Are businesses only paying 'lip service' to the SDGs?

Madeleine Cuff
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Are businesses only paying 'lip service' to the SDGs?

New research from PwC suggests business engagement rates with the Sustainable Development Goals have jumped in last two years, but there is a growing concern corporate commitment is only skin deep

When the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were passed by the United Nations in September 2015 it was seen as a milestone for international development. Not just because they were approved unanimously...

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