A brief overview of finance for development, to encourage business enterprises to seek opportunity in the new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
1. The document reports on business perspectives and recommendations for the UN's post-2015 development agenda, based on consultations with over 7,500 businesses in the UN Global Compact.
2. It suggests priorities for the agenda, such as ending extreme poverty, continuing progress on education, health, gender equality, and addressing issues like water, energy, climate change, and governance.
3. It outlines how to engage business, including through global principles, accountable commitments, sector initiatives, partnerships, and initiatives on private finance.
A business lens on the Sustainable Development Goalsfveglio
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an ambitious and transformative agenda. They provide companies with a powerful framework to translate global needs and ambitions into business solutions.
Businesses that take an active role in leading this transformation and position the SDGs as a strategic lens at the core of their operations will ultimately be better placed to unlock market opportunities, manage emerging risks, and consolidate an enduring license to operate on the road to 2030.
This presentation by Filippo Veglio of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), delivered in Stockholm on 27 November 2018, lays out the Council's perspectives on the key business implications of the SDGs – taking a lens of risk, opportunities, governance & transparency, and collaboration.
The role of private finance in developmentSusana Sereno
- Private finance in the form of foreign direct investment, bank loans, capital markets, and domestic markets is needed to achieve development goals due to the scale of financing required.
- Private finance is driven by risk and return, unlike public finance, and requires a supportive investment climate and macroeconomic stability from governments and MDBs.
- Innovative financing models like blended finance that combine public and private funds can increase development funding and make more projects viable.
Business - Sharing Value? The Business Case for International DevelopmentNIDOS
The document discusses the business case for international development. It challenges the traditional view that businesses only focus on short-term profits while charities focus on aid, arguing instead that all sectors can work together for long-term sustainable development. By building local capacity and empowering communities abroad, businesses can ensure their own long-term growth while creating societal value. Partnerships between businesses, charities, and governments are key to delivering products and services to meet local needs in a sustainable way.
Solutions for all: Global Challenges to Achieve the SDGsSDGsPlus
1) The document discusses financing solutions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. It argues that public funding alone will not be enough and that private sector finance must play a bigger role through impact investment.
2) Business has a major opportunity to benefit from sustainable development and the SDGs by opening new markets while enhancing reputations. Developing countries represent over half of the estimated $12 trillion in business opportunities associated with achieving the SDGs.
3) Key investments needed to achieve the SDGs include human capital, infrastructure, resilience, gender equality and digital infrastructure. The World Bank aims to accelerate more and better investments in these areas to promote greater equity and economic growth.
Financial Innovation Landscape Research: Testing the Feasibility of Financial...EveryWomanEveryChild
This document discusses financial innovation to support the Every Woman Every Child initiative's mandate. It provides an overview of investment landscapes and opportunities for innovative financing structures. Official sector flows from innovative financing totaled $57.1 billion from 2000-2008. Private sector investment represents an even larger potential source of financing. Impact investments are emerging that aim to create positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. The document considers existing financial models and proposes five models for generating discussion to attract more public and private capital towards maternal, newborn and child health.
1. The document reports on business perspectives and recommendations for the UN's post-2015 development agenda, based on consultations with over 7,500 businesses in the UN Global Compact.
2. It suggests priorities for the agenda, such as ending extreme poverty, continuing progress on education, health, gender equality, and addressing issues like water, energy, climate change, and governance.
3. It outlines how to engage business, including through global principles, accountable commitments, sector initiatives, partnerships, and initiatives on private finance.
A business lens on the Sustainable Development Goalsfveglio
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an ambitious and transformative agenda. They provide companies with a powerful framework to translate global needs and ambitions into business solutions.
Businesses that take an active role in leading this transformation and position the SDGs as a strategic lens at the core of their operations will ultimately be better placed to unlock market opportunities, manage emerging risks, and consolidate an enduring license to operate on the road to 2030.
This presentation by Filippo Veglio of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), delivered in Stockholm on 27 November 2018, lays out the Council's perspectives on the key business implications of the SDGs – taking a lens of risk, opportunities, governance & transparency, and collaboration.
The role of private finance in developmentSusana Sereno
- Private finance in the form of foreign direct investment, bank loans, capital markets, and domestic markets is needed to achieve development goals due to the scale of financing required.
- Private finance is driven by risk and return, unlike public finance, and requires a supportive investment climate and macroeconomic stability from governments and MDBs.
