Special Issue : Business Strategies Concerning the Sustainable Development Goals and the SDG Compass
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for companies to actively engage in the social, economic and environmental transformation process. Business contribution to the SDGs requires integrating the SDGs into their core competitive strategy, organizational culture, and business model. For this, companies must ...
Posted on 10/12/21
Adoption of EU Taxonomy Delegated Act Marks Milestone Opens New Chapter in EU’s Sustainability Efforts
The EU Taxonomy Delegated Act adopted on 9 December 2021 contains the technical screening criteria (“TSC”) for climate change adaptation and mitigation under the EU Taxonomy Regulation. The TSC is key in the EU’s transition to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and in guiding investment to environmentally sustainable e ...
Posted on 09/12/21
Can the SDGs Provide a Basis for Supply Chain Decisions in the Construction Sector?
Sustainability in the construction sector has increased in importance but is difficult to implement. This paper provides an empirical investigation into the value of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) for use as a framework for action to drive organizations towards sustainability in global construction supply ...
Posted on 08/12/21
SDGs: Top Trumps of Sustainable Finance?
Private finance is essential for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To mobilize the finance and harness capital flows for sustainable development and investing, the investment community must make sense of the SDGs. For this, a global benchmarking tool, SDG rating harmonization, a globally adopted taxon ...
Posted on 08/12/21
Net-Zero for Financial Institutions
Standardization is needed to evaluate and validate net-zero commitments in the financial sector. This is needed for financial institutions to drive the decarbonization of the real economy and stabilize temperatures at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The objective of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is t ...
Posted on 06/12/21
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