Name: The SDGs and Business
Uploaded: 2024-12-25T03:35:28.000Z
Duration: 2 min 47 s
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We're here to discuss a crucial and urgent agenda that will have profound implications on our company, but also far beyond the four walls of this boardroom.

It's time to talk about the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, and what they mean for business.

The SDGs were agreed upon by world leaders in 2015.

These 17 goals are a universal framework aiming to tackle our most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges on the road to 2030.

These are big goals, and they aren't just goals for the developing world.

They'll transform the world we live in, for the better.

But what role is there for us as a business?

Isn't this just something for governments to deal with?

The truth is that these goals can't be achieved without business.

Businesses like ours are the driving force, an essential part of the process.

As much as the SDGs need business, long-term business success hinges on the goals being realised.

Let's look at the SDGs from four key angles.

Environmental and social challenges are limiting growth and costing us greatly.

Let's act early and manage our long-term risk, stay ahead of policy developments and protect our competitive position.

Business solutions that align with the goals stand to open up at least 12 trillion dollars per year by 2030.

We'll also create new jobs and better support the communities we operate in, helping us build trust with our governments, shareholders and customers.

Better information equals better decision making.

Disclosing sustainability risks and impacts and pricing them appropriately is where the market is headed.

Finally, achieving the SDGs is beyond the reach of any one company.

So integrating the SDGs into everything we do will help our organisation become more competitive, more resilient and ultimately more successful.

Together we can turn these goals into business action, resulting in a more prosperous world for everyone.