Ethics in Action

The challenges of sustainable development are more than technical or political—they are also moral, calling on us to examine who we are as human beings, and who we want to be going forward.

These videos are from the SDG Academy course E thics in Action, first launched in 2019 and featuring leaders from some of the world's major religious traditions, philosophers, scholars, and business leaders.

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The Moral Basis for Business Activity

The Moral Basis for Business Activity

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This chapter looks at different dimensions of corporate social responsibility and stresses that the ethical responsibility of business must be a core component of…
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Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus

Virtue Ethics as a Multi-Religious Consensus

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In this chapter, William Vendley finds the points of consensus between religious traditions, and shows how religious communities are well-positioned in terms of both…
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The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

The Rights to Health, Education, and Decent Work

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs gives an overview of health, education, and labor rights, tying each one to the overall goals of sustainable development. This…
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Corruption and Global Business

Corruption and Global Business

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Good governance is a tenet of development, and when governments are corrupt, economic development and individual sense of well-being within the government's reach…
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Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective

Virtue Ethics: An Indigenous Perspective

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In this chapter, Grand-father T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin and Grand-mother Marie-Josée Tardif discuss ethics and the connections between people and the Earth in…
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The Challenge of Global Poverty

The Challenge of Global Poverty

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs tackles SDG1, ending extreme poverty, looking at the resources available and how a lack of distribution leads towards vast…
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Ethics for Troubled Times

Ethics for Troubled Times

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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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Religions for Peace

Religions for Peace

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This case study focuses on William Vendley's organization, Religions for Peace, as an illustration of the conversations and movements happening in religious…
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Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics…

Sustainable Development and the Need for Ethics in Action

From SDG Academy

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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…
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Corruption and Politics Today

Corruption and Politics Today

From SDG Academy

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All of our aspirations for sustainable development depend on good governance. Good governance is vital so that government provides the public investments and the public…
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Religion and Peacebuilding

Religion and Peacebuilding

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"Religion--the sacred the notion of a deep reality that guides our lives--is an embedded reality. It affects how we think about sexuality and family and commerce…
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A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care

A Hindu Approach to Environmental Care

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This chapter looks at the ethical contradictions with human-induced climate change through the lens of hinduism, stressing the importance of non-violence in Hinduism. …
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The History of Sustainable Development and the…

The History of Sustainable Development and the SDGs

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Jeffrey Sachs outlines 50 years of sustainable development history and its alignment with papal encyclicals regarding social challenges, culminating with Laudato…
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The Rights of Indigenous Populations

The Rights of Indigenous Populations

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"Laudato Si' inspired all of us with its call for integral human development. And that means that we have to look at human development with a holistic…
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The Moral and Practical Limits of Global…

The Moral and Practical Limits of Global Capitalism

From SDG Academy

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The topic of this video is the practical and moral flaws of the global economy. Learn about the good, the bad, and the ugly of how our global economy is creating new…
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Virtue Ethics: An Islamic Perspective

Virtue Ethics: An Islamic Perspective

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In this video, we are going to talk about virtue ethics in the Islamic tradition. For any Islamic tradition, or religious tradition, the first thing that needs to be…

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