Sustainability Books

Book SynopsisChapter 1. Digital transformation of the economyIn the chapter, the authors of the article explore various aspects of modern trends in marketing technologies for the development of business structures in the context of digital transformation of the economy, digitalization of the economy, economics as a prerequisite for the development of tourism, mechanisms and strategy for the development of an innovation system, risk management in the field of certification of defense products. This will draw attention to the processes of digital transformation of the economy.- Chapter 2.  Technologies The chapter presents research in the areas of advanced technology, information technology, mechanical engineering, engineering innovation, process automation and complex systems management, which will draw attention to the processes and problems existing in the industrial sphere and in global industrial production.- Chapter 3. Ecological engineeringThe chapter presents articles in the field of environmental assessment of atmospheric air quality in urban landscapes, environmental damage from the occupation of nature reserves in Ukraine, and a review of intelligent modeling based on the Internet of Things for environmental and ecological engineering. This will draw attention to the processes and challenges that exist in the environment.

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Book SynopsisSustainable Development and Energy Transition.- Financing and Investment in A Circular Economy: Paving the Way for Sustainable Growth.- Waste printed circuit boards (WPCBs) of mobile phones in hydrometallurgical route: A systematic review.- Challenges and Opportunities of a Circular Economy Approach to Sustainable Recycling of Spent Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs): A Review.- Food Systems within a Circular Economy Framework.- One Health in the Americas: Mapping Health and Governance Strategies in the Context of the Joint Action Plan 2022-2026.- Assessing Solid Waste Generation and Environmental Impacts.- Sustainability in Focus: Exploring the Link Between Financial and Environmental Education Among Management Students.- Residential capacity as an indicator of urban sustainability for TODs: The case study of Tikkurila, Finland.- SDG, SMART CITY AND PANDEMIC ISSUE: EVALUATION IN CAMPINA GRANDE, BRAZIL.- Smart Cities, Sustainable Development Goals, and COVID-19: Can Paths Be Interwoven?.- Sustainable Urban Policy for Transit-Oriented Developments: Framework for Achieving Urban Sustainability in Different Urban Life-Cycle Phases.

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Book Synopsis1. Advance Management Practices in Business Organization.- 2. Diversity and Cross Cultural Management.- 3. International Business Management Practices and Strategic Management.- 4. Human Resource Management and Digital HR Practices and People Analytics.- 5. Leadership, Talent Development, Change and Knowledge Management.- 6. Advance Practices in Marketing Management and Digital Transformation.- 7. Recent Trends in Finance.- 8. Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Lean and Green Operations Practices.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction to Smart Forestry 5.0: Merging Technology with Nature.- Chapter 2: Integrating Nature and Nurture: Core Principles of Sustainable Forestry.- Chapter 3: Smart Forestry: Leveraging Technology for Sustainable Resource Management.- Chapter 4: The Role of Powered AI and ML in Sustainable Forest Management: A New Paradigm.- Chapter 5: Building Resilience: Strategies for Forest Adaptation in a Changing Climate.- Chapter 6: Smart Approaches to Forestry: Techniques and Tools for Precision Resource Management.- Chapter 7: Integrating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Pathways to Sustainable Management.- Chapter 8: Integrating Local Knowledge: Community-Driven Approaches to Smart Forestry.- Chapter 9: Integrating Technology and Governance: Policy Innovations for Smart Forestry.- Chapter 10: Innovative Solutions in Action: Case Studies of Smart Forestry Initiatives.- Chapter 11: The Next Frontier: Innovations Shaping the Future of Smart Forestry.- Chapter 12: Navigating a Sustainable Future: A Vision for Sustainable Forestry Ahead.- Chapter 13: IoT Innovations: Connecting Forest Ecosystems for Enhanced Management.- Chapter 14: Drones and Remote Sensing: Revolutionizing Forest Monitoring.- Chapter 15: Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilizing Big Data for Forest Health.

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Book SynopsisThe Role of Circular Economy in Driving Sustainable Innovation and Environmental.- Towards Sustainable Mobility: Factors Influencing the Use of Electric Vehicles in Spain.- The Indian Electric Vehicle Journey: Navigating Barriers to a Circular Economy.- Harmonising Harvests Through Circular Economy: Need and Potential of Organic Farming in Addressing Agrarian Crises in India and Turkey.- E-Waste Management in the Circular Economy: A Transition Towards Sustainable Future.- Integrating Education, Technology, and Sustainable Living: Advancing the Circular Economy for Future Generations.- Larkai Healthcare: Enabling AI in Diagnostics and Making Healthcare Accessible and Affordable with the Circular Economy and Disruptive Technology.- Closing the Loop: HR Policies and Circular Economy Partnerships Backed by Digital Technologies.- Beyond a Single Narrative: An Investigation of Non-Western Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Their Application to Deliver an Effective Circular Economy.- Circular Economy in the West Asia & North African (WANA) Countries: Challenges and Opportunities.- Policy Approaches for Circular Economy in the BRICS Countries.- From Fossil Fuels to Green Finance: Economic Indicators Shaping India's Renewable Energy Landscape.

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Book SynopsisSection I: Introduction.- Eco-Resilience, Climate Change and Land Degradation-Global Environmental Change.- The nexus between land degradation and climate change.- Section II: Climate change impacts on Landscapes Ecosystem and Land Degradation.- Impact of Climate Change and Land Degradation on Agriculture.- Climate change and case studies of vulnerable ecosystems and wetlands.- Patterns of Urban Growth and Green Space Decline: A Spatial Analysis of Built Up Areas and Heat Islands in Guwahati.-Climate-Land Cover Nexus on the Mbum Plateau of Northwest Region, Cameroon: Implications for Rural Livelihood Sustenance.-Linking Climate Stress with Vegetation and Wetland Degradation: A Geospatial Assessment of Eco-Resilience in the Barind Tract, Bangladesh.- Estimating soil erosion using Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model in the Upper Bharathapuzha.-Land Degradation-Climate Change Nexus in the Urban and Peri-Urban Landscape of Bamenda, Cameroon.- Assessment of Land Surface Phenology and its response to climate change in the Tawa River Basin, India.- Section III: Addressing Climate Change, Eco-Resilience and Land Restoration Practices.- Climate Change and Land Suitability Assessment: Global to regional perspectives.- Soil Conservation Techniques and Sustainable Land Management.- Ecological Disaster Risk Reduction (EcoDRR) and mangrove restoration: Present Knowledge and bibliometric analysis.- Climate Change and Community-Based Initiatives in Land Restoration in Coastal Areas.- Soil Conservation Techniques and Sustainable Land Management.- Climate Change and Community-Based Initiatives in Land Restoration in Hilly Areas.- Resilient Landscapes: Community Approaches to Land Restoration in Climate Vulnerable Hilly Regions A Case of Nilgiris, India. Climate Change Mitigation through Ecosystem Restoration in the Bamenda III Municipality, Cameroon.- Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Combat Degradation of Farmlands in Bafou, Menoua Division, Cameroon.- Thrissur's Coastal Future: A Global Model for Climate-Informed Land Suitability Assessment.- Wetland Dynamics-Changing Climate Nexus: Between Conservation and Livelihoods Sustainability in the Ndop Plain, Cameroon.

