XLRI Students' Blog on Corporate Sustainability

  Topic: SDG 11 -  Sustainable Cities and Communities Group8_A | SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities Introduction to the SDG The Sustainable Development Goals (or SDGs) were adopted as a universal call for action in 2015 to put an end to poverty, disease (especially AIDS), and discrimination (e.g., against women and children) and to move towards a sustainable future. They are also referred to as Global Goals, and all 193 members of the UN have adopted them to ensure that every person living on the planet enjoys peace and prosperity by 2030. The 17 SDGs are not separate but integrated , keeping in mind that actions are taken in one dimension also affect others to balance socio-economic and environmental sustainability. [1] The 11 th goal is directed at building safe, sustainable cities and communities . As per data collected in 2018, around 4.2 billion people (~ 55% ) live in urban areas, and the number is expected to touch 6.5 billion (~2/3rd) by 2030. With this boo...

WHERE THE POOR HAVE NO NAME Authored by: Abhijith A, Kriti Ahuja, Nikita Gambhir, Randhir Singh, Sayan Sen, Simran Kathuria Group 9, Section C, PGDM (BM) 2019-21 Batch The Sustainable Development Goal-1 of “No Poverty” is a direct follow-up to the prior concluded Goal-1 of the Millennium Development Goal to “Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger”. The goal targets to eradicate poverty by ensuring rights to – economic resources, basic services, ownership and control over land, inheritance, natural resources, new technology and financial services. Further, this goal to eradicate poverty gains tremendous traction and importance in the contemporary times due to the clearly visible and destructive effects of climate change. According to Mercy Corps, 3 out of every 4 people who are in poverty, rely on agriculture and natural resources to survive. 2.5 billion small holder farmers, herders and fishery workers depend on climate and natural resources for food and income. T...