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

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