XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

  Authors: Harshita Ramrakhyani (BJ20019), Lavanya S (BJ20026), Mukund Sood (BJ20029), Prateek Bansal (BJ20036), Sharad Bang (BJ20047), Yash Chitnis (BJ20061) Fig 1: SDG-14 Source: United Nations Website Oceans form more than 90% of the habitable space on the planet, providing shelter to approximately 200,000 marine species [1]. Marine biodiversity provides livelihood to more than 3 billion people bringing in approximately USD 3 trillion per year [2]. Due to the considerable consumption pressure, fish stocks around the world are depleting at unsustainable levels. Overexploitation is only one of the several issues in the marine ecosystem, with increasing pollution levels adding fuel to the fire. Preservation of the marine ecosystem is one of the most pressing issues that need to be addressed to prevent fish stocks' extinction. The 193 member states of the UN decided to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals in 2015 to preserve the planet, end poverty...

Authored by – Ankit Mallick, Diptisikha Dash, Kashish Gupta, Raghav Grover, and Rucha Kalekar Introduction  – Sustainability 101 591 million  – The number of people worldwide living in extreme poverty.  18.7 million  acres of forests lost every year.  800 million  – the number of people worldwide vulnerable to extreme effects of climate change.  41,415  – The number of endangered species on the IUCN Red List. The numbers make one thing pretty clear. The time to act is NOW. https://greendistrictsinitiative.com/blogs/f/sdg-15-life-on-land In 2015, the member nations of the United Nations collectively adopted 17 interdependent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reach three major targets by 2030. These targets were aimed at ending poverty, protecting the planet, and ensuring peace and prosperity of the people. To name a few, these goals address zero hunger, no poverty, health, education, inequality, sustainability, climate change, life ...