The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as global sustainability goals, are more than just lofty ideals; they are apractical roadmap towards a better world endorsed by the United Nations. These goals don't reside in a distant future; they demand immediate attenti...
With 193 governments agreeing to deliver 17 goals tackling major world issues by 2030, change lies ahead for business, not only to rethink strategy and business behaviour to align with the goals, but also to assess and evidence their impact.
Investing into the SDGs should be considered from a medium to long-term time horizon. While many of these pertain to long-term macro trends, they can experience short term dips such as the correction in clean energy. This momentum in energy transition is however one that is here to stay, ...
With sustainability now at the center of many business models and strategies, SDG roadmaps can be used as a tool to help sectors lead, innovate, and challenge their approaches to shape a more sustainable future. As we enter a critical make-or-break “Decade of Action” to deliver the S...
Conversely, the environmental and societal externalities of industrial food systems—including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, deforestation, destruction of biodiversity, waste, use of dangerous chemicals and societal harms—all hamper progress towards these goals [20]. While many of these externalities a...
Consumers are increasingly adopting sustainability values and behaviors, and they expect businesses to take the lead on sustainability issues. The SDGs provide a framework, and many consumer-facing companies are aligning to those goals where they can make the most difference. But the targets and metr...
1. Align your indicators to SDG targets and not just SDG Goals Everyone knows that there are 17 Global Goals, but did you know that the UN has also defined 169 SDG targets that give us a clear guideline on each goal's impact and context?
There are many valuable ESG rating initiatives around the globe––from various players––and this is clearly a reason to be optimistic. Yet we are no longer naive. There is no equivalent to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) when it comes to ESG, and rating providers may be...
If you search online, you’ll find many different experts offering different views on how to write a business growth plan and what to include in it. However, here are some of the key points that most agree upon. Step 1. Define goals Set your goals according to your idea of how to mea...
Studies only marginally concentrated on the research activities; when addressed, they focused on the macro-level (overall goals). Only a few articles covered research activities at the micro-level, in the form of course modules and research opportunities to address a single SDG or the overall Age...