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The Moral Basis for Business Activity

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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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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How a Company Decides to Invest in a Project

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter overviews investments in oil, gas and mining projects. It includes a comparison of private and state ventures. Sources of income include: cash from existing…

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Leadership in the Corporate Sector | Paul Polman

From SDG Academy on 19 March, 2020

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Speaking from West Papua, Indonesia, where he was attending a high-level meeting on green investment, business leader Paul Polman shares his thoughts on the challenges…

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Corporate Social Responsibility in the Water…

Corporate Social Responsibility in the Water Sector (STWI)

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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In this case study, Emilio Guzman shares some insights and thoughts about corporate social responsibility and sustainability being integrated in a business partnerships…

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The Market Economy: Specialization, Division of…

The Market Economy: Specialization, Division of Labor, Entrepreneurship

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter talks about the arrival of capitalist institutions which remade societies by creating market relations for labor, land, intellectual property, and other…

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Global Capitalism is a Faustian Bargain: Greed in…

Global Capitalism is a Faustian Bargain: Greed in return for prosperity

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter describes the issues with current-day capitalism, using Faustian logic, and explains why it is neccessary to devise new institutions of governance,…

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Business Solutions for Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 19 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Peter Bakker talks about the role of business in fighting climate change. He declares the Paris Climate Agreement as a success and outlines the three…

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Public-Private-Civil Society Partnerships

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses how the SDGs require the creation of public-private partnerships to deploy technology to achieve the goals and…

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Shareholders and Stakeholders

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter looks further into the business manager’s perspective on the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the need for business managers to understand…

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Business Leadership for Community Well-being

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on the process of using ethical business practices to build communities of opportunity.

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New Financing Mechanisms and Global Funds

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the idea of specialized global funds that have pooled funds from government donors and philanthropic donors, focusing on the example of the Global…

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Business and the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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The Sustainable Development Goals are not an agenda for policy makers alone. Most of the world's economic activity, knowledge generation, and investment are driven…

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Is industry special?

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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In this chapter, you will learn to define 'structural change' and 'industrialization', understand evolving perspectives on structural change,…

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Youth and Food: New Entrepreneurs in the Food…

Youth and Food: New Entrepreneurs in the Food Systems

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses new sustainability careers in the agri-food sector, including robotics, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and genomics. Current educational…

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Corruption and Global Business

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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