Universidade Positivo’s commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Sustainable development allows meeting the needs of present generations without compromising the survival of future generations.

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) established the 2030 Agenda, with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by this period. With a 15-year term, the agenda is an agenda for the current generation, but education for sustainable development goes beyond that.

Education for Sustainable Development assumes responsibility for generating relevant knowledge, professional skills, social attitudes and innovations necessary for a sustainable future. UP graduates must be competent professionals and citizens to lead transformative changes in their fields and committed to present and future generations at the local, regional, national and international level.

Universidade Positivo aims to be recognized for excellence in training for sustainable development, innovative and differentiated in teaching, research and extension , with a high level of student satisfaction and impact on the internal and external community.

Therefore, graduates must have the ability to lead their professional field to solve the challenges posed by a sustainable society. To do this, the student needs to develop the following skills and attitudes:

⇒ Autonomy: Ability to make decisions and take responsibility for one’s actions with intellectual independence.
⇒ Cooperation: Attitude of working together, in a coordinated manner, aiming for a common purpose and generating benefits for the parties involved in the process.
⇒ Creativity: Ability to create something new or propose solutions in search of innovation.
⇒ Epistemological curiosity: Attitude of actively exploring circumstances and having a constant desire to learn.
⇒ Empathy: Attitude of putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and thinking about problem solutions with the participation of agents directly affected, seeking a real perspective from those who experience it, giving a voice to the community involved.
⇒ Ethics: Attitude of acting in accordance with the values of a sustainable society.
⇒ Resilience: Attitude of giving new meaning to a process experienced by reducing its negative impacts and learning from the experience, adapting positively in the face of relevant adversities.
⇒ Responsibility: Attitude of proactively taking a leading role in solving society’s problems.
⇒ Responsiveness: Attitude of responding quickly and effectively to pertinent situations.
⇒ Vision or critical thinking: Ability to recognize and deal with a plurality of ways of thinking, being able to evaluate situations and synthesize divergent points of view.
⇒ Systems vision or thinking: Ability to recognize connections in complex systems with a view of the whole, the parts and their interactions, considering the direct and indirect effects of actions and decisions in the different spheres involved.

These competencies were defined based on a reflection on the role of the institution in its local context and its contribution to local development. The institution understands that its legacy is the training of society’s transformative agents for the challenges of sustainable development, and seeks to do so in a different and innovative way.

The Institutional Development Plan (PDI) establishes its operational objectives and the strategies to achieve them. The 2022 Sustainable Development Goals Report demonstrates the carrying out of activities in their various forms, throughout 2022. The 2022 Extension Report demonstrates the extension activities carried out in the same year.

By focusing its mission on promoting education for sustainable development, UP is effectively committed to promoting social, economic and environmental transformation in the context in which it operates, through coordinated actions in teaching, research and extension.

Extension programs are intended to serve target populations, in a dialogical relationship with society. Without seeking assistance, it works through projects with a social impact of transformation for the community served. In this way, in addition to providing the development of student skills related to responsibility, ethics, responsiveness and empathy, it demonstrates forms of transformative intervention in society in order to promote economic and social development in conjunction with teaching and research.

The extension promotes student leadership in social responsibility actions and contributes to the economic, social, environmental and cultural development of local and regional communities, in addition to promoting social inclusion and the defense of Human Rights.

As for research, during graduation, course completion work and projects are developed in the Scientific Initiation Program (PIC), in addition to research and projects carried out within the scope of master’s and doctoral programs, listed below:

⇒ • Master’s and Doctorate in Administration

⇒ Master’s and Doctorate in Industrial Biotechnology

⇒ • Master’s in Law

⇒ • Master’s and Doctorate in Environmental Management

Below we demonstrate our commitments to each of the sustainable development objectives.

No Poverty (SDG 1)

End poverty in all its forms, everywhere.

UP seeks to improve the living conditions of the population based on offering quality higher education, in an accessible manner for those with lower purchasing power through scholarships and discounts. The Student Profile Report in 2022 shows that 30.85% of students had student financing, and 30.15% had a scholarship, with 12.78% of scholarships granted by UP itself.

In addition to this, it seeks to incorporate, into its training process, teaching, research and extension projects that contribute to improving the population’s living conditions, combined with other sustainable development objectives. Services are provided at health clinics, extension projects to improve the income of specific communities, as well as research into the living conditions of these individuals.

