scholarly journals Do Creators of New Markets Meet SDGs? Analysis of Platform Companies

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 674
Author(s):  
Inga Mezinova ◽  
Milena Balanova ◽  
Oleg Bodiagin ◽  
Elima Israilova ◽  
Elmira Nazarova
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
New Markets ◽  
Online Transactions ◽  
Public Nature ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Platform Economy ◽  
Better Than

The platform economy is the embodiment of the activities carried out by its influential players, which by their very nature are new markets, facilitating the matching of suppliers and customers. A new market entails access to or even joint use of underused assets, provision of new working places, and simplification of human life with online transactions and services, which serves the assumption that the platform economy is able to undertake sustainable development and may meet a number of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) introduced in 2015. First, this paper aims to study whether the platform business model entails sustainability as its integral core concept. Second, it attempts to assess if platform companies from two selected industries—ride-sharing services and EdTech—meet SDGs comparably better than their predecessor linear companies in transportation and education. The study carries out an empirical analysis of eight companies. The results indicate that platform companies demonstrate a relatively lower commitment to SDGs compared to linear transnational firms, which can be explained by the level of maturity of platform companies and their still mostly non-public nature.

scholarly journals Utilizing Zakat for Attaining Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 231-242
Author(s):  
Rafiu Ibrahim Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Expiry Date ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Year 2000

At the United Nations Conference in Stockholm in the early 1970s, the idea of sustainable development was mooted. It became a global phenomenon in the year 2000 when the United Nations (UN) declared the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with over one hundred and eighty-nine member states and about twenty-three international organizations. With the expiry date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came in vogue. The SDGs as a global project could only be attained through joint efforts of all sectors of human life, religion being one. In human history, religion plays significant developmental roles, hence a strong factor in attaining developmental goals. Islam in particular could not be left out in any developmental project, as it is not only a religion and but also a way of life. Indeed, the maqasid ash-shari’ah are meant for all-round development and protection of human life – religion (Din), life (Hayat), procreation (Nasl), Property (Māl) and Intellect (cAql). This study is designed to specifically relate the institution of zakat in Islam to attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with particular reference to Nigeria as a country. Historical, descriptive and exegetical methods are adopted for this purpose. The paper therefore concludes that zakat can be a veritable tool for achieving the SDGs if properly harnessed, monitored and utilized for the purpose it is meant.

scholarly journals Intellectual Work as an Instrument to Ensure the Achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (516) ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
O. O. Khandii ◽  
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M. D. Kramchaninova ◽  
A. I. Liedovska ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Intellectual Work ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

The article explores the role and contribution of intellectual work to the process of ensuring and improving the main aspects of human life in accordance with the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Intellectual work is considered as an important resource for the creation of high-quality, innovative production, which provides for solution of important global problems of sustainable development. As part of a multilateral integrated approach, the impact of intellectual work results on the achievements of SDGs is researched. It is determined that the SDGs are interconnected and reinforce each other in the process of achievement, which is why their results are also comprehensive, that is, the result of improvements in the field of one goal is the way to achieve another one. A reflection of the dominant role of intellectual work in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is the ninth SDGs – innovation and infrastructure. The development of technologies, creation of innovations and breakthrough solutions are crucial in the context of achieving the SDGs, and, accordingly, intellectual work, intellectual property and innovations are increasingly becoming socially significant and, due to the increased importance, need developing and implementing the policy of the integrity of scientific research along with protecting their results. Prospect for further research in this direction can be the issues of enhancing the efficiency of intellectual workers and increasing the opportunities to use the potential of intellectual activity for the further development of society.

scholarly journals Sustainable Feedbacks of Colombian Paramos Involving Livestock, Agricultural Activities, and Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030

Systems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Raúl Andrés Molina Benavides ◽  
Rómulo Campos Gaona ◽  
Hugo Sánchez Guerrero ◽  
Leonidas Giraldo Patiño ◽  
Alberto Stanislao Atzori
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Human Presence ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Soil Sustainability ◽  
Development Goals