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Book SynopsisMachine Learning’s Emergence in Predictive and Prescriptive Materials Design Modeling.- Recent Advances in Nano-Hybrid Composite Systems: Toward Smart and Sustainable Functional Materials.- Smart Material Design: Integrating Data-Driven Optimization and Complexity Analysis for Next-Generation Materials.- Eco-Innovative Fiber Composites: Utilization of Industrial and Agricultural Waste for Sustainable Structures.- Green Revolution in Composites: A Review on Bio-Based and Agricultural Waste-Derived Composite Materials.- Fuzzy Logic-based Energy-Efficient Trust Evaluation Scheme in Sensor Assisted Industry 4.0.- AI-Driven Terrain Segmentation and Material Interaction Modeling for Extraterrestrial Landings.- Experimental Trial-and-Error Optimization of Microwave-Assisted Fabrication Parameters for Hybrid Laminates: Development and Characterization for Smart Structural Applications.- Recent Research Challenges while Applying Machine Learning in Materials Science.- Emerging Challenges and Future Directions in Multiscale Modelling for Integration of Biology and Materials Design.- Machine Learning in Materials Science: Current Challenges and Future Outlook.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a critique of over two decades of sustained effort to infuse educational systems with education for sustainable development. Taking to heart the idea that deconstruction is a prelude to reconstruction, this critique leads to discussions about how education can be remade, and respond to the educational imperatives of our time, particularly as they relate to ecological crises and human-nature relationships. It will be of great interest to students and researchers of sociology, education, philosophy and environmental issues.Trade Review“The nine chapters review the basis of environmental education (EE), its later-day evolution into education for sustainable development (ESD), and sustainability education (SE) – and a range of related concepts that provide opportunities for thinking about the future directions for education. The audiences for this discussion can then be thought of as: the insiders of EE and SE, those already part of the movement and who wish to debate theory; outsiders who are trying to understand the point of EE and SE; and, post-graduate research students wanting to engage with the relevant theory.” (Ian Thomas, Enviromental Education Research, 2017)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction; Bob Jickling & Stephen Sterling.- PART I. Remaking Education.- Chapter 2. Education Revisited: Creating Experiences That Are Held, Felt, and Disruptive; Bob Jickling.- Chapter 3. Assuming the Future: Re-Purposing Education in a Volatile Age; Stephen Sterling.- PART II. Critique and Proposition.- Chapter 4. Saying Yes to Life: The Search for the Rebel Teacher; Sean Blenkinsop & Marcus Morse.- Chapter 5. Education and the Common Good; Heila Lotz-Sisitka.- PART III. Experience and Relation.- Chapter 6. Sustainability and Human Being: Towards the Hidden Centre of Authentic Education; Michael Bonnett.- Chapter 7. Environmental Education After Sustainability; Lesley Le Grange.- PART IV. Education Through Action.- Chapter 8. Education as Life; Lucie Sauvé.- Chapter 9. Resilient Education: Confronting Perplexity and Uncertainty; Edgar J. González-Gaudiano & José Gutiérrez-Pérez.- Chapter 10. An Afterword; Stephen Sterling & Bob Jickling.

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Book SynopsisThis clear-sighted volume synthesizes wide-ranging knowledge of human food consumption, food production systems, and sustainability to offer methods of improving the impact of food choices on people and the environment. The comprehensive coverage addresses myriad challenges and paradoxes (e.g., health-conscious food choices that put greater stress on the planet, hunger amidst plenty) associated with the production of sustainable, nutritious food. Direct and complex links between local and global issues are highlighted in innovative approaches to transforming food production from the farm to the table and from the policy desk to the real world. Chapters identify, examine, and offer realistic recommendations for achieving critical goals, among them: Supporting healthy people and communities within planetary boundaries Reduction and prevention of food waste Combining health and sustainability on the plate "Serving sustainable and healthy food to consumers and decision makers": from commitment to action. Investing in healthier and more sustainable production. Ensuring a healthy sustainable diet is a goal of all public policies. Towards Healthy and Sustainable Diets is geared toward professionals and policymakers dealing with food, nutrition, and environmental topics seeking new perspectives on longstanding issues in these interrelated areas. It also makes a suitable reference for students studying and conducting research in these areas.Table of ContentsI. "Sustainability is more than just reducing greenhouse emissions"Different perspectives to healthy and sustainable dietsSustainability can be defined in many ways. This chapter describes different dimensions of sustainability, such as climate impact, chemical load, use of resources, biodiversity, and eutrophication, together with different types of diets and food systems. It also highlights the importance of social and economic sustainability as well as ethical issues, cultural sensitivity, and health as part of sustainability. The main message is that multidisciplinary, intersectoral, and systemic approaches are needed to develop more sustainable food systems that contribute to healthy dietary habits and a healthy planet.II. "Who wasted our food?"Towards better balanceOur current food system is badly out of balance. The current agricultural system is producing enough food to feed the planet, but access to and consumption of it is very uneven. About 212 million children are undernourished, whereas 42 million children and 1.9 billion adults are overweight due to overconsumption of especially energy-rich foods. Moreover, about half of all food that is produced is never eaten but lost during harvest, transport, processing, or storage. This chapter discusses these topics including food security and different innovative ways to reduce food waste.III. "Insects, aquaculture, and mycoproteins instead of beef tomorrow?"Choosing for healthy and sustainable mealsThis chapter focuses on evaluating both health aspects and sustainability of different food categories, such as meat and dairy, fish, insects, plant-based foods, and fats and oils. Traditional diets, novel approaches, and ultra-processed foods also will be discussed. The main message is that although there are no universally accepted methods to rank individual foods, broad guidelines on healthy and sustainable diets are relatively easy to give. These guidelines to healthy and sustainable diets are briefly described.IV. "Are ecological products really healthier and more sustainable?"Reshaping our food productionOur food systems are responsible for about one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, more than what results from all transport, sea, land, and air, combined. We need to use our scare resources in more sustainable and efficient ways. Increasing global trade is both a threat and an opportunity. This chapter discusses potential solutions to healthy and sustainable food production, such as circular systems, better production methods, and a more holistic approach to the production of healthy foods. V. "We need to make commitments and guidelines for healthy AND sustainable diets"Getting nutrition and sustainability into the agendas of consumers and decision makersAlthough most countries have nutrition policy, sustainability is rarely incorporated into dietary guidelines or paid serious attention in food and nutrition policies. Moreover, consumer knowledge on healthy and sustainable diets is often limited. There is lack of coherence in politics, and powerful corporate, political, and other interests tend to impede the process. This chapter presents some country examples and discusses barriers and potential approaches to move sustainability and health higher up in the agenda of consumers and decision makers.

