XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

The way to the future, together!   Authored by:  Aniket Biswas Burman BJ20007, Anugrah Agnihotri BJ20009, Nandana Varshney BJ20030, Nandu Krishnan A BJ20031, Praveen Kumar BJ20037, Rudrani Bose BJ20043 Sustainable Development Goal: 17- Partnership for Goals Leadership by individual nations and corporations in sustainability is laudable, but to drive transformational changes, companies and countries worldwide need to collaborate on a deeper level. In this blog, we discuss SDG-17: “Partnership for Goals,” which explicitly highlights that sustainable goals can only be achieved by forming meaningful relationships at a local, regional, national, and global level.[1] In a nutshell, the objective of this goal states that developed, developing, and underdeveloped countries and all the stakeholders in these economies must capitalize on the benefits of inclusive partnerships to mitigate the short-term and long-term issues. Sector-specific alliances and initiatives have been promising s...

  Sustainable Development Goal 13: CLIMATE ACTION Introduction Climate action the 13th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) set by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is one of the most important goals as it affects each and every individual on this planet. [1]   Climate change is a direct and undeniable danger to our civilization as a whole. Unless we act now, the repercussions are already apparent and will be devastating. Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather conditions, such as heatwaves, droughts, floods, and tropical cyclones, worsening the problems of water management, decreasing agricultural productivity and food security, increasing health threats, destroying vital infrastructure, and disrupting the provision of essential services such as water, sanitation, education, energy, and transport. India is surrounded by water from three sides and having the snow-capped Himalayas in the north makes it at risk of the change...

Authors: Jugal Dave-BJ20135 | Harsha Bhatia-BJ20139 | Kunjika Bhasin-BJ20146 | Pranaya Jain-BJ20156 |  Rachit Chandra-BJ20160 | Saloni Agrawal-BJ20183 Introduction   In 2015, 844 million , which is about 11% of the world's total population, lacked access to basic drinking water. About 2.3 billion people lacked basic sanitation , and 892 million people practiced open defecation. Water stress impacts 2 billion people, which is only bound to increase due to climate change.[1] An adequate supply of clean water and sanitation facilities is crucial as it directly affects people's health, well-being, and economic development, especially the poor.    To address this issue, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations General Assembly included "Clean Water and Sanitation for all" in 2015.    SDG 6 aims to combat the lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities and ensure that no one is deprived of these basic...