scholarly journals Key Principles of Sustainable Development of a Company’s Business System

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-32
Author(s):  
A. V. Kolobov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Audit Quality ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Progressive Movement ◽  
Business System ◽  
Decision Making System ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
A Company

Nowadays, the economic situation of a company is influenced by the dynamics of changes in external factors that directly affect the company development. This significantly complicates the decision-making system of the management aimed at improving the sustainability of implemented changes. At the same time, the problem is affected by the lack of understanding at what stage of sustainable development the enterprise itself is in order to choose a set of tools correctly (methods and practices) for a transformational project. The paper describes the progressive movement of the organization along the path of sustainable development, reveals the concept of sustainable development and examines existing approaches to its implementation. The problem of sustainable development is considered by domestic and foreign authors. The result of the work is an approach to assessing the level of sustainable development of a company, which uses a matrix for assessing the level of maturity in the context of the company’s development stages. There has been proposed the structure of the project office as a resource for the implementation of its development. The paper offers a set of sustainable development principles which allow to ensure for the promotion and support of transformation. To support the processes of regular analysis of the achievement of the sustainable development goals, it is proposed to apply methods of activity analysis within the management system. The author suggests to use a system of audits, defines a set of analysis indicators of audit quality and the list of evaluation questions. It is concluded that the system for assessing the level of sustainable development of the enterprise is adequate and effective in the long term. The application of the presented methodological approach based on the proposed eleven elements in the practical activities of enterprises will allow determining the points of application of efforts and correctly choosing the list of tools used. The proposed approaches contribute to ensuring the sustainability of the results obtained and the rational usage of resources in the course of the ongoing changes.

scholarly journals Rural Tourism within the Sustainable Development Goals: the Case of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Hanna Shevchenko ◽  
Mykola Petrushenko
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Graphical Analysis ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Tourism ◽  
Development Goals

Research background: rural tourism is an economic and environmental activity that fits harmoniously into the concept of sustainable and inclusive development. In Ukraine, it is called rural green tourism, but in practice not all aspects of it can meet the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Purpose of the article: to analyze the relationship between the structures of the rural tourism goals and the SDGs, to demonstrate the evolution, possibilities of the development on the example of Ukraine’s rural tourism, especially in the framework of the European Green Deal. Methods: factor analysis – when studying the structure of the rural tourism goals and the factors that affect it, as well as when comparing it with the structure of other sustainable activities; elements of graph theory – in the graphical analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals decomposition in their projection into the plane of rural tourism. Findings & Value added: the structure of the rural green tourism goals in Ukraine have been harmonized with the Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Sustainability factors have been identified that allow the tourism and recreation sphere in the medium and long term perspective not only to form a competitive market for relevant services, but also to serve as an important component of the inclusive development. Factors of tourism sphere transformation due to the coronavirus pandemic are taken into consideration. The concept of the phased programming in sphere of rural tourism in Ukraine within the framework of the European Green Deal 2030 and 2050 has been improved.

The Sustainable Development Goals and Multilateral Agreements

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arild Underdal ◽  
Rakhyun E. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Governance System ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
The Impact

This chapter explores goal setting, as exemplified by the Sustainable Development Goals, as a governance strategy for reforming or rearranging existing international agreements and organizations so as to enhance their overall performance in promoting sustainable development. It discusses the political and entrepreneurial challenges peculiar to bringing existing international institutions into line, and identifies the conditions under which goal setting could be an effective tool for orchestration. The chapter concludes that, because of their ecumenical diversity and soft priorities, the Sustainable Development Goals are not likely to serve as effective instruments for fostering convergence. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides neither an overarching norm that can serve as a platform for more specific goals nor an integrating vision of what long-term sustainable development in the Anthropocene means. In the absence of such an overarching principle and vision, the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals on global governance will likely materialize primarily as spurring some further clustering of existing regimes and organizations within crowded policy domains. The Sustainable Development Goals cannot be expected to generate major architectural reforms that will significantly reduce the fragmentation of the global governance system at large.