- Innovative financing models like blended finance that combine public and private funds can increase development funding and make more projects viable.
Business - Sharing Value? The Business Case for International DevelopmentNIDOS
The document discusses the business case for international development. It challenges the traditional view that businesses only focus on short-term profits while charities focus on aid, arguing instead that all sectors can work together for long-term sustainable development. By building local capacity and empowering communities abroad, businesses can ensure their own long-term growth while creating societal value. Partnerships between businesses, charities, and governments are key to delivering products and services to meet local needs in a sustainable way.
Solutions for all: Global Challenges to Achieve the SDGsSDGsPlus
1) The document discusses financing solutions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. It argues that public funding alone will not be enough and that private sector finance must play a bigger role through impact investment.
2) Business has a major opportunity to benefit from sustainable development and the SDGs by opening new markets while enhancing reputations. Developing countries represent over half of the estimated $12 trillion in business opportunities associated with achieving the SDGs.
3) Key investments needed to achieve the SDGs include human capital, infrastructure, resilience, gender equality and digital infrastructure. The World Bank aims to accelerate more and better investments in these areas to promote greater equity and economic growth.
Financial Innovation Landscape Research: Testing the Feasibility of Financial...EveryWomanEveryChild
This document discusses financial innovation to support the Every Woman Every Child initiative's mandate. It provides an overview of investment landscapes and opportunities for innovative financing structures. Official sector flows from innovative financing totaled $57.1 billion from 2000-2008. Private sector investment represents an even larger potential source of financing. Impact investments are emerging that aim to create positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns. The document considers existing financial models and proposes five models for generating discussion to attract more public and private capital towards maternal, newborn and child health.
national financing strategy for Namibia, to access additional sources of finance for its development towards the sustainability development goals (SDGs). a logical thought process, moving from high-level opportunities to access sources of finance to a concrete strategy for achieving it.
This document discusses how companies can create shared value by strengthening clusters of interconnected businesses and institutions in specific geographic areas. It provides examples of companies that have improved social conditions and increased their own revenues by addressing needs within their supply chains and local communities. Key ways for companies to create shared value at a cluster level include increasing the competitiveness of local small- and medium-sized enterprises, closing skills gaps through workforce training programs, and collaborating to solve social and environmental problems that affect the cluster's long-term competitiveness.
The document discusses the past, present, and future of community economic development efforts. It notes that over the past 40 years, non-profit development organizations have emerged to empower marginalized groups and build local voice. Intermediaries now provide support through capacity building, aggregating capital, and developing strategies. However, there are still strong silos between areas like workforce development and economic development. It argues that community economic development needs to be reconceptualized by putting people first, innovating through learning, and recognizing varying local capacities. Moving forward will require defining innovation locally and building robust theories of change.
The document discusses global issues and trends in public agendas. It presents a model for public affairs management with three key elements: managing and circulating knowledge; legitimization and public recognition; and joining public and private institutions for projects. A ranking of top global issues is also provided, with reforming the financial system ranked first and peace and security as a new issue in tenth place.
Strategic Options for Creating Competitive Advantage for Youth Enterprises in...paperpublications3
Abstract: The Youth Enterprises have to survive in the global economic environment through defining the areas in which they can achieve the superior results and on them base their complete business. This article discusses the back ground information regarding youth enterprises in relation to vision 2030 and the global trends on SMES competitiveness as well as regional trends on SMES competitiveness. The research objectives are the effects of collaborative networks, innovation, product diversification and entrepreneurial skills on competitive advantage of youth enterprises. Conceptual framework focuses on both independent and dependent variables, independent variables namely; collaborative networks, innovation, product diversification and entrepreneurial skills; dependent variable namely competitive advantage. The purpose of this article is: to unite and to expand the existing cognitions about the concept of collaborative networks, innovativeness, product diversification, and entrepreneurial skills; propose the universal model for the process of transformation of implementing these concept and to point on the guidelines which should follow these concepts.
The document summarizes key lessons learned from a course on mobilizing finance for development from 2015-2030. It discusses that 1) development aims to improve the current and future world, 2) the SDGs are both national and international goals, and 3) financing development requires public, private and domestic resources. It also emphasizes that 4) improving domestic resource mobilization through efficient tax collection and reducing illicit flows is important for development financing. The document wishes the reader to help develop the planet and make the world better now and in the future.
