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’s Contribution and Activity Alignment with SDGs
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
Read moreSustainable Development Commission Provides Case Studies for Achieving SDG’s
A report commissioned by Volans and the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, called “Breakthrough Business Models: Exponentially More Social, Lean, Integrated and Circular” states that “the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a more radical
Read moreWhat private businesses are doing to help SDGs get back on track
In our quest to assess the likelihood of the SDGs being achieved by 2030 we took, as a starting point, the long-term forecast created by one of the original members of the Club of Rome,
Read moreThe Sustainable Development Goals After One Year – Already In Need Of Course Correction
In the weeks leading up to last year’s United Nations General Assembly, world leaders and activists were united in their optimism about launching a new set of global goals that would set a bold direction
Read moreBusinesses are instrumental to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Businesses will be the single most important driver for the delivery of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), say almost 49 per cent of CEOs in a recent report by Accenture Strategy and United
Read moreThe Lazy’s Person Guide to Saving the World
The UN Sustainable Development Goals can be overwhelming, so they also published a list of actions that individuals can do, that are SD End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. Fix climate change. Whoa. The Global Goals are
Read more17 Actions You Can Take Right Now For The SDGs
For the past 46 years, April 22 has been celebrated around the world as Earth Day— a day that reminds us to appreciate, and live sustainably on this precious planet we all share. This year, April 22
Read moreIntegrating the Elimination of Inequalities due to Racism into the Framework of the UN Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda
The UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report (2014) stresses the importance of addressing inequalities by “agreeing that no goal or target should be considered met unless it is met for all social and economic groups.” We are
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