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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
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...
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Assessing sustainability focus across global banks
Sengupta, Ushasi; Pramanik, Himadri Sikhar; Datta, Sayantan - In: Development Engineering 8 (2023), pp. 1-11
Global banks play intermediary and even direct roles in achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, developmental progress is complex to measure due to siloed, varied and even non-transparent, ambiguous, non-standardized ways of calibration and reporting. This research...
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The Tsunami: Measures of Contagion in the 2007–2008 Credit Crunch
Dungey, Mardi - In: CESifo Forum 09 (2008) 4, pp. 33-43
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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 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
areas in the world and which develops and affirms previous global actions. From the perspective of Polish cities, the …
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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 …, economic and environmental situation. The Sustainable Development Goals are not the first priorities announced for the world …
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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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Identifying sustainability and knowledge gaps in socio-economic pathways vis-à-vis the sustainable development goals
Zimm, Caroline; Sperling, Frank; Busch, Sebastian - In: Economies 6 (2018) 2, pp. 1-22
With the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the global community has set itself an ambitious development agenda. Current analytical and quantitative modeling capabilities fall short of being able to capture all 17 SDGs and their targets. Even highly ambitious and optimistic pathways currently...
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Repair practices in a virtual smartphone community: Fostering more sustainable usage through branding
Svenson, Frithiof - In: ephemera - theory & politics in organization 19 (2019) 2, pp. 325-344
Over the past decades, consumer culture has turned the mobile phone into a market place icon. Despite consumers' fondness for the functionalities of these devices, mobile phones come at a considerable social cost, leaving ethical and environmental footprints. This article discusses repair and...
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SDGs, health and the G20: A vision for public policy
Neupane, Sunisha; Boutilier, Zoe; Kickbusch, Ilona; … - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 12 (2018) 2018-35, pp. 1-12
Ensuring 'health for all' remains a persistent and entrenched global challenge. G20 governments are in a position to elevate the priority accorded to health, and acknowledge the centrality of health to attaining the SDGs. The authors call on G20 leaders to build nations that are more inclusive...
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