scholarly journals Fast Fashion for 2030: Using the Pattern of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to Cut a More Gender-Just Fashion Sector

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Ramona Vijeyarasa ◽  
Mark Liu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Women Workers ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Gender Justice ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Sustainable Fashion ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Gender

Abstract The 2013 collapse of the Rana Plaza in Bangladesh brought global visibility to the human rights abuses experienced by women workers in the garment sector. As the spotlight on this incident dims, the need to hold the fashion sector accountable remains. In this article, we suggest that greater accountability could be achieved through the application of a human rights-informed understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote gender justice in the sector. By drawing on international women’s rights law and sustainable fashion, we demonstrate how sustainability and gender justice are intimately connected, and illustrate what role the SDGs can play in promoting sustainable outcomes that are gender-just. The article unpacks concepts such as sustainability, the circular economy, social responsibility, and ethical fashion, and places the experiences of women workers within this context. Its principal contribution is a set of six requirements to ensure a gender perspective to the fashion industry’s role in implementing the SDGs.

Women, Development, and Gender Inequality

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Dominelli
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Gender

Women have a lengthy history of fighting their oppression as women and the inequalities associated with this to claim their place on the world stage, in their countries, and within their families. This article focuses on women’s struggles to be recognized as having legitimate concerns about development initiatives at all levels of society and valuable contributions to make to social development. Crucial to their endeavors were: (1) upholding gender equality and insisting that women be included in all deliberations about sustainable development and (2) seeing that their daily life needs, including their human rights, be treated with respect and dignity and their right to and need for education, health, housing, and all other public goods are realized. The role of the United Nations in these endeavors is also considered. Its policies on gender and development, on poverty alleviation strategies—including the Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals—are discussed and critiqued. Women’s rights are human rights, but their realization remains a challenge for policymakers and practitioners everywhere. Social workers have a vital role to play in advocating for gender equality and mobilizing women to take action in support of their right to social justice. Our struggle for equality has a long and courageous history.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF GERONTOLOGISTS IN ACHIEVING THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S75-S75
Author(s):  
Toni C Antonucci
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Older People ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Gender

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) developed by the United Nations in 2015 have as their underlying theme, the pledge that no one will be left behind. The SDGs address global poverty, inequality, climate change, the environment, peace and justice. They are intended to be global benchmarks to be reached by 2030 to ensure well-being and prosperity while protecting and promoting human rights and freedoms (UN, 2015). They envision a world without poverty, where all persons can live with dignity and security in societies free of violence and discrimination based on the foundation of universal human rights. The 17 goals and their 169 targets cover a range of social and economic development issues from poverty and gender inequality to climate change and sustainable cities. These goals are both interrelated and indivisible with each important for individual and social well-being. For example, achieving gender equality can help eradicate poverty while improved health can contribute to increased individual productivity and economic growth. Unfortunately, the needs of older people are larger ignored. In this symposium we outline how gerontologists can and have contributed to the SDG goals. We provide input from four disciplines whose work directly addresses the needs of older people. The four disciplines are: health- how do we meet the health needs of older people, psychology – what are the mental health issues facing older people, public policy – how can\has governments assist through laws and policy, and social work – how can social work address the needs of the vulnerable old.

scholarly journals Linking the SDGS with human rights: opportunities and challenges of promoting goal 17

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Wekgari Dulume
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Partnerships ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Principles And Standards

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is grounded in different international human rights instruments. Human rights (HR) principles and standards are strongly reflected in several of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. Furthermore, SDG 17 emphasizes partnership as a key to achieving all of the SDGs. This article examines the SDGs-HR linkage in general, as well as specific HR principles that can be advanced by the achievement of SDG 17. Opportunities and challenges to promote Goal 17 of the SDGs that directly affect certain HRs are also examined. A review of relevant literature, 2030 summit documents, and outcomes of recent international conferences on the SDGs is undertaken in order to determine the progress made towards forging regional and global partnerships for the SDGs, as envisaged in Goal 17. This article finds that the absence of a political will and commitment, increased isolationist policy, narrow nationalism and poor rule linkage at national and international levels are some of the obstacles to the attainment of Goal 17. Yet, opportunities abound to promote the Goal. The article recommends a genuine commitment to implementing the SDGs by encouraging the South-South and North-South to prevent the SDGs from becoming a mere wishlist. Synergy between the government, individuals, civil society organizations (CSOs) and transnational corporations (TNCs) is equally very important. Keywords: Human rights, sustainable development goals, partnership for the goals.

scholarly journals Will South Asia Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030? Learning from the MDGs Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 152 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Niaz Asadullah ◽  
Antonio Savoia ◽  
Kunal Sen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Income Poverty ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Institutional Challenges

Abstract This paper contributes to the debate on the Sustainable Development Goals progress by evaluating the MDGs achievements in South Asia and the policy and institutional challenges deriving from such experience. Using cross-country regressions and aggregate indicators of poverty, health, education and gender parity outcomes, we offer three sets of findings. First, comparative evidence shows that, while South Asia has converged with richer regions, there is still significant variation in gender equality, universal primary education, and income poverty achievements across countries. Second, projections based on past trends on where SDGs are expected to be by 2030 reveal that there is a long way to go, where emblematic targets as income poverty eradication may not be met in the populous South Asian countries. Finally, considering the expanded set of development targets in the SDGs and the growth slowdown in South Asia, we argue that further progress would simultaneously require increased public spending on health and education and reforms improving state capacity. A simulation exercise confirms that such a combination of interventions would deliver significant benefits in the region, particularly in areas that are critical to progress on the goals of ‘No Poverty’, ‘Quality Education’, ‘Gender Equality’, and ‘Inclusive Growth’.

scholarly journals Tools and approaches to operationalize the commitment to equity, gender and human rights: towards leaving no one behind in the Sustainable Development Goals

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 75-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerardo Zamora ◽  
Theadora Swift Koller ◽  
Rebekah Thomas ◽  
Mary Manandhar ◽  
Eva Lustigova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Equal Access to the Vaccination of Covid-19 in Southeast Asia: Can ASEAN be a Catalyst?

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Muhammad Insan Tarigan ◽  
Raisha Hafandi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Asean Member ◽  
Development Goals

Since the time Covid-19 was discovered in Southeast Asia, around 2.5 million people have been infected and more than 54 thousand have died by early March 2021. Even though ASEAN members have followed most of the WHO recommendations to deal with Covid-19, cases are still liable to increase. Therefore, vaccine utilization is the best chance which people believe in to fight the pandemic for now. However, the vaccine’s availability and distribution are a dilemma for the ASEAN member countries. Therefore, this article aims to determine the possibility of ASEAN’s role in creating equal access to the Covid-19 vaccine for everyone. According to the juridical normative research, ASEAN is committed to protect and promote human rights and to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On that basis, the organization tends to play an important role in Covid-19 vaccination in Southeast Asia by cooperating with its partners to research and create the required vaccine.

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