Cooperative Societies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A viable Model for Human Development in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 345-360
Author(s):  
Ajibola Anthony Akanji
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Viable Model

scholarly journals Reforming Islamic Finance for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21
Author(s):  
Tariqullah Khan Tariqullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Architecture ◽  
Economic Paradigm ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Social Environmental

The paradigm of Islamic economics and finance is guided by the motivation of comprehensive human development (CHD) and its preservation as manifested in the objectives of Sharīʿah (maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah). However, the real world free-market economies are driven by the linear economy paradigm under the influence of Hotelling’s 1931 famous work concerning the economics of exploiting natural resources, in which, the ecological environment is not recognized as a resource. The global financial architecture is designed to protect and preserve the linear economic paradigm. In practice, Islamic finance has also remained a ḥalāl sub-set of this system. The resultant social, environmental, and governance imbalances have recently led to different initiatives sponsored by the UN including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Like the maqāṣid, the SDGs also aim at achieving and preserving human development. In practice, for the first time, a real paradigm shift from the linear to the ecological/circular economy is noticeably taking place, also inducing the transformation of the financial architecture. In this paper, in a broader perspective, we use the CHD and SDGs interchangeably, and discuss a number of paradigmatic and regulatory reforms that will be required to enhance the actual effectiveness of Islamic finance in achieving the ideals of CHD, and the SDGs at large. The paper in fact outlines a wider scope of the potential reform initiatives.

scholarly journals City footprints and SDGs provide untapped potential for assessing city sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Wiedmann ◽  
Cameron Allen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Scientific Inquiry ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Planetary Boundaries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

AbstractCities are recognised as central to determining the sustainability of human development. However, assessment concepts that are able to ascertain whether or not a city is sustainable are only just emerging. Here we review literature since the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed in 2015 and identify three strands of scientific inquiry and practice in assessing city sustainability. We find that further integration is needed. SDG monitoring and assessment of cities should take advantage of both consumption-based (footprint) accounting and benchmarking against planetary boundaries and social thresholds in order to achieve greater relevance for designing sustainable cities and urban lifestyles.

Civil Registration and Vital Statistics for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals

10.1596/27533 ◽  
2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Mills ◽  
Carla Abouzahr ◽  
Jane Kim ◽  
Bahie M. Rassekh ◽  
Deborah Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Vital Statistics ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Civil Registration ◽  
Development Goals
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