Businesses and the government both have a hand in achieving the development targets BigstockAre we ready to take the SDGs seriously? This is the first part of a two-part op-edIt has now been two-and-a-half years since 193 nations unanimously adopted the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. It makes commercial sense to embed the SDGs in operations and strategy, but how ready are businesses to support governments in achieving these global goals? Driven by the UN, the SDGs are a set of global goals that governments are expected to achieve by 2030. It’s expected that the SDGs will engage the private sector far more effectively than the MDGs, with businesses as proactive supporters of governments, as they try to achieve the goals.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 29, 2018 15:56 UTC