SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
Laurier not only prepares our students for careers in a rapidly changing world, but also plays a role in driving innovation in our local communities and beyond. Through our partnership programs and research, Laurier is making meaningful contributions to achieving SDG 9.
See some of the work that Laurier completed in 2022 to advance SDG 9.
A new university partnership is providing Laurier's student entrepreneurs with opportunities to innovate in communities beyond Canadian borders. Laurier is collborating with the Business Council of Westchester and Iona University, both in New York, on a plan to transform Westchester County into a hub that attracts and supports innovative companies.
Laura Allan, an assistant professor at Laurier’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, has been appointed the university's inaugural director of innovation and entrepreneurship. Allan will serve as the operational lead in the development of Laurier’s first Innovation and Entrepreneurship Strategy.
Explore the work that Laurier research centres do to promote industry, innovation and infrastructure.
The Einwechter Centre for Supply Chain Management facilitates research in supply chain management. Affiliated with the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, the centre maintains regular communication between researchers, practitioners and strategic decision-makers in supply chain management. Hosting seminars, conferences and roundtables ensures that relevant topics are analyzed and research findings are disseminated to stakeholders in a timely fashion.
The Co-operators Centre for Business and Sustainability facilitates and coordinates research related to business and environmental sustainability. The centre ensures regular communication between researchers and practitioners, including strategic decision-makers in the local sustainability community. Based at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Laurier, the centre hosts seminars, conferences and roundtables to discuss relevant topics aligned with practitioner needs and assists in disseminating research findings in a timely fashion to those who can use them.
The Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises was created to support growth-oriented Canadian technology companies. It empowers current and emerging technology firms to scale rapidly into globally competitive enterprises through insightful research and mentorship.
Learn more about Laurier initiatives in 2022 that helped advance SDG 9.
As outlined in our Commercialization Framework, Laurier is committed to maximizing the benefits of research undertaken at Laurier for the benefit of the citizens of Ontario and its economy. We seek to create an ecosystem that drives innovation while strengthening human health and well-being, the economy, communities and the planet. We are committed to the management and protection of intellectual property generated by our researchers to maximize commercial opportunities and benefits to society. Our commitment is reinforced in our Research Strategy where knowledge dissemination, research excellence, partnerships and future-readiness are weaved throughout.
Laurier conducted a consultative process to develop the university’s first Innovation and Entrepreneurship Plan. The plan aspires to cover innovation programming, university-industry/community collaborations, social innovation, entrepreneurship and research.