The Appreciative Inquiry Methodology as an Instrument for the Analysis of the Sustainability of Companies

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-132
Author(s):  
Crishelen Kurezyn Díaz
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
A Company

There are currently various social innovation practices and efforts to address sustainability and its impact on the world. One of them is the use of the appreciative inquiry methodology (AIM), which results in applying a SOAR analysis focused on sustainability and discovering the strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results of a company. Thus, the company plays a fundamental role through corporate social responsibility (CSR) that seeks to carry out concrete actions that benefit society. This chapter will define what this methodology consists of, its scope, uses, and initiatives that have adopted it as part of their practices for the measurement and promotion of sustainability. One of the main results of using this methodology is to share success stories about innovations that meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through organizations such as AIM2Flourish and B Corp.

scholarly journals A GIS-MCDA-Based Suitability Analysis for Meeting Targets 6.3 and 6.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 4153
Author(s):  
Angeliki Mentzafou ◽  
Momčilo Blagojević ◽  
Elias Dimitriou
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Quality Monitoring ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established in the 2030 Agenda, goals 6.3, regarding clean water and improve of water quality, and 6.5, regarding integrated water resources management, highlight the need for the implementation of successful environmental water quality monitoring programs of transboundary river waterbodies. In the present study, the designation of high priority areas for water quality monitoring of Drin transboundary watershed is performed using a suitability model, a GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis (GIS-MCDA) approach that takes into consideration the most important conditioning factors that impose pressures on rivers. Based on the results, the methodological approach used manages to sufficiently delimit the areas with increased need for water quality monitoring in the Drin watershed, and the validation procedure produces a correlation coefficient of 0.454 (statistically significant at a 0.01 level). Limitations arise in the case of a lack of detailed information or inaccurate input data and due to the inconsistency among the input data and the different methodological approaches regarding the information collection of each country involved. These restrictions foreground the need for cooperation between the countries involved regarding the exchange of scientific knowledge and common legislation, so as to achieve integrated, effective, and sustainable management of water resources of the area.

scholarly journals A systems model of SDG target influence on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl C. Anderson ◽  
Manfred Denich ◽  
Anne Warchold ◽  
Jürgen P. Kropp ◽  
Prajal Pradhan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Systems Model ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Indicator Data

AbstractThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and aim to address issues ranging from poverty and economic growth to climate change. Efforts to tackle one issue can support or hinder progress towards others, often with complex systemic interactions. Thus, each of the SDGs and their corresponding targets may contribute as levers or hurdles towards achieving other SDGs and targets. Based on SDG indicator data, we create a systems model considering influence among the SDGs and their targets. Once assessed within a system, we find that more SDGs and their corresponding targets act as levers towards achieving other goals and targets rather than as hurdles. In particular, efforts towards SDGs 5 (Gender Equality) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) may accelerate progress, while SDGs 10 (Reduced Inequalities) and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions) are shown to create potential hurdles. The model results can be used to help promote supportive interactions and overcome hindering ones in the long term.

scholarly journals Towards a Resilient Riverine Community: A Case Study in Sadong Jaya, Sarawak, Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 205-224
Author(s):  
Swee Kiong Wong ◽  
Regina Garai Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Risk Increase ◽  
Community Strategy ◽  
Development Goals

AbstractThis study highlights the vulnerabilities faced by a resource-deprived riverine community in Borneo (the Sadong Jaya community), particularly in dealing with different types of socio-ecological risks enhanced by the impacts of climate change. The sustainable development goals (SDGs) promote resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) as cornerstones of sustainable development. It is in this light that this chapter studies how a local community can sustain their livelihoods while coping with environmental and economic stresses and shocks. Comparisons and reflections are then made by referring to the findings of past studies carried out among other riverine communities to highlight the similarities and, more importantly, the uniqueness of adaptation mechanisms. Findings presented in the chapter are derived from content analysis based on the data collected from four Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and in-depth interviews with the key informants. Despite the fact that Borneo is a resource-rich region where most areas are blessed with an abundance of resources, there are also regions that have limited natural and economic or capital assets, or limited access to them. This situation raises the question of how a community that is located in a disadvantaged region, resource-wise, can adapt and strive to become more resilient. These findings illustrate the need for a comprehensive community strategy to reduce risk, increase resilience and support long-term survival.