Colombian mountain Páramos are considered natural areas with a very important role for human life. Páramos provide, both in mountain and lowland areas, a multitude of ecosystem services which start from vegetation to soil sustainability. The sustainability of Páramos is however impaired by several anthropogenic activities, including agricultural and livestock practices. A system thinking approach was applied in this work to improve the systemic understanding of factors affecting sustainability and resilience of Páramos agro-ecosystems. Interdisciplinary literature evidences were summarized and conceptually analyzed in order to develop causal loop diagrams of Páramo system structures allowing describing the main feedback loops involving (involved in/connecting) the Páramo ecosystem and driving its sustainability. From the causal diagram analysis few insights to maintain the human presence in Páramos arose. The system analysis highlights that human presence in Páramos should be stimulated, avoiding agriculture and livestock activities as the main income source. Particularly, social interactions, education on the Páramos environmental and relevance of agricultural practices to foster ecosystem services and multiple rentable economic activities should be enhanced. The study also includes the role of the government in providing the Páramo inhabitants with payments for ecosystem services and environmental education aimed to boost sustainability. Sustainable Páramo management will apply specific leverages on the system to reach Sustainable Development Goals 6 (water), 8 (economic growth, employment and work), 13 (climate change), and 15 (sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems) of the Agenda 2030.

scholarly journals Creating regional infrastructure in the special economic zones of the Russian Federation to address the challenges of the Sustainable Development Goals

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 06036
Author(s):  
Elena Knyazeva ◽  
Denis Zheriborov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Water Desalination ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Russian Federation

Water resources are an integral part of energy, industry, food and human life. Water efficiency is given a special place in the area of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) promoted by the United Nations (UN). Water is used everywhere in everyday life and in the manufacture of products, which leads to the depletion of the water potential of a country or an entire continent. Currently, companies are actively introducing new standards for water use, keeping records of water consumption, applying innovative technologies to provide water desalination and wastewater treatment. There is a shortage of drinking water in the world, especially in overpopulated countries and the southern regions of the planet. No state can solve water use issues on its own. Currently, countries are focusing on developing technologies for desalination and wastewater treatment plants. These industries are science-intensive, innovative and require raw materials, financial resources and policy favors from the states. On the territory of the Sverdlovsk region of the Russian Federation, all known types of common minerals were found, and a special economic zone the “Titanium Valley” also operates on this territory.

scholarly journals Life cycle assessment as tool for realization of sustainable development goals - towards sustainable future of the world: mini review

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Joanna Bojarska ◽  
Patrycja Złoty ◽  
Wojciech M. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Current State ◽  
Product Service ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

“One planet, one main goal: good life for all”: it could be a motto of sustainable world. Sustainability is global mega trend in all fields of life to promote prosperity protecting our planet. Sustainable development is a requirement and a priority for all people all over the world. It is defined as development of the current world with a view to the future generations. In 2015, the UN Member States established Agenda 2030, including seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals”, SDG, which should be realized by 2030. Objectives scope all areas of life, namely quality of human life, ecosystem, world peace or partnerships. Each goal has an environmental context. According to the “United Nations Environment Program” (UNEP), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a perfect method in the context of the environmental dimensions of the SDGs. The concept not only concerns the effects of the process/production system or the product/service but also all stages of its life (from cradle to grave), considering the carbon, environmental, consumer or biodiversity footprints. LCA is the only comprehensive eco-innovation indicator and policy implementation technique of sustainable development in companies in terms of eco-efficiency and eco-products. This mini review provides a survey of the current state of knowledge on sustainability and sustainable development as well as the relevance of new holistic methodology bridging SDGs with LCA, on the base of the newest scientific worldwide literature.

scholarly journals Human capital in the system of sustainable development goals: significance and prospects

2021 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 07053
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Ugnich ◽  
Alexander Chernokozov ◽  
Maxim Ugnich
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Brics Countries ◽  
International Economic Relations ◽  
Development Goals

The concept of human capital through the prism of international economic relations and the problem of achieving sustainable development goals are considered in this paper. The value of HCI in the system of assessing the prospects for the development of human capital at the global level is shown. The characteristics of the relationship between HCI components and sustainable development goals are given. The analysis of the ranking of the countries of the world by the HCI is given. The features of the BRICS countries are revealed: despite the high potential for the development of human capital, it is not always used effectively, which is reflected in the implementation of the program to achieve sustainable development goals. It is shown that in modern conditions, the concept of sustainable development of human capital is of decisive methodological importance. It is based on the need to maintain a balance of various spheres of human life, reflecting, in fact, the quality of his life. The COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the importance of anchoring the principles of this concept at the global level.