In 2022 the following academic projects were carried out:

  • Innovative University Social Action for Social Assistance Homes.
  • Food collection at events: Welcome Week, Academic Week and School Clinic
  • Employability of young offenders as a socio-educational action
  • Socio-economic and territorial survey of the Quilombola Remaining Community of Vila Esperança, through the application of questionnaires, interviews and socio-environmental diagnosis using drones and geoprocessing.
  • Carrheiras Women from the Tiradentes Community: undertaking and guaranteeing space for construction and social participation
  • Point for the Curitiba Clothing Campaign

There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to social:

Zero Hunger (SDG 2)

End hunger and starvation, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

With the aim of optimizing the use of food, UP has educational campaigns to reduce food waste, such as disseminating information on wasted food, awareness reports on conscious consumption, among others.

For the community, it offers its spaces to hold organic producer fairs for remaining producers from quilombola communities, in addition to other extension activities related to the use of food and environmental preservation for agricultural production.

In 2022 the following academic activities were carried out:

  • Application of environmental biotechnology in the technological and environmental development of the productive sector
  • Theoretical scaling of industrial production of a nitrogen-fixing inoculant self-immobilized in bacterial cellulose
  • Intervention strategies for biodiversity conservation on family and organic farming properties in the Municipality of Piraquara
  • Fair of organic and artisanal products from the Quilombola Remaining Communities of Lapa
  • Food sustainability in needy communities
  • Sustainability as a tool for social inclusion in vulnerable communities

Good health and Wellbeing (SDG 3)

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for everyone, at all ages.

UP has a significant number of students on health courses, who carry out various extension projects, awareness campaigns, as well as services at its dentistry, psychology, nutrition, physiotherapy, aesthetics and veterinary clinics at affordable prices, which They only cover the costs of products and equipment.

Through partnerships, curricular internships for health courses are carried out in health units and hospitals accredited by the Unified Health System (SUS), senior centers, schools and other spaces that serve vulnerable and low-income populations, in all the ages. The Student Profile Report in 2022 shows that in that year 23.60% of enrolled students were in the health area. Considering the period from 2003 to 2023, 26.19% of UP graduates were from the health area.

The Ecoville Campus is a large park-style green space, with a walking and running track, which can be accessed free of charge by the surrounding population to practice aerobic activities. Furthermore, the Sports Center offers access to physical and sporting activities at social prices, below market prices.

For the internal public, awareness campaigns are carried out regarding health care, combating smoking, guidance on preventive care, among others, in addition to providing a free health plan for employees, with subsidized value for their dependents.

Students receive psycho-pedagogical assistance through the SIAE – Student Integration and Reception Sector, in addition to psychological assistance through the Psychology Center, and various mental health and student well-being actions.

In 2022 the following academic projects were carried out:

  • The week against burnout among health professionals at the Cruz Vermelha Brasileira Hospital in Curitiba-PR
  • Joint action with Street Doctors
  • Health Education Action in the São Marcos neighborhood
  • Oral Cancer Prevention Action
  • Psychological support for patients at UPA Lapa
  • Dental care for institutionalized children in the Curitiba region
  • Mental Health Care
  • Nutritional service at the Nutrition Clinic
  • Dental care for the community at UP’s undergraduate clinics
  • Psychotherapeutic care
  • Clinical Care in Hair Therapy
  • Physiotherapy services – Hospital da Cruz Vermelha
  • Services at the Physiotherapy Clinic
  • Nonviolent Communication for Parents
  • Health Care at the Elderly Community Center in the West Zone
  • Culture and food education in the Quilombola community
  • Child development
  • Socio-emotional Development in Second Childhood
  • Education and health promotion for the elderly
  • Sexual Education in Childhood
  • Effects of physical training on neurochemical redox and metabolic mediators in parkinsonism and their correlation with neuronal trophic factors: a preclinical model.
  • Active and Healthy Aging for the elderly at the Elderly Community Center of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Cognitive and Motor Skills with Children
  • Social and Emotional Skills with Children and Adolescents
  • Humanization in the care of diagnostic imaging exams for People with Disabilities.
  • Impact of Integrative and Complementary Practices on people’s health, well-being and quality of life
  • Atypical motherhood
  • Mindfulness for Children
  • The health-disease process and public policies in communities: how interprofessionality can act.
  • Guidance on oral health for institutionalized elderly people and caregivers
  • Online lecture Breast Cancer Physiotherapy – Colorfix Colombo Company
  • Lecture: Welfare of animals admitted to isolation areas
  • Weekly Quality of Life Pills _ Proxys Group
  • Preventing Child Accidents at AMA Daycare
  • Psychoeducation Program on Anxiety for medical students
  • Anti-distress project in nursing homes
  • QAP Project in the Fire Department
  • Brief Psychotherapy at UBS Almirante Tamandaré
  • SAPECA – Reception and Protection Service for Children and Adolescents
  • Children’s Health: Preventing Domestic Accidents
  • Mental Health – SIAE
  • Mental health and interpersonal relationships among UP SSA employees
  • Mental health in the SSA team at Universidade Positivo Curitiba
  • One Health: Zoonoses and Water Pollution – Educational games
  • Being Healthy – Children’s Health
  • Foster Care Service for Teenagers
  • Emotional Sustainability in Organizations
  • Disease Screening Test
  • Eating disorders in students of the Nutrition course at Universidade Positivo

