Describe how you have evaluated your project ideas against one or more of the SDGs.
The sustainable development subteam primarily oversees the implementation of our project in the context of sustainability and the United Nation sustainable development goals. The sustainable development team accomplishes this by conducting thorough analysis of relevant stakeholders, potential long term impacts of our project, and comprehensively understanding the goals themselves and the interplay between them. Aside from these primary sub team goals, the team also focuses on achieving the “Best Sustainable Development Impact” special medal, and how to tailor our project to meet the criteria in unique and impactful ways.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action to integrally address global environmental, social, and economic challenges. As the future leaders of synthetic biology research and innovation, it’s your responsibility to participate in the global conversations to help develop solutions towards meeting the SDGs. We encourage you to demonstrate how you have evaluated your project ideas against one or more of the SDGs, how you’ve consulted with SDG stakeholders, and how you’ve begun to form collaborations with other iGEM teams around the SDGs. You’re encouraged to look back at previous iGEM projects to evaluate them against the SDGs and build upon them.
To compete for the Best Sustainable Development prize, select the prize on the judging form and describe your work on this page.
Please see the 2024 Awards Page for more information.