How International Firms Can Contribute to the SDGs.
| SDGs | Implications for the Role of International Firms |
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Goal 1: No poverty – End poverty in all its forms everywhere Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy – Ensure access to affordable and clean energy Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth – Promote inclusive economic growth and decent work for all Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure – Build resilient infrastructure and promote inclusive innovation Goal 10: Reduce inequality – Reduce inequality within and between countries Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns Goal 13: Climate action—Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts Goal 17: Partnerships for these goals – Strengthen and revitalize the Global partnership for sustainable development | How can international firms generate quality employment, equal opportunities and contribute to human capital to eradicate poverty? What role can international firms play in this transition? What green technologies can be developed by MNEs to tackle pollution? What are the drivers for international firms to adopt inclusive business models? How can they include SMEs into their value chain? How can they contribute towards inclusive development? How can international firms adapt their innovation and new product development strategies to be more inclusive and incorporate marginalized communities? To what extent do international firms’ policies reduce intra- regional inequality, as regards to wages, gender, health and safety and living standards? How can international firms contribute to developing the CE through their R&D capability, restructuring of GVC and sustainable packaging? To what extent international firms use same standards in developing countries as in their home markets? How can MNEs use green technologies in their respective industries? How can international firms work with governments and social actors to reduce inequalities and achieve sustainable development in developing countries? |
Source: Based upon the United Nations’ SDGs (United Nations, 2015) and (Ghauri, 2022).
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