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From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
3,953 playsGender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
5,673 playsThis chapter looks at different dimensions of corporate social responsibility and stresses that the ethical responsibility of business must be a core component of… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
4,550 playsIn this chapter, William Vendley finds the points of consensus between religious traditions, and shows how religious communities are well-positioned in terms of both… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
4,050 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 23 August, 2019
6,063 playsEducation is crucial for global development and for the success of sustainable development, but this chapter discusses the content of learning to be good citizens in a… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
1,608 playsThis 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
2,775 playsIn 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
2,305 playsGood governance is a tenet of development, and when governments are corrupt, economic development and individual sense of well-being within the government's reach… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
2,760 playsSarah Bradshaw argues that if we want to change rates of violence, we have to change the way violence is understood and change attitudes about violence in society. In… -
From SDG Academy 29 August, 2019
1,151 playsIn this chapter, Grand-father T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin and Grand-mother Marie-Josée Tardif discuss ethics and the connections between people and the Earth in… -
From SDG Academy 21 November, 2020
2,151 playsThis is a guest lecture by Prof. Glenn Denning, Columbia University, in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by… -
From SDG Academy 6 March, 2024
337 playsJoin Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political and media analyst Norman Solomon as they discuss Solomon’s important new book, War Made Invisible: How America Hides the… -
From SDG Academy 23 August, 2019
1,607 playsThis 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… -
From SDG Academy 20 August, 2019
899 playsThe sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries… -
From SDG Academy 19 June, 2020
971 playsToday’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… -
From SDG Academy 7 August, 2019
1,596 playsAn introduction to the course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. This course is about children in the context of the…