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Book SynopsisThis book considers all aspects of bioprospecting in 14 succinct chapters and a forward by David Hawksworth. The organisms addressed include plants, insects, fungi, bacteria and phages. Bioprospecting has never been more relevant and is of renewed interest, because of the extremely worrying rise in novel, resistant pathogenic microorganisms. The practices in pharmaceutical companies have failed to deliver novel antibiotics to control these infections. We need to look for new sources of drugs from the environment on a massive scale as drug discovery is “too important to fail”. Furthermore, the field can add great value to ecosystems in terms of economics, while providing additional reasons for maintaining associated services, such as food provision, benign climate, effective nutrient cycling and cultural practices. Bioprospecting provides another reason why climate change must be reduced in order to preserve relevant environments. Previous bioprospecting projects should be re-visited and established biodiversity centres have a major role. Many different ecosystems exist which contain unique organisms with the potential to supply novel antibiotics, enzymes, food, and cosmetics, or they may simply have aesthetic value. The book stresses the difficulties in obtaining successful products and yet describes why natural products should be investigated over combinatorial chemistry. Personal experience of bioprospecting projects are given significance. Issues such as how to share the benefits equitably with local communities are described and why pharmaceutical companies can be reluctant to be involved. Legal issues are discussed. Finally, there has never been a better time for a new book on bioprospecting, because of the need to preserve ecosystems, and from the emergence of resistant pathogenic microorganisms.Table of ContentsForward.- 1. Bioprospecting: An Industrial Perspective.- 2. Current Status and Perspectives in Marine Biodiscovery.- 3. Contributions of microbial resource centers to bioprospecting of bacteria and filamentous microfungi.- 4. Bioprospecting Archaea: focus on extreme halophiles.- 5. Bioprospecting soil metagenomes for antibiotics.- 6. Biotechnological applications of the Roseobacter clade.- 7. Iwokrama fungal/plant bioprospecting project 2000-2003 - a model for the future?- 8. Bioprospecting with Brazilian fungi.- 9. Secondary metabolites of mine waste acidophilic fungi.- 10. Insect bioprospecting especially in India.- 11. Phages against infectious diseases.- 12. The role of biodiversity centres in bioprospecting: a case study from Sarawak.- 13. Legal and ethnoecological components of bioprospecting.- 14. Bioprospecting insights.

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Book SynopsisThis book is oriented on cities and their role in society, from the public places created in cities to the visionary and more abstract views on large scale developments. The chapter authors argue, each in their own way, how urban design can produce an answer to these questions. Furthermore, detailed insights are given into how current designers, architects, urbanists and landscape architects deal with the contemporary urban problems of our time: climate change, migration, resiliency, politics, environmental change This book includes chapters from leading thinkers in urban design, city development and landscape urbanism fields. The authors have included the most recent insights in urbanism ensuring that this book provides a state-of-the -art text which is both actual and timely. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- 1. Growth of Sydney Metropolitan Region Over Time and Current Urban Design Practices.- 2. The City as an Economic Driver.- 3. 20 Years of Spatial Growth and Planning in Sydney.- 4. The Role of Qualitative Public Spaces.- 5. The Need for Developing Sustainability in Urbanism.- 6. The Concept of the Resilient City.- 7. The Design of the Sydney Green Grid.- 8. Landscapes and a Driver for Urban Design.- 9. The Role of Mobility in Current and Future Cities.- 10. The Relationship between Urbanism and Politics.- 11. How Local Economics Play a Role in Community Driven Urban Design.- 12. Sustainable Urban Projects and Urban Architecture.- Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a richly interdisciplinary assessment of the thought and work of Bryan Norton, one of most innovative and influential environmental philosophers of the past thirty years. In landmark works such as Toward Unity Among Environmentalists and Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive Ecosystem Management, Norton charted a new and highly productive course for an applied environmental philosophy, one fully engaged with the natural and social sciences as well as the management professions. A Sustainable Philosophy gathers together a distinguished group of scholars and professionals from a wide array of fields (including environmental philosophy, natural resource management, environmental economics, law, and public policy) to engage Norton’s work and its legacy for our shared environmental future. A study in the power of intellectual legacy and the real-world influence of philosophy, the book will be of great interest scholars and students in environmental philosophy, public policy and management, and environmental and sustainability studies. By considering the value and impact of Norton’s body of work it will also chart a course for the next generation of pragmatic environmental philosophers and sustainability scholars grappling with questions of environmental value, knowledge, and practice in a rapidly changing world.Trade Review“Carl Griffin and Briony McDonagh have made an important contribution to the field of British protest studies. … in my view this is a very well-researched, informative and deeply committed collection, and it undoubtedly strengthens and enhances what is already a venerable canon of work on British protest history.” (Peter Jones, Family & Community History, Vol. 22 (2), July, 2019)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Norton on Sustainability as Such (Paul B. Thompson).- Chapter 2. Ecological Sustainability (J. Baird Callicott).- Chapter 3. Norton vs Callicott on Interpreting Aldo Leopold: A Jamesian View (Piers H.G. Stephens).- Chapter 4. The Language of Environmental Ethics: Escaping The Emotivist Trap (Daniel W. Bromley).- Chapter 5. Environmental Pragmatism, Decision Theory, and Systematic Conservation Planning (Sahotra Sarkar).- Chapter 6. Values Pluralism and “Sustainability” (Richard Howarth).- Chapter 7. Shared Values and Scientific Knowledge in Environmental Decision-making (Evelyn Brister).- Chapter 8. Adaptive Management as a Theory of Intergenerational Justice? (Clark Wolf).- Chapter 9. Leadership for Sustainability (R. Bruce Hull).- Chapter 10. The Power of Process: A Role for Norton’s Deliberative Approach to Sustainability in Building Constituencies for Change (Paul D. Hirsch) etc.

