
At the Graduate Institute, more than ten professors, researchers and students work on SDG 8. Their work ranges from academic courses on work, labour and practice, to research projects, such as a project examining skills development policies and Information Communication Technologies, as well as academic and policy-oriented publications and events. We also offer an Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices.


Call for Papers – Interdisciplinary Conference on Democracy and Finance

Launch of the New Executive Certificate in Nature-Positive Economy: Drive Social and Economic Transformation for Sustainable Prosperity

Paths Panel VII: Exploring Paths of Change in the field of Business and Human Rights

CFD-ILO workshop on Job Creation and Inclusive Growth: China’s Experience and International Evidence

Work and “Just” Agroecological Transition: Experiences from Western Africa

Why the Future Trade is in Services

Green and Digital Futures: Enabling Youth For ‘Just Transitions’

Fieldwork in Colombia as part of the “Anthroposouth” project

YOUTH THINKING AHEAD 2021 – The Future of Work

EU priorities for the future of the WTO ahead of MC12

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making
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View moreGoal 8 aims to sustain economic growth, while at the same time making it inclusive and sustainable. The UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform places the focus in its progress report on “increasing labour productivity, reducing the unemployment rate, especially for young people, and improving access to financial services and benefits are essential components of sustained and inclusive economic growth”. Read more about Goal 8