What is it about?

It is about sustainable development goals and their implementation. The role of private sector is highlighted.

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Why is it important?

This work presents that implementation of SDGs is a joint responsibility of public and private sectors.

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The private sector is one of the key stakeholders that could shoulder a fundamental responsibility for accelerating the SDGs implementation process. The current article reviews important aspects of the role of the private sector toward SDGs achievement. The corporate social responsibility, circular economy, and the environmental initiatives are required to support the implementation of SDGs.However, for achieving SDGs the private sector faces a number of challenges such as lack of influential leadership, harmonious partnerships, shortage of investments, exhaustiveness and complexity of interlinkages among the goals and their targets, and lack of monitoring and evaluating methods for assessing the progress of implementation. Moreover, there is a dire need for a reliable set of measurable indicators to support the private sector in measuring the implementation progress. This review article highlights the role of private sector in beating the challenges confronting the achievement of SDGs.

Dr Afzal Shah
Quaid-i-Azam University, Iislamabad

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This page is a summary of: The role of private sector in the implementation of sustainable development goals, Environment Development and Sustainability, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00718-w.
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