Transform Global - A model for a private world banksassbo
Transform Global (TG), previously Transform Capital Management, is a model for a private world bank, also known as a global impact investment bank, investing into funds which have a social, environmental and financial return. TG aims to address critical market failures caused by our current financial system, while tackling the environmental and social symptoms that are a by-product of the system.
The document discusses the need for public policy alignment with sustainable long-term investments and innovation in response to the global economic crisis. It argues that government intervention should target capital investments to promote innovation rather than short-term measures. Public money and policy should support 'smart money' and new business models from innovative companies. The goal is a new vision of public policy that yields initiative to sustainable commercial ecosystems of innovation.
The project is aimed to present to the general public the Sustainable Development Goals and to highlight that delivering of SDGs should be the common vision for the future for all the mankind
This document provides an overview and introduction to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It defines the eight MDGs and their targets to be achieved by 2015. It also summarizes the ten principles of the UN Global Compact related to human rights, labor standards, environment and anti-corruption. The document explains that while governments hold primary responsibility for achieving the MDGs, businesses can play an important supporting role through their core operations, social investments, and by engaging in public policy discussions.
The document discusses circular economy in cities and regions. It describes Sustainability Knowledge Group, which provides sustainability consulting services. It then discusses how applying circular economy principles in cities can provide economic, social, and environmental benefits. It outlines the Cities and Circulars Initiative and the 3Ps framework of people, policies, and places for implementing circular economy locally. Potential governance gaps are also summarized.
The Milken Institute is a nonpartisan think tank that aims to create a more democratic and efficient global economy through financial innovations that address social issues. It measures economic trends, convenes experts and leaders, and innovates new solutions through various research centers focused on areas like health, education, capital markets and more. The Institute hosts conferences and gatherings to bring together stakeholders to discuss challenges and opportunities in these areas with the goal of developing market-based solutions.
Achieving the 2030 Agenda is critical. The recent Community Paper by the World Economic Forum focuses on the practical challenges countries are facing and makes recommendation on developing sustainable project pipelines which are commercially viable and can secure blended finance applications.
This document provides an overview of corporate social responsibility practices in Southern Africa, noting several trends:
1) Regional exchange is growing as emerging economies partner across borders, while private philanthropy and foundations are also increasing.
2) New approaches like impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and bottom-of-the-pyramid models are being used.
3) Measurement of social and environmental impact is increasingly important, along with stakeholder engagement and evidence-based models.
4) Legislation in areas like Black Economic Empowerment and sustainability reporting have motivated compliance and integrated approaches.
Financing and Impletementing the Post 2015 AgendaSDGsPlus
The document discusses financing and implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It outlines major events defining the framework in 2015 and lessons learned from the MDGs. Effective partnerships, substantial and flexible finance, and good data are needed. The World Bank Group is well-positioned to help with implementation through finance and knowledge. It has aligned its structure with the SDGs and can leverage different sources of funding. Further work is needed on financing solutions, mobilizing private resources, financing global public goods, and improving data for development.
The target audience for my final project includes the general public and anyone else who is interested in development specifically financing for development. With this digital artefact, I am conveying the message of the importance of development, official development assistance and the new financing architecture that is proposed to fund the Sustainable Development Goals. I believe providing this information is important as it will assist the general public in gaining awareness of the developmental challenges and opportunities facing the world today.
WBCSD work in inclusive business targeting the base of the pyramid - Overview...fveglio
This document provides an overview of inclusive business and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) work in this area. It discusses the WBCSD model of inclusive business which uses business solutions to meet the needs of poorer communities and create socio-economic benefits. Examples of inclusive business models from various WBCSD members are also presented. Current WBCSD activities aim to illustrate best practices to overcome barriers to scaling inclusive business, partnering with organizations to catalyze local action. The document concludes by outlining a focus on identifying internal barriers within companies and solutions to scaling up inclusive business.
The document discusses the positioning of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) like the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in South Africa's financial landscape. It notes that DFIs have both commercial and development focus, sharing risk through government and loan funds. The IDC's sector focus is aligned with government priorities like tourism, healthcare, agri-processing. The IDC provides various funding products customized to business needs like debt, equity, and mezzanine financing. It also offers non-financial support to entrepreneurs.