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Book SynopsisThe problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living conditions, especially but not only in developing countries, intensify. Therefore, there is an increasing need to search for integrated solutions to make development more sustainable. The United Nations has acknowledged the problem and approved the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. On 1st January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Agenda officially came into force. These goals cover the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. The Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals comprehensively addresses the SDGs in an integrated way. It encompasses 17 volumes, each one devoted to one of the 17 SDGs. This volume is dedicated to SDG 14 “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development". Marine and coastal bio-resources, play an essential role in human well-being and social and economic development. This volume addresses this sustainability challenge providing the description of a range of terms, which allows a better understanding and fosters knowledge about it.Concretely, the defined targets are: Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution Sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels Effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics Conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information Prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation 16 Increase the economic benefits to small island developing states and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing states and least developed countries Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of “The future we want” Editorial BoardUlisses M. Azeiteiro, Anabela Marisa Azul, Luciana Brandli, Ernesto Brugnoli, Ana M. M. Gonçalves, Giulia Guerriero, Nathalie Hilmi, Walter Leal Filho, Filipe Martinho, Fernando Morgado, Saleem Mustafa, Nidhi Nagabhatla, Melissa Nursey-Bray, Jessica M. Savage, Teppo VehanenTable of ContentsAdaptation to Sea-Level Rise and Sustainable Development Goals.- Antarctic: Climate Change, Fisheries, and Governance.- Antarctica and NE Greenland: Marine Pollution in a Changing World.- Aquaculture: Farming Our Food in Water.- Artisanal Fisheries: Management and Sustainability.- Artisanal Fishing Gears and Sustainable Development.- Biological Invasions as a Threat to Global Sustainability.- Blue Bioeconomy and the Sustainable Development Goals.- Bycatch: Causes, Impacts, and Reduction of Incidental Captures.- Cetacean Health: Global Environmental Threats.- CO 2-Induced Ocean Acidification.- Coastal Defenses and Engineering Works.

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Book SynopsisThe International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, held at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus 19-24 February 2007, dealt with environmental threats and proposed solutions at all scales. The 21 themes addressed by the conference fell into four broad categories; Threats to Survival and Sustainability; Technological Advances towards Survival and Sustainability; Activities and Tools for Social Change; Defining Goals for Sustainable Societies. Activities and tools that move the society towards greater sustainability were emphasized at the conference. These included environmental law and ethics, environmental knowledge, technology and information systems, media, environmental awareness, education and lifelong learning, the use of literature for environmental awareness, the green factor in politics, international relations and environmental organizations. The breadth of the issues addressed at the conference made clear the need for greatly increased interdisciplinary and international collaboration the survival and sustainability concept. The exchanges at the conference represent a step in this direction.