Quality Education (SDG 4)

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

UP offers several degree courses to train teachers who will work in basic education, such as Pedagogy, Mathematics, History, Literature, among others, according to the 2022 Student Profile Report.

There is coordination with private schools and education departments at the municipal and state level to carry out internships, extension projects, and events related to education. There is an institutional extension program dedicated to educational institutions, in which projects of different courses and characteristics are carried out, with the aim of contributing to the improvement of public and private education.

In 2022, the following projects were carried out:

  • Art as an innovative teaching methodology
  • Storytelling as a rescue of life: agents of solidarity
  • Education as the result of collective action
  • Adolescence and Socioeducation
  • Sustainable development in training in the initial years of formal education: guidelines for pedagogical planning
  • Educommunication and Literature: reading and writing for the formation of critical thinking in high school
  • Continuing teacher training with a view to education for sustainable development: challenges of integrating mathematics and science in early years teaching through remote group work
  • Gamification applied to the development of “ softskills ” for professional and personal life
  • Personal image in childhood: interventions from the child’s perspective.
  • Games and games: contributions to children’s development and learning
  • Mapping and Health Education – Project-Based Learning
  • Learning-Centered Psychological Intervention Program – PIPA
  • Project – voice modeling for children with autism spectrum disorder
  • Junior Socio-Environmental Researcher Project, with the involvement of a high school student, following fieldwork in two projects under development in the Quilombola Remaining Community of Vila Esperança.

There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to social and education:

Gender Equality (SDG 5)

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

UP management positions are occupied by men and women, according to their intellectual and professional capabilities, without distinction of gender or race. Women’s access to education is free, and in 2022 59.36% of students were female. The Student Profile Report in 2022 demonstrates this expressiveness.

Extension projects aimed at promoting women’s access to fundamental rights, in addition to generating income and female employability. Highlights include the Entrepreneurship extension project for women deprived of liberty, carried out at the Paraná Women’s Penitentiary, in addition to the project for women carrenheiras, support for the planning and management of various businesses led by women, in addition to the space for the Women Who Add Up Fair and the partnership with TechGirls , which offers training for women to work with digital technologies, among others.

Some projects carried out in 2022 were:

  • Female Financial Independence: a possible path
  • Conversation Circles: “We need to talk about…”
  • Construction of Communication and Digital Marketing strategies for women entrepreneurs
  • Educate to revolutionize: an analysis of working conditions and female economic empowerment in fashion in Curitiba
  • Female entrepreneurship: improvement of a collaborative gastronomy space, atelier and children’s summer camp.
  • Entrepreneurship for women deprived of liberty
  • Ethical fashion: an analysis of working conditions and female economic empowerment in Curitiba fashion
  • Towards a gender-sensitive path
  • Workshops for Women Entrepreneurs
  • Talks – ” Trans-Form Diversity “

Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6)

Ensure the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

Universidade Positivo has an Environmental Management System (SGA) that promotes awareness campaigns on water use, control measures and minimization of water use through control of water meters, own wells, monitoring of lake water quality and of the Muller Stream that passes through the Ecoville Campus, in addition to reusing water from the lake to cool the motors in the Sports Center swimming pool. It is also worth noting that the UP lake is a space for rainwater drainage and helps to minimize flooding around the campus.

