scholarly journals Criteria-Based Approach to Select Relevant Environmental SDG Indicators for the Automobile Industry

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8811
Author(s):  
Sergej Lisowski ◽  
Markus Berger ◽  
Justus Caspers ◽  
Klaus Mayr-Rauch ◽  
Georg Bäuml ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Automobile Industry ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Development Goals

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be met without the private sector. In order to contribute to the fulfillment of the SDGs, companies have to identify their influence and select relevant SDGs. However, so far no research has been conducted on the influence of companies or industries at the most concrete level in the SDG framework—the 247 SDG indicators. In this paper, a criteria-based approach to select relevant environmental SDG indicators for the automobile industry is developed. The three criteria—environmental impact, direct impact, and automobile impact—are defined. By means of a qualitative analysis, 31 influenceable indicators are selected and substantiated by an empirical analysis of the automobile industry’s impact. These indicators belong to 12 SDGs and demonstrate the broad influence of the automobile industry. The outcome of this study is a structured procedure for selecting relevant environmental SDG indicators. This procedure can be applied by companies and can also be adapted to other economic sectors. Finally, it is possible to quantify the level of influence of the selected indicators and thus measure the contributions of companies or economic sectors to the fulfillment of the SDGs.

scholarly journals Business’s Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals: An analysis using the Five Ps framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Soma Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Analysis ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

There has been a long-standing demand on businesses to play an increasingly larger role in sustainable development. This demand is for issues that contribute to the creation of a sustainable world; ranging from poverty alleviation to climate change. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were unanimously adopted by 193 UN member states in September 2015 and calls upon the central and diverse role that the private sector can play to deliver on the SDGs during the 15-year period, 2016-2030. This paper has two major contributions: First, it analyzes member companies of Business Call to Action (BCtA), an international initiative launched at the United Nations in 2008, to identify SDGs that are most impacted by the private sector. Second, the global analysis draws attention to the role of the private sector in addressing the sustainability challenges in five geographical regions of the world, through their contributions to the SDGs. Using the ‘five Ps’ framework, the results show that some SDGs are more impacted than others, thereby implying that these SDGs will substantially benefit from the success of the private sector while others could be left behind. The findings provide practical recommendations for businesses and stakeholders to use BCtA members as role models to integrate specific SDGs into their business activities and thereby contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

scholarly journals Does Ecotourism Contribute to Sustainable Development? A case at In Banyuwangi

2021 ◽  
Vol 232 ◽  
pp. 04009
Author(s):  
Ni’matul Istiqomah ◽  
Nur Anita Yunikawati ◽  
Emma Yunika Puspasari ◽  
Marzanah A Jabbar
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Direct Impact ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Interesting Issue ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Site Managers

Sustainable development is a very interesting issue to study, with the emergence of sustainable development in 2015 this has become even sturdier. Environmental problems are one of the 17 goals of sustainable development, which is a consideration aspect for country or region in improving social and economic sectors. Ecotourism emerged in an effort to solve various overlapping problems in realizing development. The purpose of this study is to determine the contribution made by ecotourism in realizing sustainable development on Pulau Merah Beach, Banyuwangi. Pulau Merah Beach has applied the concept of ecotourism to support sustainable development goals. This can be seen from the results of interviews, observations and documentation that we have done. Result of collaboration between site managers and business owners makes Pulau Merah Beach visitor’s rise, which indirectly increases the amount of revenue for tourism site which was managed by the local government and following with direct impact felt by business owners at the Pulau Merah Beach.

Insights on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals scope: Are they aligned with a ‘strong’ sustainable development?

2020 ◽  
Vol 252 ◽  
pp. 119574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biagio F. Giannetti ◽  
Feni Agostinho ◽  
Cecília M.V.B. Almeida ◽  
Gengyuan Liu ◽  
Luis E.V. Contreras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations

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 Reinterpreting the SDGs: Taking Animals into Direct Consideration

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 843
Author(s):  
Olle Torpman ◽  
Helena Röcklinsberg
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Zero Hunger

The United Nations Agenda 2030 contains 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). These goals are formulated in anthropocentric terms, meaning that they are to be achieved for the sake of humans. As such, the SDGs are neglecting the interests and welfare of non-human animals. Our aim in this paper was to ethically evaluate the assumptions that underlie the current anthropocentric stance of the SDGs. We argue that there are no good reasons to uphold these assumptions, and that the SDGs should therefore be reconsidered so that they take non-human animals into direct consideration. This has some interesting implications for how we should understand and fulfil the pursuit of sustainability in general. Most noticeably, several SDGs—such as those regarding zero hunger (SDG 2), good health and wellbeing (SDG 3), clean water and sanitation (SDG 6)—should be achieved for animals as well. Moreover, the measures we undertake in order to achieve the SDGs for humans must also take into direct account their effects on non-human animals.

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