XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

  Lies Below Water A brief account of all the horrors we commit to our waters and is SDG 14 enough to tackle it? Anshul Raina BJ21011 | Jigyasa Dayal BJ21025 | Kritika Jalan BJ21028 | Mansi Ramrakhyani BJ21031 | Mohit Munjal BJ21032 | Sarang Chaudhar BJ21047 | Shruti Malankar BJ21052 What is SDG 14? Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) are a blueprint prescribed by the UN in 2015 to help attain a more sustainable future by 2030. There are 17 goals that aim to bring about holistic development on all fronts whether they maybe environmental, social or economic. (1) This blog elaborates on SDG 14: Life Below water. The 14 th goal as described by the UN is “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development” (2) . SDG 14 sounds the alarm on pollution, acidification, eutrophication and rising temperatures of the oceans. Not only is this wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems but it is also destroying many coastal communities that rely on ...

  Introduction to SDG What's the Goal Here? The current Goal calls to ensure responsible consumption and production patterns. Why is it essential? The global population is increasing at an alarming rate. If the global population reaches 9.6 billion by 2050, then of almost three Earth-like planets could be required to fulfil the requirements of the natural resources to sustain current lifestyles. [1] Sustainable consumption and production promote energy and resource-efficient infrastructure, access to essential services, better and cleaner jobs, and better quality of life for all.  [2] Implementation of SDG 12 facilitates the overall developmental plan by reducing the social, economic, and environmental costs associates with it. It also helps in strengthening economic competitiveness and ultimately eradicate poverty to a great extent. What are the Targets of this Goal? The targets associated with the Goal includes: Stern measures to reduce wastage of food Environmen...