Sustainable Development: Evolution and Challenges Ahead

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Basu Sood ◽  
Meenakshi Sooden
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Measurement Framework ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Standard Set ◽  
To Come ◽  
Social Environmental

The concept of Sustainable Development is inherent to the civilizations world over. The explicit use of the term in the literature of the development economics is only a recent phenomenon. The concept of sustainable development started emerging by relating environmental concerns to the economic development during the initial years of its evolution. Gradually, more and more spheres of human life started finding mention while discussing the concept. Today, the concept has taken a form where it encompasses economic, social, environmental, political and cultural aspects of life into its ambit. In fact, there is hardly any aspect of the life that cannot find a place while discussing the concept.  It has taken about four decades for the world Governments and the United Nations to come out with a standard set of Sustainable Development Goals which the nations across the globe are required to achieve in order to put the world economy on the path of sustainable development. There still remain many challenges in prescribing and following a standard recipe for achieving Sustainable Development Goals world over. A large number of parameters related to sustainable development are not possible to be standardized in the wake of prevalence of great diversity in the socio-economic, political and environmental conditions existing in different regions of the world. There are strong challenges for national and subnational Governments in developing a measurement framework for monitoring the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals Sustainable Platform Economy: Connections with the Sustainable Development Goals

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7640
Author(s):  
Mayo Fuster Morell ◽  
Ricard Espelt ◽  
Melissa Renau Cano
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Economic Sustainability ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
External Impact ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Platform Economy

The platform economy is growing exponentially while creating expectations for its potential to contribute to a sustainable development. However, research aimed at showing the potential contribution of each platform’s business model to sustainable development is needed. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are driving the policy agenda, but it remains unclear how far they encourage a sustainable platform economy. First, this article aims to study how each different type of platform contributes to sustainable development. Second, it analyses if and how the factors that contribute to the sustainable design of platforms are considered in SDGs. The paper departs from a framework of sustainable democratic qualities of the platform economy that considers governance, economic sustainability, technological and data policies, social responsibility, and external impact dimensions. The study is based on an empirical analysis of 60 platforms. The results show that a sustainable design of a platform economy promotes sustainable development. Furthermore, the contributions of the sustainable dimensions of a platform to SDGs are mainly connected to the impact and responsibility and the economic model, but governance and data dimensions are not present in the SDGs. This suggests that SDGs should improve their digital perspective to intertwine better with the sustainable platforms.

scholarly journals Meningkatkan Kinerja Kelembagaan Organisasi Air Minum Berbasis Masyarakat Himpunan Penduduk Pengguna Air Minum HIPPAM

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5252
Author(s):  
Rochmad Effendy ◽  
Rofiqul Amin ◽  
Ginanjar Indra Kusuma Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Water Reservoir ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Development Goals

