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Introducing Sustainable Development

Introducing Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 22 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development.
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Getting to Know the SDGs

Getting to Know the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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An introduction to the course Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Jeffrey Sachs profiles the history of the sustainable development…
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Why Sustainable Development is Important:…

Why Sustainable Development is Important: Happiness and Wellbeing

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter describes why the concept of sustainable development is so important, why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity,…
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The Ages of Globalization

The Ages of Globalization

From SDG Academy on 19 June, 2020

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Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet-wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But…
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The Role of Business in the SDGs

The Role of Business in the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that…
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A Brief History of the SDGs

A Brief History of the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter presents the origins of the SDGs, how they arose and why? The chapter conveys the core idea that clear goal-setting is essential for progress and examines…
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The Epidemiology and Economics of Coronavirus

The Epidemiology and Economics of Coronavirus

From SDG Academy on 30 March, 2020

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The COVID-19 global health pandemic is rapidly changing the ways we live and work. In the age of sustainable development and at a time when the world is working towards…
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The Challenge of Sustainable Development

The Challenge of Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet. In this final video, Professor Sachs talks about the environmental challenges…
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Ethics for Troubled Times

Ethics for Troubled Times

From SDG Academy on 30 June, 2020

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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,…
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Six Sources of Wellbeing

Six Sources of Wellbeing

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses o the six sources of well-being, challenging the traditional capitalist idea that consumers will maximize their well-being and instead looking at…
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Where Next? Reimagining Further Education for the…

Where Next? Reimagining Further Education for the Future

From SDG Academy on 8 July, 2020

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On July 8, 2020, the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) hosted this special event alongside the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF). Higher…
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Six Major Globalizations

Six Major Globalizations

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great…
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Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and…

Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 27 April, 2020

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COVID-19 is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on communicable disease, education, life expectancy, and decent…
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Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently…

Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently Impossible?

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses two important questions: is it feasible to have economic growth from this point forward? and does economic growth even make sense on a finite…
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The Three Big Challenges: Climate Change,…

The Three Big Challenges: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Pollution

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on the three main environmental challenges facing the world today: human-induced climate change, biodiversity loss, and the pollution caused by…
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Growth and Inequality

Growth and Inequality

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on growth and inequality, and more specifically, the Kuznets Curve, in order to show the relationship between income per capita and inequality.…

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