The notion of smart and sustainable cities offers an integrated and holistic approach to urbanism by aiming to achieve the long-term goals of urban sustainability and resilience. In essence, a smart and sustainable city is an urban locality that functions as a robust system of systems with...

The impact of COVID-19 on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues to be researched. Initial signals warn of significant setbacks in achieving SDG targets by 2030. The achievement of SDGs could abet improved protection from future pandemics. This article suggests...

Dieser Beitrag fokussiert auf sog. "soziale" oder "an Nachhaltigkeit ausgerichteten (sustainable-oriented) Entrepreneurships". Exemplarisch werden Beispiele junger Unternehmen aus der Modeindustrie vorgestellt, die sich der Idee der circular economy, dem cradle-to-cradle-Ansatz oder anderen...

The launch of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has established a new paradigm in sustainable development, where cross-sector partnerships (CSP) take a central role with SDG 17 on partnerships for the goals. At the same time, the SDGs have recognized the essential role of...

This book provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing countries. Evaluating Environment in International Development focuses on the approaches and experiences of leading international organizations, not-for-profits, and multilateral...

Financial technology (fintech) for good can help to achieve sustainable development through environmental, social and governance investing, and through financial inclusion initiatives to address the needs of underbanked and unbanked individuals. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated...

"Transformations to sustainability increasingly are the focus of research and policy discussions around the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the different roles played by transdisciplinary research in contributing to social transformations across diverse settings has been neglected in the...

This report summarizes and synthesizes the outcomes of a pilot testing project on a set of UNRISD-designed Sustainable Development Performance Indicators (SDPI) that are intended to gauge whether economic entities are on a pathway consistent with the transformative goals and vision of the 2030...

Die Weltgemeinschaft erreicht aktuell nur 15 Prozent der 17 Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung (SDGs) im gesetzten Zeitplan. Hochschulen mit ihrem institutionellen Commitment und ganzheitlichem Verständnis nachhaltiger Entwicklung gelten als Schlüsselakteure und wichtige Multiplikatoren der...