XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

  Introduction to SDG As we all know, our oceans are threatened by marine pollution, nutrient pollution, climate change, and resource depletion, now more than ever, all of which are primarily a result of human actions. Further, these threats pressurize our environmental systems, such as our biodiversity, and present us with global socio-economic problems, endangering our health and safety in the process (1) . Another thing that should be considered is that more than 3 billion people are dependent on marine resources that provide them their livelihoods, but today, about 30% of the world's fish stocks are being overexploited, making them incapable of producing sustainable yields. The oceans also provide us with clean, breathable air by absorbing 30% of us' carbon dioxide, but the increasing acidification has even put this in danger (2) . Here our Sustainable Development Goal 14 comes in. This SDG aims at conserving and sustainably using the oceans, sea, and marine resources f...

  Source: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/indian-school-children.html Quality Education Submitted by: Aritro Banerjee - BJ20011 | Gino Raphael D'Cruz - BJ20017 | Harsh Kumar Kataruka - BJ20018 |  Sameeksha Arogyaswamy - BJ20045 |  Shivani Vinoth - BJ20048 |  Sumegha Agarwal - BJ20054 Introduction: As an SDG, Quality Education's goal is to "Ensure inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all." United Nations adopted sustainable development goals in September 2015. These goals are intended to transform the world through the plan of sustainable development. Education is expansive. Over time, the inequalities in wealth, facilities, and social unrest have led to the deterioration of education quality children in various places receive. Some schools offer world-class facilities, while there are schools that don't have running water. Some students start their education but are forced to leave it mid-way. This issue is e...

  Introduction   If we go by numbers, more than half of the world population is now living in the cities and with the rapid technological advancements and urbanization, it is expected that by 2050, two-thirds of all humanity will be living in an urban eco-system. The urban spaces in cities occupy just 3% of the total land area on Earth but account for a staggering 60-80% of energy footprints and at least 70% of the  total  carbon emissions  ( www.undp.org ) . With GDP being the metric for determining the criteria for development, the economic role of the cities, which contributes 80% of the global GDP  ( www.undp.org )  becomes  more  vital. In this regard, developing sustainable cities and building a culture of sustainability on a community level is one of the sustainable development goals defined by the United Nations. The components of reaching the goal of sustainable cities and communities include  the following:   •   Crea...