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Collaborative governance for the sustainable development goals [PDF]

, 2018
The advent of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals has refocused global attention on the roles of business and other nonstate actors in achieving global goals.
Ackerman, Ansell, Beisheim, Birner, Brockmyer, Business and Sustainable Development Commission, Donahue, Florini, Florini, Florini, Forsyth, Gibbon, Grain, Howlett, Johnston, Keohane, Kharas, Kuckartz, Lowder, Marques, Ostrom, Pattberg, Pinkse, Pope, Schmidt-Traub, Selsky, Slaughter, Steffen, Torfing, Van Tulder, World Bank, Zadek   +31 more
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The Role of Coordination Mechanisms and Transaction Costs Promoting Sustainability Performance in Agri‐Food Supply Chains: Evidence From Ecuador

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social tensions and resource depletion pose significant challenges to the agri‐food sector, highlighting the need for coordinated strategies to ensure sustainability in supply chains. Despite its critical importance, the relationship between coordination mechanisms and sustainability performance remains underexplored.
Carlos Moreno‐Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
wiley   +1 more source

Building resilient infrastructure, supporting sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation (SDG 9) in selected European countries: spatial and taxonomic analysis

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) consist of 17 goals and 169 targets to be met by the end of 2030. Since the European Union (EU) members are also included in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development set by the United Nations (UN) countries, it is
Tomasz Grodzicki, Mateusz Jankiewicz
doaj   +1 more source

The sustainable development effects of investment by emerging-market multinationals: Shaping beneficial outcomes for home and host country [PDF]

, 2017
Emerging-market multinational enterprises (EMNEs) play an increasingly important role as investors in developing economies. When certain conditions are met, their foreign investment can contribute to host-country progress towards the Sustainable ...
Hendriks, G. (Guus)
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Does ESG Matter for Unlisted Companies in the Agri‐Food Industry? Evidence From Japan's Unlisted Agri‐Food Companies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is emphasized among listed companies for their stakeholders and ESG disclosures, ESG engagement among unlisted companies has been rarely examined due to data limitations. This is particularly problematic for the agri‐food industry that has significant impacts on the environment and consists ...
Ying Wang, Satoru Shimokawa
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global outlook of the multiplier effect of research and development on environmental sustainability.

PLoS ONE, 2023
In a time of severe environmental problems and growing public and private expenditure to promote a sustainable society, studies on the impact of Research and Development (R&D) on environmental sustainability hardly ever exist.
Kow Ansah-Mensah, Adams Osman, Clarke Ebow Yalley, Kofi Adu-Boahen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Open Education and the Sustainable Development Goals: Making Change Happen [PDF]

, 2017
Education for All has been a concept at the heart of international development since 1990 and has found its latest instantiation within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as SDG 4, ‘Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote ...
Lane, Andy
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

The disparities and development trajectories of nations in achieving the sustainable development goals

Nature Communications
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a comprehensive framework for societal progress and planetary health. However, it remains unclear whether universal patterns exist in how nations pursue these goals and whether key development areas are ...
Fengmei Ma, Heming Wang, Asaf Tzachor, César A. Hidalgo, Heinz Schandl, Yue Zhang, Jingling Zhang, Wei-Qiang Chen, Yanzhi Zhao, Yong-Guan Zhu, Bojie Fu   +10 more
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