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Abstract
World leaders adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 at the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Summit, building on the significant success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). These Global Goals include renewed commitment and expansion of global issues, addressing social inclusion, environmental protection, and economic growth, simply stated People, Planet, and Profit. At Cabrini University, professors live and share with their students Cabrini’s “Education of the Heart.” Cabrini “welcomes learners of all faiths, cultures, and backgrounds and prepares them to become engaged citizens of the world.” All Cabrini students become involved in increasingly sophisticated community-based problem solving that recognizes the needs and assets of global and local communities. This paper will discuss how business professors are “Integrating the Triple Bottom Line for Business Students: People, Planet, and Profit” in Cabrini’s Justice Matters curriculum. Students interested in business learn the social, environmental, and economic impact of business decisions. Although some of the global issues seem to involve one aspect of People, Planet, and Profit, students discover the need to integrate the relevant social, environmental, and economic elements to create solutions involving fairness, sustainability, and efficiency. Integral to sustainable development is the understanding that systemic change can only occur if embraced and supported by the communities involved. This study contributes to this understanding through the development of a model to assist children who aged out of the Cabrini Ministries, Swaziland hostel (otherwise known as an orphanage). The purpose of this model is to ensure the children's success by providing an avenue for providing resources, including safety, shelter, education and training to facilitate their successful transition into mainstream society. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the post-2015 development agenda: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (United Nations, 2015). This agenda, described by the UN as a “plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity”, strives to build on the Millennium Development Goals.