Environmental responsibility is institutionalized with the Environmental Management System (SGA). Recognizing its responsibility in the face of environmental problems, UP, through the SGA, organizes a conscious consumption policy, which provides employees, students, teachers and the community with information of social and environmental relevance.

Implemented since 2012, the SGA guarantees the monitoring of natural resources and correct waste management, in addition to raising awareness among employees, suppliers and service providers about actions that positively impact the environment. The consistency of the EMS led UP to obtain ISO 14.001 certification, the international standard among the most widespread and respected that establishes the requirements for the operation of a consistent Environmental Management System (EMS). UP was the first university in Paraná to achieve ISO 14.001 certification.

The implementation of ISO 14.001 depends on the existence of an organizational culture focused on sustainability, which involves both the adaptation of infrastructure and internal processes, as well as the environmental education of all actors in the institution, that is, managers, employees, teachers and students. Thus, one of the tripods of the EMS is environmental education, through institutional actions such as newsletters, blogs, signage and projects, as well as the implementation of the theme in the educational process in a transversal and multidisciplinary way, in different course disciplines, practices in classroom and research and extension projects in the environment and sustainability.

Extension and research projects related to the conscious use of water and preservation of rivers, lakes and springs, as well as representation in bodies related to water management, as follows:

⇒ Watershed Management Council of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba (CGM-RMC) – Profs. Cíntia Mara Ribas de Oliveira

⇒ Committee for the Alto Iguaçu Basins and Affluent of the Alto Ribeira (COALIAR) – Profa. Cíntia Mara Ribas de Oliveira

⇒ State Council for the Environment – Prof. Marcelo Limont

Some projects carried out in 2022 were:

  • Applications and aspects of the use of a satellite airplane in the State of Paraná
  • Educommunication, identity and fake news: production of audio/video programs with high school students
  • The impact of disposal of chemical and toxic waste on the environment: an analysis of human socio-environmental behavior in a vulnerable community in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba
  • Sustainability as a tool for social inclusion in vulnerable communities correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the basic health units of the municipality of londrina
  • The impact of irregular disposal of cosmetics and packaging carried out by beauty salons in Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region
  • Environmental management system: conscious use of water
  • Environmental management system: monitoring the quality of water and lake and fish
  • Environmental management system: monitoring the conditions of the Muller Stream

There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability:

Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7) 

Ensure reliable, sustainable, modern and affordable access to energy for all.

UP has an Environmental Management System, which seeks to reduce energy consumption and raise awareness among the academic community regarding the efficient use of energy. There is monitoring of energy use to seek its reduction, in addition to renewable energy sources installed on the Ecoville campus through solar panels and a wind energy tower.

Within the scope of research and extension, several projects are carried out seeking clean, renewable energy alternatives and energy efficiency, such as theses, dissertations and scientific initiation projects.

Some projects developed in 2022 were:

  • Photo-voltaic film project, and market trend electric cars.
  • Challenges of decarbonization: applied research towards the neutrality of the Brazilian fleet
  • Greenhouse gas emission and removal inventory from the use of solar, battery electricity and biogas energy in the municipality of Peabiru
  • Obstacles and challenges to the use of solar, battery electricity and biogas energy in the municipality of peabiru as a way to reduce climate impact


There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability:

Decent work and Economic Growth (SDG 8)

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Internal policies related to decent work and economic growth are based on fair remuneration for employees, in amounts above the minimum wage, depending on the positions and functions performed. In the scope of labor rights, all internal practices follow labor rights and union conventions related to teaching staff and administrative technical staff. As additional benefits to the salary, UP offers a subsidized cafeteria to employees on the headquarters campus, as well as food vouchers to those who work on other campuses . Free health plans are also offered to employees and subsidized to their dependents, as well as scholarships, among other benefits. All core activity employees are hired directly, and only additional service providers have an outsourced contract, such as cleaning and security.

Within the scope of diversity and inclusion, there is a Diversity and Inclusion policy with a specific area for this topic, with the aim of improving relationships between employees, promoting diversity and curbing discriminatory practices in the work and academic environment.

