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Transparency and accountability

Transparency is defined as a flow of relevant, timely, and reliable information, information in the economic, financial, social, institution, and political arenas, which is accessible to all relevant stakeholders. When it's clunky and not accessible, it is sometimes referred to as "zombie transparency". Despite efforts towards more transparency, there is some narrowing of civic space as a means of accountability. Additionally, transparency alone cannot solve these issues, e.g. if…

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Ethics for Troubled Times

During times of unrest and uncertainty, how can faith and ethics help our communities take action towards a brighter future? This webinar, held on June 30, 2020, featured faculty from the SDG Academy course Ethics in Action for a panel discussion on the role of religion and spirituality in moving our society forward. - Dr. Anna Sun, Associate Professor at Duke University - Dr. Anantanand Rambachan, Professor of Religion at St. Olaf College - John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Catholic Archbishop…

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Introducing Sustainable Development

In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. Please give attribution to the SDG Academy.

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The Ethics of Sustainable Development

This chapter is the final chapter in the Sustainable Development: the Post Capital Order course, and looks at the ethics of sustainable development, looking at key ethical thinkers in sustainable development from Aristotle to Pope Francis. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics in Action

This chapter introduces the Ethics in Action Initiative as a forum through which religious leaders and scholars from traditions around the world came together to find common ground on which to address shared challenges. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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The Origins of the Boundary Concept

This lecture introduces the concept of planetary boundaries, or a set of limits or safe parameters within which humans should maintain their economics activity. Professor Sachs further examines the history of the notion of limits or boundaries to growth, beginning with Thomas Malthus’ theory of population in the late 18th century, and explains the urgency of the need to bring human productivity to a level that is compatible with the livelihood of other species and the sustainability of…

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Conversation with Mariana Mazzucato, Mission Economy

This conversation with Professor Mariana Mazzucato, took place on April 26, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Prof. Mazzucato's new book Mission Economy: A Moonshot Guide to Changing Capitalism, and the importance of boldly reimagining the capacities and role of government to solve today's "wicked problems" and recover a sense of public purpose. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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Cities as Centers of Cultural and Social Transformation Part I

Many people see cities as primary places of economic activity, but cities are also sites of social, cultural, and religious relevance. Examples of cities and their roles are given in their historical and cultural contexts. Cities are the center where intellectuals, artists, musicians, revolutionaries and others congregate, as well as where power and inequality is often seen. This is all explored in this chapter using historical examples. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Markets and Supply Chains

Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be transported between production and consumption. In off-farm storage, there are issues of food safety, processing, and quality assurance. Seasonal price changes reflect the cost of storage because when simultaneous harvests occur across a huge area, prices are low, but after that, prices rise by exactly the cost of storage, or the…