Twelve targets within SDG 8 aim to ensure economic growth can be beneficial for everyone. Ethical and sustainable employment practices, policies to aid small enterprises, economic resource efficiency and equal pay are some of the areas this SDG aims to improve and achieve.
Research
Embedding the Framework of Culture of Health in Small Medium Enterprises: A Comparative Perspective between Japan and Southeast Asia
In this joint research between Sunway University and Saitama Japan funded under Toshiba Foundation, it explores the Culture of Health framework (CoH) which is developed by Harvard University and its applicability in the context of Asian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Subsequently, it aims to derive an insightful narrative for a Post Covid (SMEs) engagement with the UN SDG's and create a dialogue with concerns arising from planetary health. The CoH comprises a 4-pillar framework encompassing organisational and societal well-being:
- Employee Health (well-being of workers)
- Consumer Health (Healthfulness and safety of products and services)
- Community Health (Business impacts on public)
- Environmental Health (Business impacts on environment)
These pillars convene businesses to create a corporate ‘Health Footprint’ for the mutual benefit of business and society.
Teaching
Statistical Inferences: Transforming Data into Sustainable Solutions
The School of Mathematical Sciences at Sunway University recently hosted its 2nd Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Talk titled "From Data to Decision-Making: Empowering Sustainability Development through Statistical Inferences," featuring a presentation by Dr Wooi Chen Khoo, the Head of the Department of Applied Statistics. Dr Khoo's research focuses on providing evidence-based answers to pressing questions related to sustainable development. She has contributed to estimating the duration of unemployment in Malaysia, where official data is lacking, and determining the most suitable Employment Insurance Scheme for individuals across different income brackets.
University Operations
Sunway Career Services
As a One-Stop Career Centre, our goal is to equip and support students as you navigate through your career pathway on campus through different resources, avenues and counsel. We hope to support you in ways possible as you explore your career pathway and become highly sought after by employers.