As for academic activities, in addition to training and qualifications at higher and postgraduate levels to promote the improvement of working conditions and employability, UP works with the community through teaching, research and extension projects, promoting entrepreneurship , professional qualification and income generation, such as:

  • Social Action at the Fair Traders Association of Londrina-PR
  • Innovative University Social Action for Social Assistance Homes.
  • Adopt a Company
  • Learning to undertake 3.0
  • Learning to undertake 2.0
  • Women ‘s Service Reference Center (CRAM)
  • Business model development at Casa dos Gatos
  • Development of business models (Canvas) for women entrepreneurs
  • Development of business models for microentrepreneurs
  • Development of Innovation Solutions in LGPD for Companies represented by the Management Committee of Nova Sergipe (Rua Inteligente de Londrina/PR)
  • Undertaking ecotourism in Piraquara
  • Entrepreneurship Fair – Vale do Pinhão
  • Entrepreneurs’ Fairs – Women Who Add Up
  • Sustainable Entrepreneurship Laboratory
  • Women carrenheiras from the Tiradentes Community: undertaking and guaranteeing space for construction and social participation
  • The impact of the pandemic on the business model of confectionery businesses in Curitiba
  • The impact of the pandemic on the business model of salons and self-employed beauty professionals in Curitiba
  • Bom Negócio Program – Free Entrepreneurship
  • Yerba mate production systems with geographical indication in Argentina and Brazil: opportunities and challenges for sustainable regional tourism development
  • Development of the Mulheres que Somam website – www.mulheresquesomam2020.com

There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to social:

Industry , Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9)

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

Universidade Positivo has several integration projects with companies through research and extension projects. Ecohub is UP’s innovation environment that aims to enhance innovation and interaction with companies through an Innovation Trail with accelerator ; Customized and applied Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) and consultancy services and laboratory tests. Within the scope of extension, there is an institutional relationship program with the Productive Sector, with the objective of developing activities in partnership with industry, commerce and the formal services sector or in search of formalization.

The following academic activities carried out in 2022 stand out:

  • Creation of an Innovative Ideas Program at the Pequeno Príncipe Complex
  • Business Challenges for Innovation in the Pequeno Príncipe Complex
  • Challenges in the healthcare sector: ideation and development of innovative solutions
  • Develop and improve solutions in products and equipment focused on Assistive Technology, seeking innovation and sustainable development, meeting the interests of the community.
  • Design thinking and strategy for developing entrepreneurial solutions – Case SkateBalance
  • Entrepreneurship with smart homes: connecting new services
  • Innovation and future scenarios for a company in the home and decoration segment: Guararapes Design Lab
  • Innovation in collaboration with industries in the Curitiba region
  • Innovation in the Corporate Real Estate Sector
  • Innovation for sustainability and circular economy opportunities in the construction sector
  • Londrina Smart Cities – Innovation for the benefit of companies and citizens
  • Experience Project: establishing links through innovation in communication
  • Waste management proposals generated by a company in the clothing segment within the scope of the National Solid Waste Policy
  • Volunteering on the Innovation Ecosystem Committee
  • WAP Academy : innovation in communication and training from the Wap company
  • WAP Casa Inteligente: innovation for the smart home and IoT segment for the WAP company

Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10)

Reduce inequality within and between countries.

UP has a policy against racial discrimination and valuing diversity aimed at teachers, employees and students. The Internal Disciplinary Code details student infractions related to ethical aspects and their punishment measures. The Code of Conduct of Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional (supporter of Universidade Positivo) establishes guidelines for relationships and treatment of employees, students and the external community. There is also a policy to value diversity and inclusion, within the scope of the Diversity and Inclusion Guide.

With the aim of contributing to the reduction of social and economic inequality, UP offers scholarships to students, according to its 2022 Student Profile Report. The same document also demonstrates the number of students with a disability enrolled in its courses.

As for actions with the community, the contribution to reducing inequalities is present in both research and extension. The following actions registered in 2022 stand out:


Sustainability as a tool for social inclusion in vulnerable communities

Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11)

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

For this SDG, UP counts on actions to preserve cultural memory through special collections in its Libraries, such as the collection that belonged to the senator, economist and diplomat Roberto Campos, with 8,426 titles, as well as the collection of arbitralist Philippe Fouchard . The library’s collection is available to the external community for local consultation, as well as the use of its spaces for studies.