Presentation by Roger Tabor, Chair of the Professional Accountants in Business Committee of IFAC, at the Institute of Cost Accountants of India's National Cost Convention, New Delhi, India, March 2012.
national financing strategy for Namibia, to access additional sources of finance for its development towards the sustainability development goals (SDGs). a logical thought process, moving from high-level opportunities to access sources of finance to a concrete strategy for achieving it.
This document discusses how companies can create shared value by strengthening clusters of interconnected businesses and institutions in specific geographic areas. It provides examples of companies that have improved social conditions and increased their own revenues by addressing needs within their supply chains and local communities. Key ways for companies to create shared value at a cluster level include increasing the competitiveness of local small- and medium-sized enterprises, closing skills gaps through workforce training programs, and collaborating to solve social and environmental problems that affect the cluster's long-term competitiveness.
The document discusses the past, present, and future of community economic development efforts. It notes that over the past 40 years, non-profit development organizations have emerged to empower marginalized groups and build local voice. Intermediaries now provide support through capacity building, aggregating capital, and developing strategies. However, there are still strong silos between areas like workforce development and economic development. It argues that community economic development needs to be reconceptualized by putting people first, innovating through learning, and recognizing varying local capacities. Moving forward will require defining innovation locally and building robust theories of change.
The document discusses global issues and trends in public agendas. It presents a model for public affairs management with three key elements: managing and circulating knowledge; legitimization and public recognition; and joining public and private institutions for projects. A ranking of top global issues is also provided, with reforming the financial system ranked first and peace and security as a new issue in tenth place.
Strategic Options for Creating Competitive Advantage for Youth Enterprises in...paperpublications3
Abstract: The Youth Enterprises have to survive in the global economic environment through defining the areas in which they can achieve the superior results and on them base their complete business. This article discusses the back ground information regarding youth enterprises in relation to vision 2030 and the global trends on SMES competitiveness as well as regional trends on SMES competitiveness. The research objectives are the effects of collaborative networks, innovation, product diversification and entrepreneurial skills on competitive advantage of youth enterprises. Conceptual framework focuses on both independent and dependent variables, independent variables namely; collaborative networks, innovation, product diversification and entrepreneurial skills; dependent variable namely competitive advantage. The purpose of this article is: to unite and to expand the existing cognitions about the concept of collaborative networks, innovativeness, product diversification, and entrepreneurial skills; propose the universal model for the process of transformation of implementing these concept and to point on the guidelines which should follow these concepts.
The document summarizes key lessons learned from a course on mobilizing finance for development from 2015-2030. It discusses that 1) development aims to improve the current and future world, 2) the SDGs are both national and international goals, and 3) financing development requires public, private and domestic resources. It also emphasizes that 4) improving domestic resource mobilization through efficient tax collection and reducing illicit flows is important for development financing. The document wishes the reader to help develop the planet and make the world better now and in the future.
Transform Global - A model for a private world banksassbo
Transform Global (TG), previously Transform Capital Management, is a model for a private world bank, also known as a global impact investment bank, investing into funds which have a social, environmental and financial return. TG aims to address critical market failures caused by our current financial system, while tackling the environmental and social symptoms that are a by-product of the system.
The document discusses the need for public policy alignment with sustainable long-term investments and innovation in response to the global economic crisis. It argues that government intervention should target capital investments to promote innovation rather than short-term measures. Public money and policy should support 'smart money' and new business models from innovative companies. The goal is a new vision of public policy that yields initiative to sustainable commercial ecosystems of innovation.
The project is aimed to present to the general public the Sustainable Development Goals and to highlight that delivering of SDGs should be the common vision for the future for all the mankind
This document provides an overview and introduction to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It defines the eight MDGs and their targets to be achieved by 2015. It also summarizes the ten principles of the UN Global Compact related to human rights, labor standards, environment and anti-corruption. The document explains that while governments hold primary responsibility for achieving the MDGs, businesses can play an important supporting role through their core operations, social investments, and by engaging in public policy discussions.
The document discusses circular economy in cities and regions. It describes Sustainability Knowledge Group, which provides sustainability consulting services. It then discusses how applying circular economy principles in cities can provide economic, social, and environmental benefits. It outlines the Cities and Circulars Initiative and the 3Ps framework of people, policies, and places for implementing circular economy locally. Potential governance gaps are also summarized.
The Milken Institute is a nonpartisan think tank that aims to create a more democratic and efficient global economy through financial innovations that address social issues. It measures economic trends, convenes experts and leaders, and innovates new solutions through various research centers focused on areas like health, education, capital markets and more. The Institute hosts conferences and gatherings to bring together stakeholders to discuss challenges and opportunities in these areas with the goal of developing market-based solutions.