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Book SynopsisEin vergleichsweise neues Thema hat die Finanzmärkte erreicht: der Klimawandel. Auf verschiedenen Veranstaltungen von Aufsichtsbehörden stand dieser Aspekt im Zentrum. Die Bedeutung des Klimawandels im Hinblick auf seine Auswirkungen auf das Finanzsystem wird durch zahlreiche Studien der Green Finance Study Group unterstrichen, die von der G20-Gruppe der wichtigsten Industrie- und Schwellenländer eingerichtet wurde. Während es zunächst um die Finanzierung einer ökologisch ausgerichteten Wirtschaftspolitik ging (im Sinne von ‚Green Finance‘), stehen zunehmend die Risiken des Klimawandels im Fokus. Joachim Weeber stellt die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Finanzmärkte insgesamt in den Mittelpunkt. Neben der Beschreibung und Analyse von Risiken durch den Klimawandel betrachtet er auch die Chancen, die sich durch den Einsatz der Finanzmärkte für die Minderung des Klimawandels ergeben. Zahlreiche neue Forschungsfragen sind aus der Thematik ableitbar, für die der Autor Beispiele liefert.Der Autor: Prof. Dr. Joachim Weeber ist Honorarprofessor an der Fachhochschule Nordakademie sowie Sachgebietsleiter bei der Deutschen Bundesbank im Bereich Banken und Finanzaufsicht.Table of ContentsDefinition und Abgrenzung zentraler Begriffe.- Klimarisiken für die Finanzmärkte.- Beitrag der Finanzmärkte zur Abschwächung des Klimawandels – Green Banking.- Regulatorische Auswirkungen.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch zeigt, wie es vom KMU bis zum größeren Konzern gelingt, nicht nur Nachhaltigkeitsaspekte in nationalen oder internationalen Geschäftstransaktionen zu berücksichtigen, sondern daraus langfristige Wettbewerbsvorteile zu generieren. Neben ausgewählten Theorien, Konzepten und Modellen, widmet es sich der zentralen Frage, wie Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) innerhalb der Wertschöpfungskette erfolgreich eingesetzt werden kann. Wertvolle Handlungsempfehlungen verknüpfen praktische und theoretische Erfahrungen der fünf Autoren im nationalen und internationalen Umfeld. Neben vielen Praxisbeispielen innerhalb der Primärfunktionen Beschaffung, Produktion, Absatz und Sekundärfunktionen wie Personal, Finanzen oder Buchführung werden spannende CSR-Innovationen vorgestellt. Die Lektüre schärft das Verständnis für nachhaltiges Verhalten im Geschäftsverkehr, gerade auch durch Kenntnis möglicher Stolperfallen im internationalen Geschäft. Table of ContentsCSR:Theorien, Modelle, Konzepte.- Stakeholder der CSR.- CSR im Lieferantenmanagement, in der Produktion, im Marketing, im Innovationsmanagement, im Hospitalitymanagement.- CSR-Zertifikate, Normen und Siegel.- CSR als Wettbewerbsvorteil.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch beschreibt die zukunftsfähige Gestaltung der physischen Basis von Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft insgesamt durch eine gerechte Steuerung des weltweiten Ressourcenverbrauchs.Es erläutert Strategien, die die Entwicklung von Gesellschaften und Individuen auch bei begrenztem Güterverbrauch ermöglichen und gleichzeitig dem universellen Bedürfnis des Menschen nach Sicherheit und Unabhängigkeit entgegenkommen. Die Idee eines Weltbudgets der globalen Ressourcennutzung kann als wichtige Referenz für das Management auf der internationalen, nationalen und lokalen Ebene dienen und den Verbrauch weltweit auf eine sichere und faire Basis stellen. So lassen sich wirksame Hebel gezielt dort ansetzen, wo der Verbrauch wesentlich bestimmt wird: bei Art und Umfang von Produktion und Konsum sowie der Gestaltung der Infrastrukturen.Als Zielorientierung und Referenz dienen konkrete Obergrenzen für die Nutzung globaler Ressourcen, um ein gutes Leben für alle auf diesem Planeten zu sichern.Table of ContentsÜberleben und gutes Leben sind in Gefahr.- Trügerische Sicherheit auf Kosten anderer.- Verstehen von Ursache und Wirkung – die Systemperspektive.- Auf großem Fuß zu leben macht nicht glücklicher.- Wie eine zukunftsfähige Ressourcennutzung aussehen könnte.- Wie wir in eine sichere und faire Zukunft steuern.- Das Weltbudget natürlicher Ressourcennutzung.- Institutionen für Monitoring und Controlling entwickeln.- Diskurse führen, lernen und Missverständnisse ausräumen.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch adressiert die zwei Themen Erstellung ressourceneffizienter Software sowie den ressourceneffizienten Betrieb von Software. Für die Mehrheit aller Unternehmen in Deutschland sind bei der Entwicklung von Software die Dimensionen „in budget“, „in time“ und „in function“ wichtig. Die Dimension „in climate“ gewinnt vor dem Hintergrund der Klima- und der Energiekrise stark an Bedeutung. Dabei muss die Dimension „in climate“ nicht im Kontrast zu den anderen Dimensionen stehen. Bei näherer Betrachtung kann sie sogar die anderen Dimensionen ergänzen. In Bezug auf den Betrieb von IT-Systemen liegt aktuell der Fokus bei den deutschen Firmen auf Performance und Verfügbarkeit. Einbußen in diesen beiden Bereichen wird oftmals mit einem Mehr an Infrastruktur begegnet, welches höheren Ressourcenverbrauch bedeutet und damit ggf. höhere CO2-Emissionen impliziert. Dabei müssen Performance und Verfügbarkeit nicht im Widerspruch zu moderaten CO2-Emissionen stehen. Dieses Buch stellt zunächst die Ergebnisse einer Umfrage unter Entscheiderinnen und Entscheidern zum Thema Green-IT dar, mit Fragen zu einer nachhaltigen IT in Bezug auf die Entwicklung und den Betrieb von Software. Aufbauend auf der Umfrage werden konkrete Maßnahmen zur Reduktion von CO2 beim Entwurf und beim Bau von Software dargestellt sowie Möglichkeiten eines energieeffizienten Betriebs im eigenen Rechenzentrum und in der Cloud aufgezeigt. Neben einem ausführlichen Theorieteil bietet das Buch mehrere Best-Practice-Beispiele und eine illustrative Fallstudie.Table of ContentsVorwort.- Einleitung.- Status Quo - Ergebnisse der Umfrage zu Green IT.- Technische Betrachtung.-Methodische Betrachtung.- Fallstudie.- Zusammenfassung und kritischeWürdigung .- Literaturverzeichnis

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Book SynopsisDie aktuelle Entwicklung der Mobilität in urbanen Räumen stellt alle Beteiligten vor große Herausforderungen. Zunehmende Versorgungströme und der Wunsch nach individueller Mobilität bringen die Verkehrsinfrastruktur an ihre Grenzen. Nachteilige Folgen sind Staus, Luft- und Lärmbelastung sowie zunehmend Schäden an Verkehrsflächen, deren Erhaltung enorme Kosten verursacht und im täglichen Betrieb des urbanen Lebens einen hohen Aufwand und vielfältige Einschränkungen bedeuten. Gesellschaft, Politik und Unternehmen sind gefordert, geeignete Lösungen zu entwickeln und umzusetzen. Dabei müssen ökologische, ökonomische und soziale Themen mit dem Ziel einer Mindful Mobility ausgewogen berücksichtigt werden.Dieses Buch zeigt anhand eines Reifegradmodells nachhaltige Konzepte, Beispiele und schrittweise Lösungen für den urbanen Raum und die Mobilität. Table of ContentsUrbanisierung und Mobilität: Herausforderungen – Nachhaltige Mobilität und Verkehr – Konsequenzen urbaner Mobilität.- Wissenstransfer und Methoden aus der Welt der Logistik – Japanische Management-Philosophien – Lean Production und Toyota-Produktionssystem – Bedeutung der Verschwendung – Lean Management und Lean Logistics – Netzwerke und deren Optimierung – Transportoptimierung.- Handlungsempfehlungen für die Mindful Mobility der Zukunft: Szenario Berlin-Brandenburg 2038 – Zielsetzungen – Strategische Ansätze für die Mobilität der Zukunft – Reifegrad einer Stadt – Einflussfaktoren, Maßnahmen und Erfolgsfaktoren der Umsetzung.