The UP Library takes advantage of the space for research, discovery and provision of knowledge to reveal art and culture to its visitors. It is believed that this practice can deepen the experience of novelty and cultural convergence beyond the traditional media of books and periodicals: the diverse artistic expressions broaden the horizons of those who walk through its corridors. Therefore, every two months the Library offers an exhibition of thematic exhibitions based on collections from students, teachers, collaborators and external guests in the form of oil paintings, sculptures, engravings and others. Addressing various themes, the exhibitions also cover ethnic cultural diversity, gender issues, sustainability and human rights.

, UP has an extensive events complex, the UP Experience, made up of the following spaces:

  • Teatro Positivo Large Auditorium: second largest theater in the country, with 2400 seats, 4 dressing rooms and 4 boxes and architectural design inspired by the Greek theater Epidaurus, from the 4th century BC, Teatro Positivo hosts national and international shows, as well as technical and scientific congresses of great national impact.
  • Via Soft Experience: complete and modular fairs, events and exhibitions space with more than 11 thousand m2, opened in 2008. This space hosts national and international fairs and congresses, technical, scientific and commercial, as well as major events in the health sector.
  • UP Experience Theater: With 714 seats, it hosts medium-sized events and shows.
  • Events Room: with 1000 m2 and capacity for 500 seats, it is a modular space for exhibition events, lectures and others.
  • Auditoriums: UP also has 4 auditoriums with 200 seats and 2 with 400 seats for holding small events, numerous laboratories for use in partnership with companies.
  • Park campus: the format of the campus is conducive to holding outdoor sporting events, such as the Unimed Night Race, held annually.


In addition to providing unique spaces for holding technical, scientific and cultural events relevant to the local and national context, the UP Experience promotes several social responsibility actions associated with the spaces, such as support for the Associação Musical Allegro, which provides education in classical music to children living at risk in Paraná, and support for the Women’s Volleyball Super League, through the provision of training space. There is also the Christmas Concert held annually, with free entry upon donation of food to a selected entity.

In the scope of sustainability, there is participation of professors in local bodies and committees for the environment, innovation and sustainable cities, bicycle racks to encourage the use of alternative transport on their campuses, research and extension projects related to sustainability, among others. The academic projects carried out in 2022 stand out:

  • Applications and aspects of using a satellite aircraft in the state of Paraná
  • Functional centralities of Curitiba
  • Environmental challenges in the Quilombola Remaining Communities of Lapa: implementation of proposals
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by Basic Health Units in the city of Londrina
  • Development of the Sustainability Pillar for Companies in the Tooling Sector
  • Sergipe Day
  • IDEATHON 2022.2 – Construtech Week
  • Urban Mobility of Tomorrow: trends, innovation and solutions for the sustainable city
  • Quilombola narratives for environmental conservation
  • Participatory planning and execution of affirmative actions in the Quilombola Remaining Communities of Lapa – PR
  • Original Peoples of Brazil: culture, diversity and inclusion
  • Promotion of cultural recovery for children from traditional riverside communities around Guaratuba Bay, in the APA of Guaratuba
  • Sustainability as a tool for social inclusion in vulnerable communities
  • Transition to sustainability and circular economy opportunities in the construction sector


There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability:

Responsible Consumption and production (SDG 12)

Ensure sustainable production and consumption standards.

UP has an Environmental Management System that acts on the appropriate disposal and treatment of waste, educational actions and campaigns to minimize waste generation, adequate treatment of hazardous waste, among other responsible consumption and production measures.

In the academic field, there are several projects carried out in 2022, highlighted below:

  • Application of biosafety in the technological and environmental development of the production sector
  • Application of biotechnology industry project approaches in the technological and environmental development of the production sector
  • Environmental challenges in the Quilombola Remaining Communities of Lapa: implementation of proposals
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Guanabara Basic Health Unit of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Basic Health Unit Dr. Newton Leopoldo da Câmara (Center) of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Energy efficiency and waste management in pet shops
  • The impact of chemical and toxic waste disposal on the environment: an analysis of socio-environmental human behavior in a vulnerable community in the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
  • The impact of irregular disposal of cosmetics and packaging carried out by beauty salons in Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region
  • Industrial production of facial masks based on bacterial cellulose from Komagataeibacter xylinus and enriched with hyaluronic acid


There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability and consumption:

Climate Action (SDG 13)

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

UP has a solar plant and a wind turbine installed on its headquarters campus, in addition to using measures to minimize energy use through its Environmental Management System. Educational actions are carried out to contribute to minimizing energy use, energy efficiency, correct waste disposal, awareness about pollution and sustainability, among other actions.

