IISE Sustainable Development Division
Helping Industrial and Systems engineers make the world more sustainable
Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief nonprofit organization founded in 1998 that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, mobilizing the necessary resources to end hunger by 2030. To date, they
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An international roster of donors has dispersed billions of dollars since 2000 to address social issues targeted by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Their efforts highlight four ways that big bets can achieve big
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A world development report in 2016 by World Bank found that rapid spread of digital technologies has brought digital dividends which is the development benefits by boosting growth, expanding opportunities and improvement in services. According
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The IISE Sustainable Development Division would like to recognize successful improvement projects conducted with a not-for-profit (government agency, nonprofit or benefit organization, or non-government organization (NGO)), that supports at least one of the 17 UN
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At the recent Ecosperity conference, Eco-Business caught up with a number of the world’s leaders from business and civil society to find out what the SDGs mean to them, and how they are helping to
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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, the private sector must take on a broader, more integrated role in the global development agenda, say World Bank experts Mahmoud Mohieldin and Svetlana Klimenko. Achieving the ambitious global
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Presenter: John M. Corliss Jr., P.E., vice president, PEER Consultants The evolving importance of sustainability and the recent adoption of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals created the need for qualified people to lead and
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The conversation about the role of business in poverty alleviation has evolved substantially over the last 15 years. Often seen as part of the problem, business is now viewed increasingly as a critical partner in
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When the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) reached the end of its run in 2015, it passed the torch to a newer, wider-ranging set of targets known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since they were
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Henkel has provided a summary of how their company is aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. At Henkel, we are actively supporting the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and continuously
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