Carr University of Art and Design to offer a series of four courses between fall 2019 and summer 2020.
Canada’s science innovation ecosystem needs a build-for-scale strategy
Canada is well-positioned to be a global leader in clean technology. Our university scientist-researchers continue to make breakthrough inventions in this area, our workforce is highly educated and our industries are ready to partner in a thriving Canadian clean tech economy. Elicia Maine, SFU's associate vice-president, knowledge mobilization and innovation and SFU Beedie’s VanDusen professor of innovation and entrepreneurship, explores how leveraging Canadian research innovation will not only facilitate the vital transition, but will also aid in post-pandemic economic recovery.
COLLABORATION SPARKS SUSTAINABLE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING BREAKTHROUGH
SFU and Swiss researchers are developing an eco-friendly, 3D printable solution for producing wireless Internet-of-Things sensors that can be used and disposed of without contaminating the environment. Their research has been published as the cover story in the February 2019 issue of the journal Advanced Electronic Materials.
SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH INNOVATION AT SFU
- SFU Innovates
- Community-Centred Climate Innovation
- Big Data at SFU
- 4D LABS
- Technology Licensing Office
- SFU Partnerships Hub
- SFU VentureLabs
- Coast Capital Venture Connection
- SFU Sustainability
FACTS AND FIGURES
- 258 publications related to SDG 9, 2017-2021 (source: SciVal)
- 99 active research projects related to SDG 9 funded from 2016 - 2020
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate
SFU Beedie School of Business' Innovation and Entrepreneurship program's training develops renewable competencies such as creativity and adaptability, team work and collaboration skills, communication and implementation—which prepare students for an employment landscape that is rapidly changing.
I2i graduate certificate in science & technology commercialization
Invention to Innovation (i2I) is a unique and rewarding entrepreneurship program offered by the Beedie School of Business that helps scientists and engineers commercialize their inventions and overcome marketplace challenges.
Facts and Figures
- 8 courses relating to SDG 9, representing 1,196 students, offered between the 2018/19 and 2020/21 academic year
Operations
Surrey building nets LEED gold certification for leadership in sustainability
SFU has been recognized as a sustainability leader for its new building in Surrey. Opening in 2019 as the first phase of its Surrey campus expansion, the new building has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification—one of LEED’s highest ratings—in recognition of its sustainable design and operations.
Oscar the trash-sorting robot reduces waste at SFU's Surrey Campus
The artificial intelligence (AI) robot “Oscar”, founded by two SFU Mechatronic Systems Engineering students, uses a display screen and powerful AI camera to identify recycling from trash and instruct users which bin to use when disposing of their waste.