scholarly journals INTEGRATED DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2017 ◽  
pp. 274-288
Author(s):  
Bhavesh Bharad
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Societal Factors ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals

Sustainable development as defined by the Brundtland Commission 30 years ago is “development which meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.1 Human rights are those basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are born with. When the basic needs and fundamental rights of individuals are not met, the ability to participate in social, economic, and environmental systems that promote sustainability is compromised. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was adopted at United Nations General Assembly through: "Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development." 2 The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges faced like, those related to poverty, hunger, inequality, discrimination, climate action, quality education, health, clean water and sanitation, peace and justice etc. All these hallenges are containing the human rights. The doctrine of these human rights without implementation of 17 Goals and 169 targets of the SDGs will not achieve their goal to ‘leave no one behind’. These means the SDGs require all goals to be reached, for everyone – especially those who are far away from this. Although, that the term human right is not mentioned anywhere in all the 17 SDGs. So, my present paper focuses on a study how the contributions of sustainable development are integrated to human rights. Societal factors which influence human rights. Societal factors which influence human rights and global sustainability are often found deeply rooted and when these services not provided, it may pose a risk to citizens and their human rights, creating a conflict and instability, preventing them from participating fully in society, feeding an unjust cycle. Further paper also highlights how on other side people with full access to natural 1 United Nations, Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development: Our Common Future, A/42/427, August 4, 1987. 2 A/RES/70/1 - Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 21 Oct 2015 resources, a clean environment, employment, education, and social services, are able to live peacefully and securing their lives ultimately contributing to sustainable communities.

2030 Agenda and business strategies: The Sustainable Development Goals as a compass towards a common direction

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-152
Author(s):  
Sofia Martinoli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Conditions ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Entrepreneurial Strategies

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) launched the "2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", adopted by all the 193 UN member states. The Agenda exhorts countries to start working towards achieving the so-called "Sustainable Development Goals" (SDGs). The 17 Goals of the Agenda represent a to-do list for people and the planet, aiming at improving people's life conditions and protecting the environment. The COVID-19 crisis has threatened the achievement of the SDGs in several ways. People's life has been dramatically affected and there is an urgent need for an effective global recovery plan. The crisis should be transformed from a curse to an opportunity; innovation, today more than ever, should be pointed towards building up a sustainable future. To incentivize the spread of innovative and sustainable ideas, it should be clearly outlined their impact. In this work, it is analysed the availability of frameworks and tools to translate the "macro" – the SDGs – into the "micro" – organizational and entrepreneurial strategies. There are different valuable tools provided by many recognized organizations, which aim at supporting companies and organizations in measuring, managing, and reporting their impact over the achievement of the SDGs. With this huge number of available tools, it is difficult to decide in which one to invest time and resources. The contribution of organizations over the SDGs is often not clear.

scholarly journals Multistakeholder Partnerships for the SDGs: Actors’ Views on UN Metagovernance

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Beisheim ◽  
Nils Simon
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Multistakeholder Partnerships

Abstract In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the United Nations assigned an important role to multistakeholder partnerships for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Since partnerships show a mixed success record, this article analyzes whether relevant actors in the UN context are inclined to translate lessons learned and the increased knowledge about partnerships’ conditions for success into an improved “UN metagovernance.” Criticizing the current institutional setup, most of the interviewed actors proposed that partnerships should be metagoverned by the UN through systemwide principles, rules, and procedures. There is, however, little consensus as to how that should be done. Drawing on assumptions from the literature and extensive empirical research, the article identifies patterns in actors’ perspectives on the issue.

scholarly journals OBJETIVOS DO DESENVOLVIMENTO SUSTENTÁVEL: O DIREITO HUMANO E O SUPORTE FÁTICO DA REDE DA VIDA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (57) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Elisaide TREVISAM ◽  
Jessé CRUCIOL JUNIOR
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

RESUMOObjetivo: O artigo apresenta como objetivo analisar a relação entre o desenvolvimento sustentável e os direitos humanos, considerando-se a  Agenda 2030 da Organização das Nações Unidas e os seus Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS)”, com suas finalidades e a imprescindibilidade de implementação conjunta pela comunidade internacional. Metodologia: Para atingir os fins esperados, a metodologia utilizada será documental e explorátoria, utilizando-se o método dedutivo, com caráter bibliográfico.Resultados: O presente trabalho mostra como resultado a avaliação das premissas estabelecidas na pesquisa e demonstração da imprescindibilidade do modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável para a sustentabilidade da rede da vida, inclusive a vida humana digna e outros direitos fundamentais.Contribuições: A contribuição do presente trabalho visa, por fim, após analisar os Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável aprovados no âmbito da Organização das Nações Unidas no ano de 2015, descritos na Agenda 2030, apontar que a implementação desses objetivos, enquanto modelo socioeconômico, pelos Estados do globo em conjunto, é medida indispensável para a manutenção das condições da rede da vida como busca de efetivação dos direitos humanos em sua totalidade.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Desenvolvimento sustentável; direitos humanos; Agenda 2030. ABSTRACTObjective: To analyze the relationship between sustainable development and human rights, considering the United Nations Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ”, with its purposes and  the necessary joint implementation by the international community.Methodology: To achieve the expected purposes, the methodology used will be documentary and exploratory, using the deductive method, with bibliographic feature.Results: This paper shows as a result the evaluation of the premises established in the research and demonstration of the indispensability of the sustainable development model for the sustainability of the life network, including dignified human life and other fundamental rights.Contributions: Finally, the purpose of this paper is, after analyzing the Sustainable Development Goals approved by the United Nations in 2015, described in Agenda 2030, to point out that the implementation of these goals as a socioeconomic model by the States of the globe together, is an indispensable measure for the maintenance of the conditions of the network of life as a search for the realization of human rights in its entirety.KEYWORDS: Sustainable development; human rights; Agenda 2030.

