IISE Sustainable Development Division
Helping Industrial and Systems engineers make the world more sustainable
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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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Wales has become the first country in the world to incorporate the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into legislation. The Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, which came into force last month, will make public bodies think
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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
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