Achieving the 2030 Agenda is critical. The recent Community Paper by the World Economic Forum focuses on the practical challenges countries are facing and makes recommendation on developing sustainable project pipelines which are commercially viable and can secure blended finance applications.
This document provides an overview of corporate social responsibility practices in Southern Africa, noting several trends:
1) Regional exchange is growing as emerging economies partner across borders, while private philanthropy and foundations are also increasing.
2) New approaches like impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and bottom-of-the-pyramid models are being used.
3) Measurement of social and environmental impact is increasingly important, along with stakeholder engagement and evidence-based models.
4) Legislation in areas like Black Economic Empowerment and sustainability reporting have motivated compliance and integrated approaches.
Financing and Impletementing the Post 2015 AgendaSDGsPlus
The document discusses financing and implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda. It outlines major events defining the framework in 2015 and lessons learned from the MDGs. Effective partnerships, substantial and flexible finance, and good data are needed. The World Bank Group is well-positioned to help with implementation through finance and knowledge. It has aligned its structure with the SDGs and can leverage different sources of funding. Further work is needed on financing solutions, mobilizing private resources, financing global public goods, and improving data for development.
The target audience for my final project includes the general public and anyone else who is interested in development specifically financing for development. With this digital artefact, I am conveying the message of the importance of development, official development assistance and the new financing architecture that is proposed to fund the Sustainable Development Goals. I believe providing this information is important as it will assist the general public in gaining awareness of the developmental challenges and opportunities facing the world today.
WBCSD work in inclusive business targeting the base of the pyramid - Overview...fveglio
This document provides an overview of inclusive business and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development's (WBCSD) work in this area. It discusses the WBCSD model of inclusive business which uses business solutions to meet the needs of poorer communities and create socio-economic benefits. Examples of inclusive business models from various WBCSD members are also presented. Current WBCSD activities aim to illustrate best practices to overcome barriers to scaling inclusive business, partnering with organizations to catalyze local action. The document concludes by outlining a focus on identifying internal barriers within companies and solutions to scaling up inclusive business.
The document discusses the positioning of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) like the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in South Africa's financial landscape. It notes that DFIs have both commercial and development focus, sharing risk through government and loan funds. The IDC's sector focus is aligned with government priorities like tourism, healthcare, agri-processing. The IDC provides various funding products customized to business needs like debt, equity, and mezzanine financing. It also offers non-financial support to entrepreneurs.
Presentation by Roger Tabor, Chair of the Professional Accountants in Business Committee of IFAC, at the Institute of Cost Accountants of India's National Cost Convention, New Delhi, India, March 2012.
Sanrio-Brand Management for Key AccountsKiri Franco
The document discusses marketing strategies for a brand that has $8 billion in annual global retail sales, with their primary demographic being tweens aged 6-11 and a secondary demographic of young adults 18-34. It focuses on point-of-sale marketing like hangtags, packaging, and in-store signage. It also details a 2014 Q4 television and circular ad campaign with a retailer for licensed pet toys, as well as social media promotion through platforms like Instagram and Facebook and digital efforts like paid search and banners.
Scarlett Monsolino discusses how communication has changed with technology and how people are often unaware of the waste and consumption behind clean water access. The document also notes that providing and maintaining clean water is a growing global challenge, as cities struggle with drought and water pollution threatens living things. Maintaining clean water sources is difficult for struggling areas like parts of Africa that rely on contaminated rivers.
This magazine cover targets parents of school-aged children. It uses bright colors like red and green along with a lot of white to create a clean, positive aesthetic. The only text is the lowercase word "parent" in the main coverline, clearly indicating the intended audience. The large, happy image of a smiling child in a white hat and top further appeals to parents by representing the clean, happy environment of the school. Overall the cover designs aims to inform and appeal to parents by depicting the school and its magazine positively.
Este documento resume varios temas relacionados con sistemas operativos y software, incluyendo las ventajas de Linux sobre Windows, la historia y características de Android, y descripciones generales de Microsoft Office, hardware, lenguajes de programación, y Mac OS. También incluye una sección de créditos al final.
The document summarizes the design process and considerations for a music magazine cover and contents page. Key points include:
- The cover includes common conventions like masthead, main image, anchorage text, and barcode, positioned carefully using design principles.