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Book SynopsisDas Buch zeigt anhand von strategischen Frameworks sowie Best-Practice-Beispielen, wie Unternehmen durch die Nutzung von Digitalisierung ihre Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie positiv beeinflussen können. Dabei wird nicht nur der Umgang mit politischen Rahmenbedingungen berücksichtigt, sondern es werden auch Transformationspfade von Organisationen und Prozessen sowie die Einführung neuer Methoden, Kooperationen und datengetriebener Geschäftsmodelle beschrieben. Die Autorinnen und Autoren zeigen, welchen Chancen, Risiken und Perspektiven Unternehmen in der Auseinandersetzung mit Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit gegenüberstehen und wie mit diesen umgegangen werden kann. Denn die Wirtschaft steht in den nächsten Jahrzehnten vor extremen Herausforderungen: Nachhaltigkeit und Biodiversität in all ihren Facetten werden Unternehmen zum Umdenken zwingen und radikale Veränderungen erfordern. Ein wichtiges Zwischenziel stellt die Erreichung der hundertprozentigen Klimaneutralität bis 2050 dar. Um dies zu erreichen, sind Transformationsprozesse in allen Wirtschaftsbereichen erforderlich. Megatrends wie die Nachhaltigkeit und Konnektivität treffen aufeinander und bestärken sich gegenseitig. Diese beiden Themenkomplexe gemeinsam zu denken, bietet Potenzial für innovative Dienstleistungen, Produkte und Lösungen für eine klimaneutrale Zukunft.Der Inhalt Veränderung der Rahmenbedingungen und soziokulturelle Einflüsse Harmonisierung der Transformationspfade von Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung Methoden für Nachhaltigkeits- und Digitalisierungsmanagement Digitale nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle und Innovation Table of ContentsVeränderung der Rahmenbedingungen und soziokulturelle Einflüsse.- Harmonisierung der Transformationspfade von Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung.- Methodiken für Nachhaltigkeits- und Digitalisierungsmanagement.- Digitale nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle und Innovation.

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Book SynopsisGesetzgeber, Kunden und Mitarbeiter fordern von Unternehmen ökologisches Handeln sowie soziales Arrangement. Unternehmerische Aktionen sind dabei nicht neu, jedoch wird ein ganzheitlicher Ansatz, eine sogenannte Corporate Responsibility (CR), gefordert. Was dies im Einzelnen bedeutet und wie eine CR im Unternehmen umgesetzt werden kann, zeigt dieses Essential. Neben Erklärungen der Bedeutung der wichtigsten Fachterminologien und ihrer Zusammenhänge, wird der Prozess hin zu einem nachhaltigen Unternehmen beschrieben. Da nur ein sichtbares CR gemessen und somit verbessert werden kann, sind auch Methoden zur Erzeugung der Sichtbarkeit und zur Messbarmachung des CR enthalten.Table of ContentsGrundlagen.- Nachhaltigkeit: Wirtschaft, Ökologie, Soziales, Corporate Governance, Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Responsibility.- Nachhaltigkeit als Prozess: Commitment, Strategien, Ziele und Maßnahmen, Führung und Organisation, Umsetzung der Maßnahmen, Messung und Evaluation, Kommunikation, Analyse und Aufbereitung.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch wirft einen Blick auf den deutschen Mittelstand, insbesondere auf Hidden Champions. Erfolgreiche, nicht selten familiengeführte Unternehmen leisten einen wichtigen Beitrag für den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland, sie sind zudem wesentliche Akteure im Sinne des ehrbaren Unternehmertums und der Verantwortungsübernahme durch die Wirtschaft. Hidden Champions tragen maßgeblich zu Innovationskraft, Resilienz und Zukunftsfähigkeit von Wirtschaftsregionen bei. Und nicht zuletzt in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung als Träger von CSR wächst deren Relevanz zusehends. Das Buch liefert durch Fachbeiträge sowie insbesondere durch das Aufzeigen von Best-Practice-Beispielen erfolgreicher Hidden Champions einen wichtigen Beitrag in der Diskussion, warum gerade diese Unternehmen zu den internationalen Spitzenleistern gehören. Der Wahrnehmung von CSR in all ihren Facetten kommt hierbei ein besonderer Stellenwert zu, den es lohnt, näher zu betrachten. Table of ContentsEinleitung.- Teil I: Wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit CSR & Hidden Champions.- Teil II: Relevanz und Umsetzungspraxis von CSR aus Sicht von Hidden Champions (kategorisiert nach verschiedenen CSR-Handlungsfeldern). Teil III: Erarbeitung von Besonderheiten von Hidden Champions mit Blick auf die Umsetzung von CSR inklusive Handlungsempfehlungen.

