Sustainability and Social Research Group

The Sustainability and Social Research Group (SSRG) is a multidisciplinary research group between the College of Business and Law and the College of Arts at the University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia. The Group’s focus is closely aligned with the University’s mission of ‘Bringing Sustainability to Life’. 

SSRG’s research embraces the often neglected, but crucial social, economic and cultural aspects of sustainable development. The group’s distinctive focus derives from the cross-disciplinary approach of its researchers and their shared commitment to addressing sustainability from a stance that goes beyond purely environmental concerns to include social and economic dimensions. 

The Groups’ research is concentrated in five key programs:

• Environmental and natural resources law and environmental governance
• Institutional and corporate strategies for climate change
• Corporate social responsibility, corporate environmentalism, stakeholder engagement and social movements
• Communities, social capital and third sector organisations
• Agency, wellbeing and equity

SSRG is strongly committed to developing collaborative partnerships with individuals, agencies and institutions nationally and internationally for whom sustainability is a crucial issue. Due to the University’s location the Group has established strong research links with the Western Sydney community including policy makers and practitioners in the area of sustainability and social research. 

Last Event:

The SSRG held its last seminar for 2011 on Monday 12 December 2011. 

Time:  11.00am to 12.30pm
Venue:  Parramatta Campus, Building EB 3.35