Abstract. Clean water is an indicator of life and quality of human life. It is no wonder that the provision of clean water and sanitation is included in the sixth goal of the 17 items Sustainable Development Goals agreed in the UN General Assembly Resolution by 193 Member States and global civil society on 25 September 2015. Unfortunately this mulya goal has not been fully achieved, especially for residents of Malang Regency. Data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Malang Regency shows that households that still use river / rain water as a necessity of life reached 0.44 and 0.54 in 2016 and 2017. Those included in this category are residents of Segenggeng Hamlet, Wonokerso Village Pakisaji District. As a result of the poverty that plagued which was then exacerbated by the contours of the land in their area which required them to dig 50 meters more to obtain ground water. For the process of managing this service, the Mangga 2 Water User Occupation Association (HIPPAM) was formed as a continuation of the Mangga 1 clean water supply program which was established in mid-2010 in the Wonokerso sub-village. The capacity of the built water reservoir can accommodate 15 thousand cubic meters to serve 365 households in 10 RTs and two RWs. However there are several obstacles encountered; (1) Institutional; This community-based clean water mining organization does not yet have a legal entity; (2) The financial administration and administration of the HIPPAM secretariat are simple and not yet neatly archived. (3) Structured formal communication with customers and stakeholders has not been carried out properly. This is evidenced by the large arrears in account payments. Through this Community Partnership Program a draft of the initial draft of the Statutes and by-laws has been prepared by a drafting team representing all elements of the community. They can do this after participating in a series of training activities from authorized sources. Also, the capacity of individual administrators has increased by providing some printed materials as guidelines for working with water services. The performance of the institution is also the case through the provision of a computer that functions for the operational SIM application for payment of drinking water tariffs. Communication with customers that had not previously been carried out has also been carried out.Keywords: HIPPAM; Provision of Community-Based Drinking Water; Community Self-Reliance Institutions; National Program for Community Empowerment in Urban AreasAbstrak. Air bersih merupakan indikator kehidupan dan kualitas kehidupan manusia. Tidak heran kalau penyediaan air bersih dan sanitasi (Clean water and Sanitation) dimasukkan dalam tujuan keenam dari 17 butir Sustainable Development Goals (tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan) yang telah disepakati dalam Resolusi Majelis Umum PBB oleh 193 Negara Anggota dan masyarakat sipil global tanggal 25 September 2015. Sayang tujuan mulya ini belum sepenuhnya tercapai terutama untuk warga Kabupaten Malang. Data yang dikeluarkan Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Kabupaten Malang menunjukkan rumah tangga yang masih menggunakan air sungai/ hujan sebagai kebutuhan kehidupan mencapai 0,44 dan 0,54 pada tahun 2016 dan 2017. Mereka yang termasuk dalam kategori ini adalah penduduk Dusun Segenggeng Desa Wonokerso Kecamatan Pakisaji. Akibat kemiskinan yang mendera yang kemudian diperburuk dengan kontur tanah di wilayah mereka yang mengharuskan mereka untuk menggali 50 meter lebih untuk memperoleh air tanah. Untuk proses pengelolaan layanan ini dibentuk Himpunan Pendudukan Pengguna Air Minum (HIPPAM) Mangga 2 sebagai kelanjutan dari program pengadaan air bersih Mangga 1 yang telah yang didirikan pertengahan 2010 di dusun Wonokerso. Kapasitas tandon air yang terbangun dapat menampung 15 ribu meter kubik dapat melayani 365 rumah tangga di 10 RT dan dua RW. Namum ada beberapa kendala yang dihadapi; (1) Kelembagaan ; organisasi pengambangan air bersih berbasis masyarakat ini belum memiliki badan hukum; (2)Administrasi keuangan dan ketata usahaan sekretariat HIPPAM yang sederhana dan belum rapi terarsipkan. (3) Komunikasi formal terstruktur dengan pelanggan dan stakeholder belum terlaksanan dengan baik. Ini dibuktikan dengan banyakanya tunggakan pembayaran rekening. Lewat Program Kemitraan Masyarakat ini telah tersusun sebuah naskah draft awal Anggaran Dasar dan Anggaran Rumah Tangga oleh tim penyusun yang mewakili semua unsur warga masyarakat. Mereka dapat melakukan ini setelah mengikuti serangkaian kegiatan pelatihan dari nara sumber yang berwenang. Juga kapasitas individu pengurus telah meningkat dengan memberikan beberapa materi cetak sebagai panduan kerja layanan air minum. Kinerja lembaga juga demikian lewat pemberian satu komputer yang berfungsi untuk operasional SIM aplikasi rekening pembayaran tarif air minum. Komunikasi dengan pelanggan yang sebelumnya belum pernah dilaksanakan juga telah dilakukan.Kata Kunci : HIPPAM; Penyediaan Air Minum Berbasis Masyarakat ; Lembaga Keswadayaan Masyarakat;  Program Nasional Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Mandiri Perkotaan

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