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Sustainable-oriented Entrepreneurship: Sozial und ökologisch verantwortliches Handeln als Teil des unternehmerischen Selbstverständnisses
Bookhagen, Andrea; Seymour, Grit - In: PraxisWISSEN Marketing 4 (2019) 01/2019, pp. 112-126
challenges as entrepreneurs. The discussion of the relatively new Conscious Business Movement enriches the scientific debate … about respective start-ups and entrepreneurship. As a conclusion those aspects being a key driver for success will be … identified and some recommendations for future entrepreneurs in the field of sustainable businesses will be provided. …
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Analysing mechanisms for meeting global emissions target: A dynamical systems approach
Ranganathan, Shyam; Swain, Ranjula Bali - 2014
Global emissions beyond 44 gigatonnes of carbondioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2020 can potentially lead the world to an irreversible climate change. Employing a novel dynamical system modeling approach, we predict that in a business-asusual scenario, it will reach 61 GtCO2e by 2020. Testing...
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Indicators for monitoring sustainable development goals: An application to oceanic development in the EU
Rickels, Wilfried; Dovern, Jonas; Hoffmann, Julia; … - 2015
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) with 169 specific targets could be a step forward in achieving efficient governance and policies for global sustainable development. An essential element will be the global indicator...
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Policy interventions in renewable energy for sustainable development: is Ghana on the right path to achieve SDG 7?
Ackah, Ishmael - 2016
Goal 7 of the Sustainable Development Goals seeks to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services and increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030. This target provides an opportunity as well as a challenge to African...
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For long-term economic development, only skills matter
Hanushek, Eric - In: IZA World of Labor (2017)
Politicians typically focus on short-term economic issues; but, a nation’s long-term economic well-being is directly linked to its rate of economic growth. In turn, its growth rate is directly linked to the economically relevant skills of its population. Until recently, however, economists...
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The Sustainable Development Goals and the systems approach to sustainability
Barbier, Edward; Burgess, Joanne C. - 2017
The authors explore the link between the systems approach to sustainability and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were formally adopted by the UN in 2015. The systems approach depicts sustainable development as the intersection of the goals attributed to three interlinked...
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Supporting the UN SDGs transition: Methodology for sustainability assessment and current worldwide ranking
Campagnolo, Lorenza; Eboli, Fabio; Farnia, Luca; … - 2017
The FEEM project APPS - Assessment, Projections and Policy of Sustainable Development Goals lies in the stream of research related to the quantitative assessment of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by the United Nations at the end of September 2015. The project consists of...
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The new urban agenda: A challenge or an opportunity for Polish cities?
Bernaciak, Anna - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 17 (2017) 4, pp. 879-892
The New Urban Agenda annexed to the United Nations Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 23 December 2016 requires new urban rules and regulations. It implements Sustainable Development Goal 11 aimed to make cities more inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. From a global...
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The role of the concept of sustainable development and its indicators in a study on the progress of the new UN goals
Szyja, Paulina - In: Economic and Environmental Studies (E&ES) 18 (2018) 1, pp. 387-409
Nowadays the world is facing a serious problem related to climate change and its repercussion for human beings. At the same time, world societies are struggling with the consequences of the last economic crisis. These issues have not escaped the attention of the United Nations, and therefore in...
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Localization of SDGs through disaggregation of KPIs
Patole, Manohar - In: Economies 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-17
The United Nation's Agenda 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pick up where the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) left off. The SDGs set forth a formidable task for the global community and international sustainable development over the next 15 years. Learning from the successes and...
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