Vision 2030: SDG3 and Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Journal of SustainabilityCOVID-19 and turbulent geopolitical circumstances will likely result in missing the 2030 UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs) deadline. Recent research recommends prioritising SDGs, and we respond by calling for a global focus on SDG3.
Rajiv Nair, Sajiv Madhavan
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“Big” Food, Tobacco, and Alcohol: Reducing Industry Influence on Noncommunicable Disease Prevention Laws and Policies [PDF]
, 2019 The food, tobacco and alcohol industries have penetrated markets in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with a significant impact on these countries’ burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
Gostin, Lawrence O., Reeve, Belinda
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Validity of parental recalls to estimate vaccination coverage: evidence from Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The estimates of vaccination coverage are measured from administrative data and from population based survey. While both card-based and recall data are collected through population survey, and the recall is when the card is missing, the ...
Binyaruka, Peter, Borghi, Josephine
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Decomposing the gap in missed opportunities for vaccination between poor and non-poor in sub-Saharan Africa : a multicountry analyses [PDF]
, 2018 Understanding the gaps in MOV between poor and non-poor in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) would enable an understanding of factors associated with interventions for improving immunization coverage to achieving universal childhood immunization.
Adamu, Abdu +9 more
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Transformations to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Includes the SDG Index and Dashboards. Sustainable Development Report 2019 [PDF]
, 2019 The Sustainable Development Report 2019 presents an updated SDG Index and Dashboards with a refined assessment of countries’ distance to SDG targets. The report has been successfully audited for the first time by the European Commission Joint Research ...
Fuller, G. +4 more
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A Spatial Survey of Environmental Indicators for Kazakhstan: An Examination of Current Conditions and Future Needs [PDF]
, 2018 The Republic of Kazakhstan, located in Central Asia, has experienced many years of environmental degradation, largely as a result of the poor management of its significant natural resources.
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, 2019 农业生物多样性是指直接或间接用于粮食和农业的动物、植物和微生物的多样性和变异性,包括作物、家畜、林业和渔业等。它位于整个农业系统的底层,是农业生产信息化的重要内容,也是国家战略资源和国家安全的重要基础。国内外相关组织机构和项目积累了很多的资源和建设经验,但是仍然存在资源零散分布、缺乏顶层设计、元数据标准规范应用不足、平台之间的数据交互不够、数据的快速实时响应比较困难、高端农业智库及其资源平台建设薄弱等问题。为了更好地推动我国农业生物多样性大数据平台的研究和开发工作,本文着重从科学数据平台（基础数据平台 ...
朱学军 +6 more
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Cogent EducationThis paper uncovers the sustainability content in the science and mathematics curriculum of Qatar’s K-12 public school system. It focuses on mapping the curriculum standards of both subjects against sustainable development goals (SDGs) and identifying ...
Ziad Said +4 more
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Underactuated embedded constraints gripper for grasping in toxic environments
SN Applied Sciences, 2023 Article Highlights An eco-friendly underactuated soft gripper is presented and described for application in the waste industry, to help or partially replace humans in harmful works.
Gabriele Maria Achilli +3 more
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Potential of Meat Substitutes for Climate Change Mitigation and Improved Human Health in High-Income Markets [PDF]
, 2018 The global food system contributes approximately one-quarter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with these dominated by the livestock sector. The projected increase in livestock demand is likely to undermine efforts to keep global average warming below a
Higgins, Peter +2 more
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