The BusinessGreen SDG Hub
The BusinessGreen Sustainable Development Goals Hub
Supported by BNP Paribas, the BusinessGreen SDG Hub provides exclusive in-depth news, analysis, and opinion on how the United Nations' sustainable development goals are shaping the global economy and driving international business trends.
The collaboration and partnership at the heart of SDG 17 can is crucial to building back better after Covid-19, argues We Mean Business CEO Maria Mendiluce
To build back better from Covid-19, strong institutions will be foundational
We should double down on creating stronger, smarter, more resilient global institutions as we recovery from the pandemic, argues the Center for Global Development's Masood Ahmed
SDG17: How to partner in pursuit of sustainability
SDG17 calls on businesses and governments to actively partner in order to deliver sustainable development goals, but doing so is easier said than done
Thai Union, SDG17, and the case for collaboration
The seafood giant explains how partnerships are at the heart of its Sustainable Development Goal strategy
MUD Jeans aims to unzip market for circular denim
The Dutch denim company wants to take the most popular fashion product in the world - a pair of jeans - and make it in the most sustainable way possible
Consumer goods sector's 2020 deforestation goal 'impossible' to meet, CDP warns
Non-profit warns not enough concrete action being taken by consumer goods giants to tackle deforestation and commodity risk across their supply chains
SDG12 Top Tips: How to embrace circular business models
Changing your business model from a linear take, make, dispose model can seem daunting, but there are concrete steps any business can take in pursuit of SDG12
SDG12: Can sustainable consumption save capitalism from itself?
The UN's goal to deliver sustainable production and consumption requires a drastic transformation of current business models - can the green economy deliver?
Paul Polman: Business chiefs must 'reinvent capitalism' to thrive in 21st century
Polman calls capitalism 'damaged ideology' and urges private sector to spearhead progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals
SDG11: How granular data is helping to tackle the air pollution crisis
US air sensor pioneer is working with governments, businesses, and communities around the world to ensure action to tackle air pollution - and deliver on SDG11 - is properly targeted
SDG 11: Why private investment must step up to deliver green, resilient cities
More leadership from the private sector is needed to spur action towards delivering sustainable cities by 2030, argues GlobeScan's Stacy Rowland
SDG11: Sustainable cities and communities
All our coverage of SDG11 and the goal to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
Enel targets clean energy and climate action with €2.5bn SDG-linked bond
Italian gas and power giant places its first bond on the European market linked to two of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals
Do businesses hold the key for sustainable cities? Three top tips for delivering on SDG11
Few of the Sustainable Development Goals are more challenging than SDG11's pursuit of truly sustainable cities, but businesses have a key role to play in driving progress
SDG11: How to green the urban jungle
The goal for safe, resilient and sustainable cities is not a one size fits all recipe
'We are still not on track': UN warns lack of cash stalling progress on SDGs
Uneven economic growth, rising debt levels and falling direct foreign investment threatening UN's Sustainable Development vision
Avengers, Assemble! Corporate giants join forces to promote action on the SDGs
Coca-Cola, Diageo, Unilever, Mars, Google among the members of 'Business Avengers' group set up by filmmaker Richard Curtis' green outfit
We must put people at the heart of sustainable development
Nesta Challenge's Constance Agyeman makes the case for human centred design to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals
Hermes, UBS and Federated launch SDG engagement high yield funds
New SDG-focused product to be launched 2 October
SDG10: Why should the business community care about carbon inequality?
When the 'House is on Fire' consumers are going to increasingly question business actions, argues Dario Kenner of Anglia Ruskin University
'Everybody wins in the long term': 130 banks worth $47tr to align with Paris Agreement
More than 130 major banks holding assets of $47tr pledge to align strategies with the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals
Economic growth tied to consumption is 'overwhelming' the planet, UN warns
Progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals is 'in danger' of going backwards, warns the UN
SDG10: Green must be fair - or it will fail
Without tackling inequality, achieving the rest of the Sustainable Development Coals will be almost impossible, argues Ben Martin at the Green Economy Coalition
SDG10: Inside Mastercard's strategy to improve equality through access to digital services
From paying school fees to proving identities, Mastercard is exploring how digital payments and online services can make the world a more equal place
SDG9: Plotting a course towards a sustainable shipping industry
BNP Paribas' Nicolas Parrot warns the global shipping industry has just a few months to comply with new air quality rules - is the sector ready to navigate and finance a more sustainable future?
Equal opportunities: Five ways to devise and implement an SDG10 strategy
How can businesses develop a credible strategy for tackling a challenge as complex as reducing global inequalities?
SDG10: Is tackling inequality the overlooked key to sustainable development?
The UN's tenth sustainable development goal sets corporates a major challenge to disrupt systemic inequality the world over
IKEA, Unilever, and BNP Paribas join business drive against inequality
Business for Inclusive Growth (B4IG) coalition will launch at the G7 summit this weekend, warning inequalities around the world are economically-damaging
SDG10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
All our coverage of SDG10 and the goal to eradicate financial and social inequalities
SDG9: How Air Liquide is harnessing hydrogen to help fuel an industrial revolution
French firm is banking big on hydrogen's potential to transform energy, transport, industry - and its own business - in pursuit of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals