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COUNCIL’S STATEMENT ON SUSTAINABILITY
This Sustainability Report provides an overview of how UNIZULU has both positively and negatively impacted the economic life of the community in which it operated during the year under review, often categorised as environmental, social and governance issues (ESG).
Sustainability is interlinked with the University’s threat towards achieving the sustainable development goals,
governance, strategy, risks and opportunities and key performance indicators. It reports on the extent to which issues relating to UNIZULU stakeholders,
innovation, fairness, collaboration and social transformation, student numbers and throughput and the generation of alternative funding streams have been factored into the management of the University. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting institutions around the world, the scope and economic dimensions of which pose a major
especially Goal 3 (Health and Well-Being) Goal 4 (Quality Education), Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), Goal 12 (Consumption and Production) and Goal 13 (Climate Action). Spillover effects can be obstacles to achieving the remainder of the goals.
This Sustainability Report provides a forward-looking statement on how the Council believes that it can improve the positive aspects and eradicate or ameliorate the negative aspects concerning sustainability in the coming year.
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