{"id":221,"date":"2018-11-20T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialimpactmovement.org\/?p=221"},"modified":"2021-10-03T14:56:36","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T18:56:36","slug":"canon-educates-youth-on-the-importance-of-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/socialimpactmovement.org\/staging\/canon-educates-youth-on-the-importance-of-sdgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Canon educates youth on the importance of SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global imaging manufacturer Canon has this week worked with the University of the Arts London to help students harness the power of visual storytelling to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n<p>A five-day series of workshops on photography, film, graphic design and animation saw students aged 13-18 work together to discuss the global issues that affect their futures.<\/p>\n<p>Each group chose one of the SDGs &#8211; which aim to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity \u2013 to use as a central theme for their photographs and videos.<\/p>\n<p>The Creative Media Camp was led by Canon ambassador Simeon Quarrie, who said: \u201cAs a Canon ambassador one thing I really enjoy doing is working with young people and trying to inspire them to realise the type of video and imagery that myself and other ambassadors create is not so distant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they are determined and put in the right creative steps, then anything is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raising awareness<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Experts stress the need to help educate young people on the SDGs and make sure they are easily understood.\u00a0Business-led initiatives such as\u00a0IMPACT2030\u00a0have launched schemes to raise young people\u2019s awareness and to encourage them to become actively involved.<\/p>\n<p>Question marks hang over the private sector\u2019s participation in helping to achieve the Goals. Last week, a panel of sustainability experts from BT, the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) and DNV GL, discussed how sustainability and energy professionals can drive engagement with the SDGs\u00a0and spur tangible action during\u00a0edie\u2019s SDG Power Hour webinar.<\/p>\n<p>Panellists debated how businesses can bridge the gap between ambition and action on the Global Goals, after a\u00a0<u>string of reports<\/u>\u00a0showed that a huge proportion of firms to have made SDG pledges have not yet to set any measurable targets\u00a0related to the Goals, nor are they monitoring progress against them.<\/p>\n<p>edie\u2019s SDG Power Hour webinar is and available now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edie.net\/webinars\/The-SDG-power-hour--How-to-drive-engagement-with-the-Global-Goals\/292\">on demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.edie.net\/news\/7\/Canon-educates-youth-on-the-importance-of-SDGs\/<\/p>\n<\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global imaging manufacturer Canon has this week worked with the University of the Arts London to help students harness the power of visual storytelling to address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 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