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 ...

  The Goal The global ecosystem is majorly driven by the oceans on the Earth. Their biodiversity, temperature, fossils, and currents help in striking a balance between ecosystems of the world. SDG 14 [1] , Life Below Water , aims to conserve the oceans and use the marine resources for sustainable development. Oceans cover more than 70% of the Earth’s surface, and they absorb around 30% of the world’s carbon dioxide. Due to extreme exploitation, 40% of the ocean is heavily polluted. Human intervention is now necessary to preserve the oceanic habitat. And as the saying goes – ‘Every drop in the ocean counts’; each human can make an impact. Following are some of the targets that have been set up under this goal: Source: https://www.globalgoals.org/14-life-below-water Stakeholders Mentioned below are some of the stakeholders that affect or get directly affected by the health of the oceans and marine resources: 1.       Fishermen and local author...