Role of Transnational Multi-stakeholder Partnerships in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to critically examine the concept of multi-stakeholder partnerships in relation to the United Nations' sustainable development goals and propose a renewed multi-stakeholder partnerships framework that enables the implementation of the sustainable development goals.Design/methodology/approachThis paper employs an integrative review methodology to assess, critique and synthesize the extant literature on the multi-stakeholder partnerships and sustainable development goals.FindingsWe propose a conceptual framework of multi-stakeholder partnerships to support the sustainable development goals implementation. Thus, this paper contributes to the conceptual understanding of the multi-stakeholder partnerships mechanism that enhances the sustainable development goals implementation.Research limitations/implicationsWe propose a conceptual framework of multi-stakeholder partnerships to support the sustainable development goals implementation. Thus, this paper contributes to the conceptual understanding of the multi-stakeholder partnerships mechanism that enhances the sustainable development goals implementation.Originality/valueWe contend that this is one of the few early papers that contributes to the conceptual development of a collaborative multi-stakeholder partnerships paradigm by which such partnerships are formed and institutionalized among multiple interacting sectors to achieve the sustainable development goals.

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Fostering Knowledge of the Sustainable Development Goals in Universities: The Case of Sulitest

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su132313215 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (23) ◽

pp. 13215

Author(s):

Aurélien Décamps ◽

Oihab Allal-Chérif ◽

Anne Gombault

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Stakeholder Engagement ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Academic Research ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Online Tools ◽

Sustainability Literacy ◽

Development Goals ◽

Multi Stakeholder

Improving sustainability knowledge is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This article highlights the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) in fostering sustainable development knowledge in higher education institutions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the importance of collaboration and stakeholder engagement for the adoption and impact of an MSP. The method is based on the case-study of Sulitest: an international MSP developing open online tools to raise and map sustainability literacy. Sulitest engages different stakeholders to co-develop and disseminate online tools according to the stakeholder context. Sulitest is also a data-provider for academic research investigating the advancement of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This study uses a sample of 61,376 students in 33 countries having taken the Sustainability Literacy Test between September 2016 and December 2018 to estimate the advancement of students’ knowledge and understanding of the 17 SDGs and their systemic nature. Factorial analysis allows to map the dimensions of sustainability literacy related to the level of engagement and collaboration in this MSP. The results show that active collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and membership in international networks act as important factors of adoption of this initiative. The analysis also highlights the role of exposure to education in order to enhance sustainability literacy and to develop a systemic perspective of sustainability.

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Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals: An Analysis of the Potential Role of Philanthropy in Ghana

Journal of Asian and African Studies ◽

10.1177/0021909619862591 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 (7) ◽

pp. 1084-1104 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Emmanuel Kumi

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Paradigm Shifts ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Stakeholder Consultation ◽

Civil Society Organisations ◽

United Nations General ◽

Development Goals ◽

Multi Stakeholder

In September 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly as the cardinal agenda for guiding future global development. In financing the SDGs, there has been an increasing call on stakeholder diversification by leveraging on other non-state actors and private finance including philanthropic institutions in influencing, delivering and advancing the SDGs. Drawing on insights from the Ghanaian philanthropic sector, I show that philanthropic institutions play complementary roles in service delivery, support civil society organisations to engage in active action and advocacy, and enhance paradigm shifts in development thinking around the SDGs. I argue for the need in embracing complexity thinking that recognises that the attainment of the SDGs is dependent on the creation of an enabling environment and effective multi-stakeholder consultation.

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THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN INTERNET GOVERNANCE. PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS

EKONOMIKA I UPRAVLENIE: PROBLEMY, RESHENIYA ◽

10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2020.05.01.004 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (5) ◽

pp. 26-32

Author(s):

N. S. FILATOV ◽

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

The State ◽

The Internet ◽

Internet Governance ◽

State Management ◽

Governance Model ◽

Role Of The State ◽

Development Goals

The article is devoted to the study of the concept of the Internet governance model with the participation of stakeholders and its impact on business in regions and countries, as well as to the discussion of sustainable development goals related to Internet governance. Examples of how enterprises suffer from state management methods in this area are presented.

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