scholarly journals Defining and Quantifying National-Level Targets, Indicators and Benchmarks for Management of Natural Resources to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Dickens ◽  
Vladimir Smakhtin ◽  
Matthew McCartney ◽  
Gordon O’Brien ◽  
Lula Dahir
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
National Level ◽  
Resource Quality ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Country Level ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Indicators

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are high on the agenda for most countries of the world. In its publication of the SDGs, the UN has provided the goals and target descriptions that, if implemented at a country level, would lead towards a sustainable future. The IAEG (InterAgency Expert Group of the SDGs) was tasked with disseminating indicators and methods to countries that can be used to gather data describing the global progress towards sustainability. However, 2030 Agenda leaves it to countries to adopt the targets with each government setting its own national targets guided by the global level of ambition but taking into account national circumstances. At present, guidance on how to go about this is scant but it is clear that the responsibility is with countries to implement and that it is actions at a country level that will determine the success of the SDGs. Reporting on SDGs by country takes on two forms: i) global reporting using prescribed indicator methods and data; ii) National Voluntary Reviews where a country reports on its own progress in more detail but is also able to present data that are more appropriate for the country. For the latter, countries need to be able to adapt the global indicators to fit national priorities and context, thus the global description of an indicator could be reduced to describe only what is relevant to the country. Countries may also, for the National Voluntary Review, use indicators that are unique to the country but nevertheless contribute to measurement of progress towards the global SDG target. Importantly, for those indicators that relate to the security of natural resources security (e.g., water) indicators, there are no prescribed numerical targets/standards or benchmarks. Rather countries will need to set their own benchmarks or standards against which performance can be evaluated. This paper presents a procedure that would enable a country to describe national targets with associated benchmarks that are appropriate for the country. The procedure builds on precedent set in other countries but in particular on a procedure developed for the setting of Resource Quality Objectives in South Africa. The procedure focusses on those SDG targets that are natural resource-security focused, for example, extent of water-related ecosystems (6.6), desertification (15.3) and so forth, because the selection of indicator methods and benchmarks is based on the location of natural resources, their use and present state and how they fit into national strategies.

scholarly journals Financial Institutions’ Risk Profile and Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7738
Author(s):  
Nicolás Gambetta ◽  
Fernando Azcárate-Llanes ◽  
Laura Sierra-García ◽  
María Antonia García-Benau
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainability Reporting ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Reporting ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

This study analyses the impact of Spanish financial institutions’ risk profile on their contribution to the 2030 Agenda. Financial institutions play a significant role in ensuring financial inclusion and sustainable economic growth and usually incorporate environmental and social considerations into their risk management systems. The results show that financial institutions with less capital risk, with lower management efficiency and with higher market risk usually make higher contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to their sustainability reports. The novel aspect of the present study is that it identifies the risk profile of financial institutions that incorporate sustainability into their business operations and measure the impact generated in the environment and in society. The study findings have important implications for shareholders, investors and analysts, according to the view that sustainability reporting is a vehicle that financial institutions use to express their commitment to the 2030 Agenda and to higher quality corporate reporting.

scholarly journals Sustainable Public Administration

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6382
Author(s):  
Harald Heinrichs ◽  
Norman Laws
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Member States ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), was agreed upon by 193 member states of the United Nations in September 2015 [...]

scholarly journals Relationship between tourism and Sustainable Development Goals in Africa: Circular Economy as a future bet

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Miguel Rodríguez-Antón
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Peace And Justice ◽  
Development Goals

No one has the slightest doubt about the enormous potential that the African continent has as a tourist destination. The diversity of cultures, the great biodiversity that it possesses, the multiple artistic manifestations that it offers and the beauty of the seas that surround it are key pieces in continuing to promote its capacity as a tourist attraction, which is approximately 60 million tourists per year who generate seven percent of exports and employment. However, in order for Africa to take off, it is necessary that a number of conditions related to security, health, education, eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities, peace and justice and quality of its waters, among others, are intimately related to the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda. In this context, we maintain that the implementation of the Circular Economy in Africa will be a key tool in this process of improving the sustainability of this continent in its three aspects, economic, social and environmental, and raising its level of tourism competitiveness.

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