Several teachers participate in local committees related to the environment, sustainability and environmental preservation. Academic teaching, research and extension projects stand out held in 2022 below:

  • Environmental Action – Clean Ecoville Campus
  • Environmental challenges in the Quilombola Remaining Communities of Lapa: implementation of proposals
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Guanabara Basic Health Unit of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Basic Health Unit Dr. Newton Leopoldo da Câmara (Center) of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Quilombola narratives for environmental conservation
  • The impact of chemical and toxic waste disposal on the environment: an analysis of socio-environmental human behavior in a vulnerable community in the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
  • The impact of irregular disposal of cosmetics and packaging carried out by beauty salons in Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region
  • Environmental protection and income generation in Piraquara

There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability:

Life Below Water (SDG 14)

Conserve and promote the sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Internally, UP works through the Environmental Management System to minimize the use of water resources, adequate sanitation treatment, in addition to adequate treatment of solid and toxic waste that can cause water pollution and harm to life in the water.

The lake on its main campus is an environmental conservation space and water quality is also monitored in the Mueller Stream, which runs through the main campus.

Teaching, research and extension projects address topics related to environmental preservation and adequate use of water, as well as valuing life, in all its forms. UP is represented in local committees related to the environment, preservation of springs and water management. The academic projects carried out in 2022 stand out:

  • 4th SIMGAMC – International Symposium on Environmental Management and Climate Change
  • Environmental challenges in the Quilombola Remaining Communities of Lapa: implementation of proposals
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Guanabara Basic Health Unit of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Basic Health Unit Dr. Newton Leopoldo da Câmara (Center) of the Municipality of Londrina
  • Energy efficiency and waste management in pet shops
  • Intervention strategies for biodiversity conservation on family and organic farming properties in the Municipality of Piraquara
  • Strategies to stimulate the consumption of regional foods and preparations and socio-biodiversity
  • Extension in sanitary hygiene: sanitary management in animal production on a school farm located in the Environmental Protection Area of Iraí (APA Iraí)
  • Business model based on the circular economy to use textile waste on a large scale, produced by a company in the clothing segment
  • Quilombola narratives for environmental conservation
  • The impact of chemical and toxic waste disposal on the environment: an analysis of socio-environmental human behavior in a vulnerable community in the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
  • The impact of chemical and toxic waste disposal on the environment: an analysis of socio-environmental human behavior in a vulnerable community in the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
  • The impact of irregular disposal of cosmetics and packaging carried out by beauty salons in Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region
  • Promotion of cultural recovery for children from traditional riverside communities around Guaratuba Bay, in the APA of Guaratuba
  • Environmental protection and income generation in Piraquara
  • Recycling: material and citizenship
  • One Health: Zoonoses and Water Pollution – Educational games


There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability:

Life On Land (SDG 15)

Protect, restore and promote the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt loss.

Internally, UP works through the Environmental Management System to minimize the use of water resources, adequate sanitation treatment, in addition to adequate treatment of solid and toxic waste that may cause environmental pollution.

The lake on its main campus is an environmental conservation space and water quality is also monitored in the Mueller Stream, which runs through the main campus. The main campus is largely wooded, in the shape of a park, and has several native species of fauna and flora, duly preserved and monitored.

UP also has an Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals, which evaluates the use of animals for research and scientific initiation purposes.

