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Markets and Supply Chains
Equality of Opportunity

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Equality of Opportunity

Non-discrimination is an interesting concept in law; Joshua Castellino argues that in society, some discrimination is perfectly justifiable. Unjustifiable discrimination occurs in the context of marginalized groups as a consequence of a person’s identity, not necessarily ability. Tools for nondiscrimination need to promote equality of opportunity for all. Societies put in place measures like affirmative action to try to remedy this, though these are only temporary solutions. This video…

Equality of Opportunity
Leadership in the Corporate Sector | Paul Polman
Markets and Supply Chains

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Markets and Supply Chains

Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be transported between production and consumption. In off-farm storage, there are issues of food safety, processing, and quality assurance. Seasonal price changes reflect the cost of storage because when simultaneous harvests occur across a huge area, prices are low, but after that, prices rise by exactly the cost of storage, or the…

Markets and Supply Chains
Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising
Leadership in the Corporate Sector | Paul Polman

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Leadership in the Corporate Sector | Paul Polman

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 business face when trying to become more sustainable, the need for corporate collaboration on sustainability policy, and the responsibility of business leaders to take action. Mr. Polman is the Co-founder & Chair of IMAGINE, Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, the B Team, Saïd Business School, and…

Leadership in the Corporate Sector | Paul Polman
The Challenge of Sustainable Development
Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising

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Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising

This conversation with Professor Patrica Sullivan took place on June 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Prof. Sullivan's book Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy's America in Black and White, and Robert Kennedy's legacy as a civil rights icon. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Conversation with Patricia Sullivan, Justice Rising
The Quadruple Squeeze
The Challenge of Sustainable Development

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The Challenge of Sustainable Development

This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet. In this final video, Professor Sachs talks about the environmental challenges that have come from the growth of the world economy due to globalization. The challenge of economic growth and prosperity, together with the challenges of social inclusion and fairness and environmental crises, make up the work of sustainable development, or creating economies that are smart, fair, and inclusive. Since the…

The Challenge of Sustainable Development
Introducing Sustainable Development
The Quadruple Squeeze

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The Quadruple Squeeze

The planetary squeeze, or the driving forces that explain why we’ve ended up with rising environmental risks, originate from four different areas: population pressure in terms of numbers and affluence, human-caused climate change in terms of the concentration of greenhouse gases, the inability of the Earth system to buffer the effects of climate change, and the element of surprise. The space within which we can operate safely has been reduced -- we can no longer exclude abrupt, sudden…

The Quadruple Squeeze
The Role of Business in the SDGs
Introducing Sustainable Development

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Introducing Sustainable Development

In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should not be considered open content. However, the video is freely available for viewing or sharing with individuals or groups for educational purposes, such as in a classroom, workshop, or training. Please give attribution to the SDG Academy. Content may not be used…

Introducing Sustainable Development
Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet – Trailer
The Role of Business in the SDGs

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The Role of Business in the SDGs

In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that business managers should have in mind when considering the SDGs, including the role of the SDGs to define the kind of world and economy we want in the future, the issues of corporate responsibility and governance, and the creation of public-private partnerships. This video is not available under a Creative Commons license and should…

The Role of Business in the SDGs
Equality of Opportunity
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Climate Action: Solutions for a Changing Planet – Trailer

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