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From SDG Academy on 22 August, 2019
In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
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,… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This 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 on 20 August, 2019
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… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In 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 on 7 August, 2019
International human rights law focuses on the rights of individuals, and emphasis is on the protection of the individuals inherent dignity and worth. Collective… -
From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019
How we understand humanitarianism has been changing. People have been reconsidering whether we should be more selective in terms of who we give aid to after the Rwandan… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
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… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
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… -
From SDG Academy on 19 June, 2020
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… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
How are resources mobilized to achieve sustainable development? This question is addressed in this video about financing the SDGs. -
From SDG Academy on 19 March, 2020
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… -
From SDG Academy on 21 October, 2020
This is the first lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. … -
From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019
Non-discrimination is an interesting concept in law; Joshua Castellino argues that in society, some discrimination is perfectly justifiable. Unjustifiable discrimination… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
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… -
From SDG Academy on 19 March, 2020
This webinar introduces the free online resources available through the SDG Academy and ideas on how to integrate those resources into online lessons. This is a…