These videos are from the SDG Academy online course How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, first launched in 2018 and taught entirely by Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs.
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From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
4,816 playsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
4,729 playsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about the importance of civil awareness of sustainable development and the desire of society to improve economic conditions,… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
4,319 playsThis 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
3,404 playsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the second key transformation, health and wellbeing. The many dimensions of achieving this transformation are considered,… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
3,421 playsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of universities in contributing to global partnerships for achieving the SDGs. He explains the history and formation… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
2,845 playsThis chapter provides an overview of the course. It briefly discusses the various topics that will be covered including development of the SDGs, transformative pathways… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
1,301 playsThis chapters opens with a discussion of the CO2 emissions due to agriculture. Professor Sachs goes on to discuss how agriculture and food production impact SDGs, such… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
240 playsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses ways that investors can be civil society activists in addition to environmental, social, and governance investing. He explains… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
515 playsThis chapter opens with a discussion of environmental crises and the need for deep and widespread change. Dr. Sachs goes on to describe six grand transformations that… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
346 playsThis chapter addresses how governments can begin to think about the SDGs, how goals can be made quantifiable, and how SDG planning can be adopted into national… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
206 playsMetrics and quantification are essential for measuring SDG progress, and in this chapter, Professor Sachs explores a number of ways that SDG metrics are becoming… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
238 playsThis chapter discusses the transformation to smart cities and transport. Professor Sachs addresses the various dimensions of transformation, including smart… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
143 playsThis chapter looks further into the business manager’s perspective on the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the need for business managers to understand… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
164 playsThis chapter addresses clean energy and industry as a key transformation for the SDGs. Professor Sachs opens with a brief discussion of rising CO2 emissions, followed by… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
163 playsIn this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the movement of products long distances through multinational companies, as well as the challenges presented by the global… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
132 playsIn this chapter, the six key transformation pathways to the SDGs are introduced, followed by more in-depth analysis of education, inclusion, jobs, and growth. Professor…