17 objectives to help your business grow in a sustainable society
Focus on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
When business rhymes with sustainable society
Companies must balance economic growth with meeting sustainability demands from customers, employees, investors, media, and NGOs. Additionally, there is increasing pressure from society and science regarding limited resources and climate change, directly affecting business strategies.
Draw up your action plan - effective and sustainable - based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Demonstrating transparency
All companies have dealt with this kind of query from a job applicant, their employees, a non-profit organization, or a reporter. If you are a contractor or collaborator, you will discover that your client is responsible to its concerned parties... and will therefore inquire about your performance regarding human rights, the environment, labor regulations, and anti-corruption measures... regardless of your company's size!
Remember the three pillars ‘People - Planet - Profitability’ . These three pillars were a solid foundation for analyzing your business strategy.
To stay ahead and be prepared before your customer (or anyone else) requests it, you can determine how your business contributes using the 5 main aspects outlined by the United Nations in their Agenda 2030.
The 5 Ps
You stick with the initial three principles of People, Planet, and Profitability, and you also incorporate Peace and Partnerships.
source : https://sdg.gdrc.org/
We have introduced two important principles to improve our operations: Peace and Partnerships. By considering these five key areas, we can assess how our business activities impact the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
If you officially endorse the SDGs, it's advisable to focus on the ones that align best with our company's objectives.
Choose the goals you want to focus on.
Assess their importance based on the sectors and locations of your activities.
Rank them to increase their effectiveness.
Assess the positive and negative impact of the SDGs on your daily operations, value chain, and communities.
It's best to concentrate on specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Identify how your company positively contributes and maximize those impacts while also identifying and minimizing risks.
Remember that all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are interconnected, so supporting one SDG can indirectly improve others.
However, be aware that there may also be indirect negative impacts.
THE ORIGIN OF THE 17 ODS
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly, the 193 member states agreed in 2015 to support 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets covering 5 areas (5Ps): People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnerships. These goals are aimed at national governments and institutions, as well as businesses and citizens around the world. They affect both industrialised and developing countries. The aim of the SDGs is a vision of transforming our world by eradicating poverty, hunger and inequality, ensuring respect for human rights, a sustainable transition of the planet and its resources, and ensuring peaceful societies.
More information on the official website : SDG
Get started and improve your thinking as you go along.
The important thing is to be part of this global ambition!
BE WENERGIK & ENERGISE YOUR BUSINESS!
Sources
Here are a few sources to complete your knowledge:
List of the SDGs : https://www.globalcompact-france.org/images/un_global_compact/page_odd/Liste_des_17_ODD_et_169_cibles_-_web.pdf
UNDP explains the SDGs (1min58) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD93jciH4bI
The SDGS in Belgium : https://www.sdgs.be/fr