Business & the SDGs
Why the SDGs are valuable to businesses
The SDGs provide a viable model for long-term growth, as long as businesses move towards them together. Pursuing the SDGs would produce an economy of abundance, and offer a compelling growth strategy for individual businesses, for business generally and for the world economy.
Resources
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PwC's SDG Challenge 2019 Report
Explored over 1,000 company reports to find out how businesses are engaging with the SDGs. Found that while there is a general acknowledgement of the importance of the goals, there is room for more concrete action. Explores themes of Business engagement, leadership, focus on goals, and SDG-targeted approach.
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Why the SDGs are relevant for marketers, and how to use them
People are more willing to buy a product that is made by a sustainable company with a commitment to community, cause and environment. Marketers play a very important role in shaping the narratives and the credibility of an organization's commitment to, and advancement of, the SDGs. There’s a real opportunity for businesses to have a significant and meaningful impact.
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Clean Energy Report Canada
About the global clean energy market, and investments in clean energy.
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PwC How the SDGs impact your business
Businesses contribution to the Goals will be key to their achievement. You'll want your business to align with the SDGs so that it makes an impact that helps, not hinders, a country to achieve its goals. Building the business case to engage with the SDGs, understanding why they need to be prioritized, aligning strategy and measuring impact.
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Global Impact Sourcing Coalition
A global network of businesses creating jobs for those most in need through the power of procurement and global supply chains.
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Peter Fisk: Why Business Needs the SDGs, and They Need Business
Signs of the current model of development's failure and imperfections in today’s markets are everywhere. Businesses must set strategies and transform markets in line with the SDGs. Business needs the SDGs, they offer a compelling growth strategy for individual businesses, for business generally and for the world economy. Also, they could build an economy of abundance. Need to embrace the goals into its core growth strategies, value chain operations and policy positions. The business logic for sustainable development is that core strategy gets much stronger as the world achieves the Global Goals. List of 60 market opportunities related to delivering on goals.
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Global Compact Network Canada Business Sustainability Summit Report
Brought together Canadian business leaders, sustainability professionals, government officials, impact-driven entrepreneurs, NGO leaders, and the United Nations to catalyze collective action and accelerate progress on the UN Global Compact’s Ten Principles and the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Canada.
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Keynote Presentation by Jean Oelwang featuring Roya Mahboob & Gavin McCormick (video)
Recording of a live presentation by Jean Oelwang, the CEO of Virgin Unite, featuring guests Roya Mahboob and Gavin McCormick. This presentation was presented and recorded in November 2021 at the Beta Gamma Sigma x SDGs Launch Leadership Conference.
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Panel Discussion Business and the SDGs on the Ground (video)
Hear from a panel of young entrepreneurs and business leaders, from the FES network, about their work with social innovation and sustainable business models.
Organizations
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B Corp
Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
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Future Fit
Resources and tools to help businesses create better sustainable value now and in the future.
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Millani
ESG integration, sustainable finance, climate change reporting. Advisory services on integrating material ESG issues into their investment strategies and decision-making processes and sustainability consulting.
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UN Global Compact
Aim to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders. Provide a principle-based framework, best practices, resources and networking events that have revolutionized how companies do business responsibly and keep commitments to society.
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Doughnut Economics
An economic vision that highlights how the economy plays a role within the bigger picture of the global context.
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Corporate Knights
A sustainable business magazine and a research division that produces rankings and financial product ratings based on corporate sustainability performance. One of the world’s largest circulation magazines focused on the intersection of business and sustainability.
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The Natural Step
National charity with over 25 years of experience in advancing science, innovation and strategic leadership aimed at fostering a strong economy that thrives within nature’s limits.
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Green Economy Canada
A network of local hubs engaging businesses to drive a sustainable economy.
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Canada Business for Social Responsibility
Helping companies move towards SDGs and incorporate them into business.
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Globe Series (Network)
Leading Change (for youth), and Delphi Group (for professionals).
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SDG Compass
Guidance for companies on how they can align their strategies with SDGs.
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Business for 2030
An initiative hosted by the US Council for International Business, with the goal of stimulating a more productive partnership between the public and private sectors.
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Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
Climate-related financial disclosure recommendations and framework to help companies target sustainability and achieve transparency on ESG principles.
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McKinsey Consulting
Sustainability consulting is becoming a major industry. Working to help all industry sectors transform to reach net-zero by 2050, balanced with other sustainability goals and tailored to regional contexts.
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Clean Economy Alliance
Group of over 100 organizations representing a broad cross-section of Ontarians who have united to support the province of Ontario in showing leadership in addressing the crucial issue of climate change, including businesses.
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Canadian Equality Consulting
Turn diversity into a sustainable business advantage. Work in the energy, non-profit, government and political sectors. Tackling gender, diversity and inclusion-related challenges, solving institutional problems.
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