| Title: |
Sustainable development goals : the impact of sustainability measures on wellbeing ; Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis volume 113A |
| Authors: |
Sharma, Ridhima; Bhardwaj, Indira; Grima, Simon; Sachdeva, Timcy; Sood, Kiran; Özen, Ercan |
| Publisher Information: |
Emerald Publishing Limited |
| Publication Year: |
2024 |
| Collection: |
University of Malta: OAR@UM / L-Università ta' Malta |
| Subject Terms: |
Sustainable Development Goals (Project); Consumption (Economics) -- Environmental aspects -- India; Sustainability -- Economic aspects -- India; Financial services industry -- Technological innovations -- India; Economic development -- Environmental aspects -- India; Corporate governance -- India; Investments -- Environmental aspects -- India; Social responsibility of business |
| Description: |
This book Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Sustainability Measures on Wellbeing” (CSEF 113) will delve into issues such as Environment, Sustainability, Economic Sustainability, Digital Sustainability, Sustainable Finance & Accounting, Social Responsibility, and the Impact of COVID-19. When it comes to sustainability and combating our current climate emergency, we need sustainable solutions that can protect our water, energy, and food resources while also aiming for zero waste. It’s important to remember that sustainability can also be practised individually, as citizens and consumers in the world. This can mean rethinking how you use energy, where your waste goes or how fast fashion affects the environment. Most people don’t have control of their governments, businesses, or economic circumstances, but they do have opportunities to live more sustainably on a smaller scale. The global community is at a critical moment in its pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More than a year into the global pandemic, millions of lives have been lost, the human and economic toll has been unprecedented, and recovery efforts so far have been uneven, inequitable and insufficiently geared towards achieving sustainable development. The current crisis is threatening decades of development gains, further delaying the urgent transition to greener, more inclusive economies, and throwing progress on the SDGs even further off track. It is abundantly clear that this is a crisis of monumental proportions, with catastrophic effects on people’s lives and livelihoods and on efforts to realise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will first begin by introducing the subject of sustainable development. It will detail the framework to address these gaps and shortages in different disciplines and sectors. The global drivers of change will be analysed and the opportunities and challenges w.r.t the attainment of development goals will be investigated. To this end, the book will be enriched and strengthened ... |
| Document Type: |
book |
| Language: |
English |
| ISBN: |
978-1-83797-098-8; 1-83797-098-X |
| Relation: |
Sharma, R., Bhardwaj, I., Grima, S., Sachdeva, T., Sood, K., & Özen, E. (Eds.) (2024). Sustainable development goals: the impact of sustainability measures on wellbeing. Contemporary studies in economic and financial analysis volume 113A. United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited.; https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141310 |
| Availability: |
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/141310 |
| Rights: |
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| Accession Number: |
edsbas.6FC204ED |
| Database: |
BASE |