XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

  Group 6_B | SDG 5: Gender Equality   Introduction to SDG 5 Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) is ‘Gender Equality’ and aims to ‘achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’ by 2030. Its targets enumerate the elimination of all forms of discrimination, violence, exploitation and harmful practices. They also include full participation and opportunities in all spheres of life, healthcare and decision making. Human civilization has been male-dominated with a division of gender-based roles and responsibilities. Males are the bread earners and venture out of their homes while females tend to household work and children. As a society, perception and times changed, this division became less distinct. However, with respect to gender equality, adjustments have not kept pace with change. According to the World Economic Forum, it would take 257 years to achieve gender parity [1] . M any women face problems such as patriarchal dominance, sexual harassment, stereot...

    Introduction to SDG 7 Energy and access to it in terms of quantity, quality and price is a key differentiator for the wealth, economy and prosperity between nations and its citizens. With ever-increasing global population, energy demands have risen manifold over the last few decades. Even though the world is producing and consuming more energy than ever before, 789 million people are deprived of access to electricity and 2.8 billion people still lack access to clean cooking. Hence, the United Nations has set for a global push for last mile access to affordable and clean energy. Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7) is ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’ and aims to ‘ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable & modern energy for all’ by 2030. The importance of energy can be understood with food, a basic human need. For 2.8 billion people without access to cooking fuel, skill development, education and proper health are distant dreams. SDG 7 goes beyond just p...