Teaching, research and extension projects address topics related to environmental preservation and adequate use of water, as well as valuing life, in all its forms. UP is represented in local committees related to the environment. The academic projects carried out in 2022 stand out:

  1. Small Animal Veterinary School Clinic
  2. Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Guanabara Basic Health Unit of the Municipality of Londrina
  3. Correct disposal of medicines in the regions served by the Basic Health Unit Dr. Newton Leopoldo da Câmara (Center) of the Municipality of Londrina
  4. Energy efficiency and waste management in pet shops
  5. Speciesism, exceptionalism and animal rights: treatment of abandoned animals
  6. Intervention strategies for biodiversity conservation on family and organic farming properties in the Municipality of Piraquara
  7. Strategies to stimulate the consumption of regional foods and preparations and socio-biodiversity
  8. Extension in sanitary hygiene: sanitary management in animal production on a school farm located in the Environmental Protection Area of Iraí (APA Iraí)
  9. Business model based on the circular economy to use textile waste on a large scale, produced by a company in the clothing segment
  10. The impact of chemical and toxic waste disposal on the environment: an analysis of socio-environmental human behavior in a vulnerable community in the metropolitan region of Curitiba.
  11. The impact of irregular disposal of cosmetics and packaging carried out by beauty salons in Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region
  12. Recycling: material and citizenship
  13. Projects in partnership with Mater Natura/WWF to monitor mammal fauna associated with ecological restoration processes in the Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema State Park (MS), Atlantic Forest biome
  14. Monitoring of the rock-faced parrot in the APA of Guaraqueçaba-PR in partnership with the Society for Research in Wildlife and Environmental Education – S PVS


There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16)

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

UP has collegiate bodies representing teachers, students and administrative technicians. There is encouragement and relationship with student organizations in the forms of Central Student Directory, Academic Centers, Athletic Centers, among others.

The institution has agreements with public bodies and is represented in committees and forums related to the SDG.

There is also the Cruzeiro do Sul Educacional Code of Conduct, which establishes guidelines for relationships with public bodies and other entities.

At the academic level, there are research and extension projects, as well as free assistance from the Legal Practice Center (NPJ) of the Law course. In 2022, the NPJ served more than 3,300 people, providing free access to justice. Furthermore, in 2022 the UP Human Rights Clinic was launched, with the aim of collective defense of human rights in all spheres.

The following projects also stand out:


There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to justice and social:

Partnership for the Goals (SDG 17)

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

Universidade Positivo participates in several committees and representative entities in the discussion and formulation of government policies, listed below:

– State Council for Economic and Social Development – Prof. Maria Thereza Willie Gomes

– Municipal Council for Innovation, Science and Technology – Prof. Kristian Capellini and Prof. Luiz Pinheiro

– Watershed Management Council of the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba (CGM-RMC) – Prof. Cíntia Mara Ribas de Oliveira

– Comitê das Bacias do Alto Iguaçu e Afluentes do Alto Ribeira (COALIAR) – Prof. Cíntia Mara Ribas de Oliveira

– State Council for the Environment – Prof. Marcelo Limont

– Municipal Council for the Protection of Animals – COMUPA – Prof. Maysa Pellizzaro

– Board of Directors of the Alto Arapiuns Organization – Prof. Carolina Dea Bruzamolin

There are research groups registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development CNPq related to sustainability, justice and social:


There is a partnership with the Institute of Applied Material Flow Management ( IFaS ), an innovative research institute of the Trier University of Applied Sciences (Germany).

Partnerships with Municipal Governments for health care and other research and extension activities:

  • Workers Hospital Complex (HT)
  • Red Cross Hospital – Paraná Branch (HCV)
  • Paraná Eye Hospital (HOP)
  • Pequeno Príncipe Children’s Hospital (HPP)
  • Araucária Municipal Hospital
  • Zilda Arns Municipal Hospital for the Elderly
  • São Sebastião da Lapa Regional Hospital
  • Santa Casa de Londrina Brotherhood (ISCAL)
  • Campo Largo City Hall
  • Curitiba City Hall
  • Fazenda Rio Grande City Hall
  • Lapa City Hall
  • Londrina City Hall
  • Pinhais City Hall


Partnerships with public and justice bodies to carry out internships and teaching, research and extension projects, such as:


There are also partnerships with institutions related to extension programs, reported in the SDG 2022 Report.

With a view to enhancing and formalizing its commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals, it joined the SDG Strategy movement, formed by organizations representing civil society, the private sector, local governments and academia with the purpose of expanding and qualifying the debate on this matter. of the Sustainable Development Goals in Brazil and to mobilize, discuss and propose effective means of implementation for this agenda.

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