- The contents page maintains simplicity through a large main image and minimal page listings. Similar colors and masthead link it to the cover.
- Target audience of 17-26 year old females informed choices of images, colors, and content to attract that demographic.
This internship opportunity at WFMJ-TV, a local television station in Youngstown, Ohio, would involve marketing and promoting the station's brands. Responsibilities would include event planning and coordination, developing promotional materials, assisting clients with advertisements, and conducting marketing research. The intern would apply and develop skills in areas like marketing, graphic design, public relations, and communications. Several projects and events are mentioned, such as community outreach activities and press conferences. The document emphasizes that the internship would be an educational experience allowing one to expand their skills in preparation for a future career.
Have you ever thought of having your business meeting on the beautiful ocean water? Guise ship meetings are a new trend in non-traditional venues for business meetings and conferences. See the benefits a cruise ship meeting can offer over a more traditional hotel conference in this fun infographic. See original posting here: http://www.uniquevenues.com/blog/meetings-water
The trailer is split into sections that introduce the main character Charlie and his loneliness, then show his new friendships forming. It uses voiceovers, dialogue, and music to transition between scenes and highlight changes in the narrative. Key techniques include pauses in music to mark transitions, increased music volume during important scenes, and a direct address from Charlie to bookend the trailer. The overall structure and audiovisual elements work to clearly outline the story and draw viewers into Charlie's journey.
Alexander Pavlenko, Senior Java Developer, "Cassandra into"Alina Vilk
This document provides an overview of Cassandra operations and demonstrates how to set up Cassandra using Docker, create a keyspace and table, insert and query data, and work with keys and clustering. It shows how to create a keyspace and table, insert data into the table, perform various queries on the data including filtering and selections on the partition and clustering keys, and insert data with a time to live (TTL).
El documento describe la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS), incluyendo que es el objeto más grande enviado al espacio, gira alrededor de la Tierra a una velocidad de 27,700 km/h, y fue construida por la colaboración de 16 países. También describe los módulos de vivienda y trabajo de los astronautas, así como los paneles solares y el laboratorio científico Columbus de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA). Finalmente, explica que la ESA ha construido vehículos de carga no tripulados llamados ATV
ANAC Election 2015 Statement to Federal Parties.Oct 15_15Vladyslav Hordyeyev
The document is a statement from the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada addressing Aboriginal health and nursing needs in Canada ahead of the 2015 federal election. It outlines that Aboriginal people continue to experience significantly poorer health outcomes compared to non-Aboriginal Canadians. This is due to a complex web of historical, social, economic and political factors including the legacy of colonization, racism, poverty and unequal access to health services. The statement calls on all federal parties to commit to sustained changes to improve collaboration between governments, reduce funding inequities, address environmental health issues, and support for Aboriginal people to overcome health challenges.
1) The document numerically analyzes the performance of an existing chlorine contact tank with 11 channels and 10 baffles using ANSYS Fluent and MATLAB.
2) It also considers a new tank configuration with 6 baffles and compares disinfection parameters like hydraulic efficiency, chlorine decay, and THM formation between the designs.
3) The results show that the proposed 6 baffle configuration has a higher hydraulic efficiency and better pathogen deactivation, though it predicts slightly higher THM formation than the existing 10 baffle design due to increased chlorine residence time.
The document analyzes several popular podcasts through the lens of Uses and Gratifications theory. It summarizes 5 podcasts - Doug Loves Movies, The Grantland NFL Podcast, The Nerdist, The B.S. Report, and Tell 'Em Steve-Dave - and analyzes how each fulfills needs like tension release, cognitive knowledge, and social interaction. While varying in format and content, all the podcasts meet some needs under Uses and Gratifications by providing entertainment, information, or a sense of community. The theory effectively explains why different media content appeals to people seeking to satisfy various needs.
Building public benefit and shared value into businessAdam Spence
Building public benefit and shared value into business was a presentation delivered at the Schulich School of Business Greenedge Conference 2011. The presentation covers the motivation for public benefit
The document discusses framing a conversation around transitioning to a green economy in South Africa, noting the need for collaboration across business, government, labor, and civil society to identify priority areas like industrial symbiosis and renewable energy that require innovative solutions; it provides an economic framework for structuring discussions and outlines workshops held so far to emerge priority areas and the need for multi-stakeholder proposed solutions.