scholarly journals METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS AND HEALTH SPHERE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serhii Tsymbaliuk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Comprehensive Analysis ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Sport For Development ◽  
Development Goals

The study aims to substantiate the methodology for assessing the sustainable development of sports and health in the region. To achieve this goal, the following tasks are necessary: to reveal the essence of the sports and health sphere of the region; determine the role of sport in achieving sustainable development goals; substantiate the need for a comprehensive analysis of sustainable development of sports and health in the region; to develop a methodology for assessing the sustainable development of sports and health in the region. The article defines the essence of the sports and health sphere of the region. Over the past two decades, sport and other forms of physical activity have been found to be used to achieve social development goals and as a tool for peacekeeping and peacekeeping operations around the world as part of the so-called “sport for development and peace”. The main international documents declaring the importance of sport in achieving development and peace are presented. It is proved that the effective functioning of the sports and health sphere of the region in the complex ensures the achievement of economic, social, and health goals, which meets the guidelines of sustainable development. The legislative bases of sustainable development of physical culture and sports in Ukraine are revealed, the main tasks and ways of activation of sustainable development of sports and health sphere in Ukraine under the conditions of decentralization are given. It is argued that determining the effectiveness of measures to enhance physical culture, sports, and health in the regions in order to timely adjust the policy of local governments to support it requires systematic monitoring of sustainable development of sports and health. On this basis, the need for comprehensive analysis is substantiated and a method for assessing the sustainable development of sports and health in the region has been developed. The use of this technique provides opportunities to identify the achievements and problems of the development of mass sports for the application of relevant state institutions, the specification of measures aimed at the development of physical culture, sports, and health.

Ethical Discussion on Supply Chain and Environment Investments

2020 ◽  
pp. 248-271
Author(s):  
Andrés Lopez Astudillo ◽  
Carlos Hernán Hernán Fajardo-Toro ◽  
Alvaro José Fajardo-Toro
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
The Other ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Ethical Discussion ◽  
A Company

This chapter presents the importance of understanding how a country's competitiveness is evaluated according to international reports as well as in specific terms that assess the country logistics achieved. These results show the main variables to determine why certain levels of competitiveness are reached. On the other hand, a reflection will be presented, showing that it is necessary to include variables that must be taken into account, that promote or will be possible barriers to sustainable development, which in the long term define the sustainable development of a country. Subsequently, the structure of the supply chain management (SCM) proposed by different authors and which is required to allows to define in a company what are the elements required to be able to structure of its SCM are shown. Additionally, a relationship between the elements necessary for development of competitiveness and sustainability will be established, integrating these components with the concepts of the SCM, where the results will be environmental SCM, i.e. ESCM.

scholarly journals The Crossovers and Connectivity between Systems Engineering and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Scoping Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3176
Author(s):  
Lan Yang ◽  
Kathryn Cormican
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Systems Engineering ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Scoping Study ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Stakeholder Perspective ◽  
Development Goals

The United Nation’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) are interconnected and indivisible and need to be addressed in a systematic and holistic way. However, a lack of stakeholder perspective, fragmented responses, and a dearth of integration across sectors have long been perceived as the SDGs’ main pitfalls. In recent years, scholars are calling to address these issues by adopting a systems engineering perspective, as this approach espouses a stakeholder-focused position, embraces a holistic and dynamic mindset, and provides a variety of technical and managerial toolkits, which can help to untangle the complexity and interactions inherent in global sustainability. Nevertheless, little has been done to map the existing literature, comprehensively review, and synthesize research evidence in this field. Therefore, this paper aims to conduct a scoping study that analyzes the extant evidence to uncover the contributions of systems engineering in advancing the SDGs. A three-phase methodology integrating natural language processing and systematic literature review is used to investigate this space. We conclude that systems engineering has been an active catalyst promoting the SDGs, and that systems engineering has the potential to support more transdisciplinary research to achieve long-term transformational and sustainable change across sectors and disciplines.

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