Huaccho Huatuco, Luisa Delfa orcid.org/0000-0003-0303-0857 and Ball, Peter David orcid.org/0000-0002-1256-9339 (2019) The quest for achieving United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs): Infrastructure and innovation for Responsible production and consumption. RAUSP Management Journal. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2531-0488
Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to provide some insights on how progress towards United Nations Sustainability Development Goals – SDGs- can be achieved by organisations. The focus is on two different contexts of UK and Brazil with a specific focus on SDG 9: “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation” and SDG 12: “Responsible consumption and production”. Design/methodology/approach: This is a viewpoint paper with drawing from literature mainly from UN documents, UK and Brazilian governments and practitioner publications. Findings: A future research agenda is proposed, with four suggestions: (1) understand the context of SDGs, (2) Prioritise SDGs according to sector, (3) develop a common language, (4) Better understand how digital technologies can help sustainability and (5) system thinking application to SDGs. Research limitations/implications: The paper provides a viewpoint, so one of the limitations is that no data that has been specifically collected or analysed for the questions proposed. Nevertheless, it provides a good discussion point. Practical implications: The implications to practice, managers can place their own practical experience on progress towards SDGs with the future research agenda proposed in this paper. Social implications: SDGs are concerned with all aspects of sustainability including social development. This paper provides some insights on the different context that develop and developing countries observe. Originality/value: This paper highlights the potential different challenges and opportunities that the implementation of SDGs 9 and 12 poses in both developed and developing economies.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | Invited paper: ThinkBox type |
Keywords: | SDGs,Sustainability,Responsible production and consumption,Innovation |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > The York Management School |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 07 May 2019 16:10 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:33 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1108/RAUSP-04-2019-0068 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | No |
Identification Number: | 10.1108/RAUSP-04-2019-0068 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:145749 |
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