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Book SynopsisLandwirtschaft geht uns alle an!Mit immer ertragreicheren Sorten, modernen Düngemitteln und potenten Pestiziden haben wir jahrelang eine intensivierte Landwirtschaft auf Kosten der Natur vorangetrieben. Nun schielen immer mehr Landwirte auf naturnahe, nachhaltige Ansätze. Doch was bedeutet dies für die Agrarwirtschaft? Sind an den Klimawandel angepasste Kulturpflanzen nachhaltig? Und sollen wir diese durch klassische, langwierige Züchtung entwickeln oder ist grüne Gentechnik durch Schnelligkeit im Vorteil? Wie steht es um Patente auf Naturprodukte? Können wir die Agrarwirtschaft in unsere immer größeren Städte integrieren und vielleicht durch Digitalisierung retten? Die im Buch gesammelten Beiträge aus Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Spektrum – die Woche und Spektrum.de bieten vielfältige Ansätze und Denkanstöße mit Blick auf Herausforderungen, Risiken und Möglichkeiten für ein Umlenken in der Landwirtschaft. Table of ContentsTeil I Warum Landwirtschaft sich ändern muss .- Leidtragende und Mitverursacherin.-Deutschland verarmt auch an Pflanzen.- IPCC warnt vor Ausbeutung des Ackerlandes.- Teil II Was bedroht unsere Landwirtschaft?.- Bedrohte Ernte.- Massensterben im Olivenhain.-Bakterium Xylella fastidiosa: Gefährlicher Pflanzenschädling stammt aus Kalifornien.- Kakao: Die größte Bedrohung, seit es Schokolade gibt.- Sind bald die Bananen alle?.- Panamakrankheit: In Zukunft nur noch Genbananen?.- Weiße Fliege: Mit Genklau zum Superschädling.- Bestäuber im Sinkflug.- Teil III: Neue Wege in der Landwirtschaft.- Pestizidverbot - und nun?!.- Die Landwirtschaft wetterfest machen.- Getreide für alle Bedingungen.- Capsaicin: mit Schärfe gegen Mäuse.- Mit Spürnasen gegen die Zitrusplage.- Mit CRISPR und Mikroben gegen Ernteausfälle.- Weinbau ohne Gift - unvorstellbar, aber möglich.- Nitrat & Co: Jenseits der Landwirtschaft.- Alles eine Frage der Haltung.- Mit grünen Oasen gegen die Wüsten.- Teil IV: Grüne Gentechnik: Potenzial und Risiken.- Die neue grüne Revolution.- Im Bund mit selbstsüchtigen Genen.- Mit RNA gegen Schädlinge.- Ausgesuchte Impfstoffe gegen Pflanzenkiller.- Patente: Natur als "Erfindung".- Streitgespräch: Es geht um nachhaltige Landwirtschaft.- Teil V: Zukunftsvisionen oder bald Realität?.- Kleinbauern: Von der Scholle geschubst.- Sind Roboter die besseren Bauern?.- Ackerbau und Viehzucht im Hochhaus.- Wächst die Zukunft der Chemieindustrie auf dem Acker?.- Nachhaltige Intensivierung - Fast jede dritte Farm orientiert sich in Richtung Nachhaltigkeit.- Biolandwirtschaft: Welche Strategie die Welt ernähren kann.

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Book SynopsisThe book Waste and By-products Utilization presents a comprehensive approach to waste management, incorporating both theoretical concepts and practical applications. This balanced approach aims to enable readers to make informed decisions, design and operate waste management systems in a responsible manner. The book provides a detailed examination of waste management in urban environments, including both liquid and solid waste management, as well as industrial waste management, including hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. Additionally, the book covers a range of waste management technologies, providing readers with options for controlling pollution and maximizing resource recovery from waste. The inclusion of new technologies in the book equips readers with the necessary tools to plan and evaluate alternative solid waste management systems. The book is not only suitable as a textbook for academic institutions but also serves as an important resource for professionals, such as engineers, biologists, chemists, and environmental scientists, working in consulting firms or environmental agencies. Overall, the information presented in the book is valuable for waste management practitioners, helping them to effectively manage waste in an environmentally conscious manner.

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Book SynopsisThis book has been written to raise awareness about the importance of incorporating renewable energy sources in various sectors for sustainable development. The objective of this book is to analyze the diverse perspectives on renewable energy for sustainable development and their implications. The authors have made the concepts and theories related to renewable energy technologies and sustainable development more accessible and understandable. Sustainable development is characterized by a focus on environmental issues and their connection to renewable energy sources. In todays context, it is crucial to adopt a systematic approach to organize the subject matter and promote the development of knowledge. The built environment plays a significant role in society and needs to be developed holistically. The integration of renewable energy sources is a critical factor in determining the long-term sustainability of a community. This book emphasizes various aspects of energy planning, such as energy assessment, energy integration, energy forecasting, energy modeling, computer modeling, and techno-economic analysis of conventional and non-conventional renewable energy sources. The information presented in this book aims to provide an understanding of integrated energy planning, including its design, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation through feedback. This book will be beneficial for individuals involved in energy planning and related activities.

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Book SynopsisThe book, which is a collection of research conducted at both macro and micro levels by prominent scientists and educators from various fields, is particularly relevant in todays society due to the pressing issue of food security and livelihood. This volume includes a variety of articles that explore different aspects of food security and livelihood in different states and regions of the country, as well as on a national scale. The book employs quantitative techniques to analyze and estimate demand and supply gaps, making it particularly useful for understanding the scope of the problem. Additionally, it provides strategies for conserving food resources through proper processing and value-added techniques, which can help enhance livelihood options. The book also addresses the issue of nutritional demand-supply gaps, malnutrition, and related concerns comprehensively. Overall, this book is expected to serve as a valuable reference for researchers, planners, and public officials seeking to understand the conceptual framework of livelihood and food security and to develop practical policies for achieving food security through the attainment of livelihood security at both macro and micro levels.

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Book SynopsisThe book covers recent trends in Farm Machinery, Farm Power, Renewable energy and Engineering Mechanics. It will be beneficial to students of B.Tech Agriculture Engineering, M.Tech. Farm Machinery & Power as well as Renewable Energy.Table of Contents1. Farm Machinery. 2. Farm Power. 3. Renewable Energy. 4. Engineering Mechanics.

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Book SynopsisThe achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) - ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all by 2030 - is challenging for the region. The objective of this report is to examine the progress made by Asia-Pacific countries towards achieving SDG 7 in the decade of action on the SDGs. In it, key energy trends are examined, immediate challenges are reviewed and the preparation of more ambitious agendas towards net-zero emissions are assessed to give recommendations of the steps needed to be taken by stakeholders and policymakers to achieve the goal of access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all

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Book SynopsisAuthored by an independent group of scientists appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General, the Global Sustainable Development Report 2023 presents a science-based call for transformations to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The authors analyse the phases of transformation, including emergence, acceleration and stabilisation, and offer recommendations on how to achieve these phases in a range of sectors. The authors also present recommendations on making science itself more fit for purpose to achieve sustainable development

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Book SynopsisThe report on Statistical Indicators of Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization provides an analysis of global progress towards inclusive and sustainable industrial development in the frame of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The report is primarily based on the six SDG 9 indicators related to industrialization, for which UNIDO is designated as a custodian agency, showing the patterns of the recent changes in different country groups

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Book SynopsisThe climate crisis is the most pressing issue of our times, one that is threatening progress on gender equality and human rights and hindering the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Against this backdrop of rising global temperatures and unfulfilled national pledges, women, girls and gender-diverse people are mobilizing to demand that their voices be heard in decision-making on climate policy. To answer their demands, this paper describes how to achieve feminist climate justice through four interlinked dimensions (recognition, redistribution, representation and reparation) and the principles of interdependence and intersectionality. It provides practical guidance on what countries need to do to transition to low-emission economies that are resilient to a changing climate, while advancing gender equality and recognising the leadership of women, girls and gender-diverse people in driving the change that is so urgently needed. In doing so, it zooms in on the global food system as just one illustration of how this framework can be applied, as well as provides analysis of the major barriers to accountability for gender-responsive climate action and how they can be overcome. The vision for feminist climate justice is of a world in which everyone can enjoy the full range of human rights, free from discrimination, and flourish on a planet that is healthy and sustainable. With this conceptual framework, UN-Women aims to open up space for discussion of feminist alternatives to the status quo and to inform the next edition of its flagship report, Progress of the World's Women, on gender equality in the age of climate crisis

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Book SynopsisJoin Frieda as she learns how to make a difference in the world! This is the story about a young girl named Frieda who embarks on a wonderful adventure to bring about positive change in the world. One day, Ana from the United Nations visits Frieda's school to teach her class about the Sustainable Development Goals- the world's plan to reduce poverty and protect the planet by 2030. Frieda develops a global perspective and is encouraged to take action against the biggest issues of our day: from combating climate change and protecting endangered species to ending poverty and fighting inequality. But most important, Frieda learns that ""everyone must work together to make the world much better for all."" With colourful illustrations, engaging text, and tips on how to change the world, children will discover what they can do to make a difference in their lives and the lives around them.

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Book SynopsisThis year marks the start of the Decade of Action to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. It is a critical period to advance a shared vision and accelerate responses to the world's gravest challenges - from eliminating poverty and hunger to reversing climate change. Yet, in only a brief period of time, the precipitous spread of the novel coronavirus turned a public health emergency into one of the worst international crises of our lifetimes, changing the world as we know it. Now, due to COVID-19, an unprecedented health, economic and social crisis is threatening lives and livelihoods, making the achievement of Goals even more challenging.

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Book SynopsisThe Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022 presents how far we have come towards reaching the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This seventh edition of the annual report also looks at the trends since 2015 and impact of COVID-19 on the progress. It uses the latest available data and inputs from custodian agencies of the United Nations system other international agencies and is prepared by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs

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Book SynopsisThe Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda

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Book SynopsisThe Financing for Sustainable Development Report (FSDR) assesses progress in implementing the commitments and actions in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Global sustainable development prospects continue to diverge. Two years ago, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inter-agency Task Force warned of a global divergence that could lead to a lost decade for development. By 2022, these risks had materialized - a great finance divide was translating into a development divide. Over the past 12 months, the war in Ukraine, sharp increases in food and energy prices and rapidly tightening financial conditions further exacerbated challenges for many countries, increasing hunger and poverty and reversing progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Despite some positive signs, the global macroeconomic outlook remains highly uncertain and particularly bleak for many of the poorest and most vulnerable countries faced with growing debt service burdens and tight fiscal constraints. Delaying investment in transformation is thus not an option. The multiple crises can shorten the time horizons for decisions - by policymakers, investors, businesses and individuals. Delaying investments would put the 2030 targets out of reach and exacerbate financing and macroeconomic challenges down the line. Sustainable and productive investments today can transform and diversify economies and enhance resilience to shocks, including inflationary supply-side shocks, tomorrow. As laid out in the 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report, such investments also enable countries to mobilize resources over time and better service debt. This is why the 2023 Task Force report focuses on sustainable transformations, including a roadmap for governments, along with changes in the way finance works

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Book SynopsisThe Smart Sustainability Profile of Tbilisi presents the outcome of the evaluation of the city against the Key Performance Indicators for Smart Sustainable Cities. It proposes actions for the city to make progress toward achieving the SDGs. The City Profile will guide Grodno in developing, reviewing and implementing urban policies, programmes, and projects, and in building partnerships with other stakeholders with a view to reinforcing the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and SDG11 at the city level

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Book SynopsisThis report shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery. It traces the origin of sustainability standards, their evolution from niche to mainstream, and industry trends. Companies use them widely in their value chains. Investor choices and government policies are also being shaped by these standards

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Book SynopsisThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development defines international trade as 'an engine for inclusive economic growth and poverty reduction, [that] contributes to the promotion of sustainable development'. In order to become a 'sustainable engine' one approach that seems to be increasingly used is to internalise social, economic and environmental concerns in international trade. This can be done by many different means and policy instruments and tools. This report focuses on a specific tool, namely Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) which comprise of certification schemes, labeling programs and private standards. VSS aim to make global value chains - from producer to consumer - more sustainable, taking into account social and environmental requirements in the production process. VSS also often link developing countries (where many producers are based) to developed countries

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Book SynopsisSDG Pulse provides quantitative assessments of progress with the 2030 Agenda through both a selection of official SDG indicators as well as complementary data and statistics. It also presents recent conceptual and methodological developments regarding SDG indicators of which UNCTAD is the custodian. It has become UNCTAD's reference publication in mapping the organization's work with the SDGs, not only from an analytical perspective but also in terms of technical cooperation and capacity development. This year's edition particularly focuses on the "two-speed recovery" from the pandemic which manifests through trade, finance and investment, investigates the issue of inclusive growth with UNCTAD's new composite indices and provides some prospects on economic and social repercussions of the war in Ukraine.

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Book SynopsisThis Guidance document (GCI) provides practical information on how the Core Indicators for Sustainability and SDG Impact Reporting can be measured in a consistent manner and in alignment with countries' needs on monitoring the attainment of the SDG Agenda. It is intended to serve as a tool to assist governments in assessing the private sector contribution to the SDGs, enabling them to report on SDG indicator 12.6.1. It also intends to assist entities in providing data on sustainability issues in a consistent and comparable manner. Beyond the objective of SDG impact measurement, the GCI also facilitates capacity building in the area of sustainability reporting in general.

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