The document discusses supporting green innovation and sustainability for small businesses through entrepreneurship policies and financing mechanisms. It summarizes a presentation on green innovation for sustainability that covered topics like entrepreneurship policies, support for innovation-driven entrepreneurship, key financial support mechanisms, barriers to clean technology innovation, and recommendations. It discusses identifying and reducing risks for clean technology entrepreneurs through policies, access to funding, and an institutionalized green innovation program.
This document is elaborated as part of an assignment included in online course “Financing For Development” led by World Bank Group on Coursera Platform.
•Target audience: General Public in my country of origin. It is an informative document..
The main objectives of this artifact are the following:
• Inform general public about the highlights of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a concise and clear way.
• Raise awareness and spread ideas, as many of the problems and issues explored during the course are known within specific community but may not be well understood by the general public.
• Make general public conscious of the challenges foreseen and explore some of the action lines opened to reach the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs).
Presentación en power point en inglés de la herramienta de la herramienta "The Inclusive Business Challenge: Identifying opportunities to engage low-income communities across the value chain // (El desafío de los negocios inclusivos: Identificando oportunidades para involucrar comunidades de bajos ingresos a través de la cadena de valor), desarrollada por el WBCSD. Para descargar la herramienta completa en http://www.wbcsd.org
Importance of sustainable development in businesses.pdfTerrasustain
Business sustainability is the practice of conducting business without adversely affecting the environment.
A green business provides high-quality interest to the local and globalized world, which means it helps the community and economy that depends on a healthy earth.
Sustainable Development Goals: The Role of Technology and InnovationSDGsPlus
The document discusses the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the role of technology and innovation in achieving them. It notes that the SDGs, adopted in 2015, are more comprehensive than the previous Millennium Development Goals. Achieving the SDGs will require vast resources and partnerships between public and private sectors. Technology can help power progress on every SDG, though the digital divide remains a risk. The World Bank aims to harness science and technology to support sustainable development pathways and help clients leverage opportunities like those from the fourth industrial revolution.
ESG Meets FinTech – A Strategic Analysis Executive SummaryMEDICI Inner Circle
MEDICI’s new ‘ESG Meets FinTech – A Strategic Analysis’ covers the impact of financial technology on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria. It analyzes the various dimensions of ESG and sustainability in the context of FinTech.
This document discusses how corporations can create shared value by addressing social problems through their business operations. It argues that achieving shared value requires significant shifts in how companies do business, including having a top-down strategy and leadership commitment to integrating social impact into the core business model. The document outlines forces driving more companies to adopt shared value approaches, such as expanding into developing markets, addressing environmental and social issues, and meeting increasing stakeholder expectations for corporate social responsibility.
This document discusses phases of economic development and sustainability. It defines economic growth as an increase in goods and services production, while economic development considers additional social, political, cultural, and spiritual factors. Sustainable development meets present needs without compromising the future by respecting the environment. The UN's Millennium Development Goals aimed to reduce poverty by 2015 through initiatives like eradicating hunger, achieving education, and ensuring environmental sustainability. The Philippine Development Plan for 2011-2016 also pursues inclusive growth across sectors like agriculture, infrastructure and finance, while conserving the environment.
The document outlines the business case for companies to transition to a green economy. It provides numerous examples showing that sustainability strategies can generate positive returns on investment by improving financial metrics. A green economy benefits businesses through more resilient supply chains, new opportunities, increased consumer demand, sales growth, job creation, and reduced resource dependency. However, significant barriers remain such as short-term thinking. The transition requires new skills and innovation. An action plan is provided to help companies anticipate and capitalize on opportunities in the green economy.
Public Sector finance as a catalyst for Private Investment for DevelopmentPhilip Ansong
This is an informative digital artifact aimed at enlightening people new to the development financing agenda and people with interest in acquiring knowledge on how development projects are financed and given direction. Here we look at how domestic and international Public Sector finance can be used as a catalyst to crowd in private financial flows for Private Investment for Development. we look at how risk/return considerations of private finance can achieve a social impact if leveraged properly by public sector finance measures.
Executive Summary: 2020 Research Report: This presentation focuses on the status of the social and impact investment sectors, and provides hindsight, foresight and insight into trends and emerging (best) practices globally, but also with a specific focus on development practice in Africa.
Pdf generation-sustainable-capitalism-v1[1]Ed Dodds
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There’s money to be made in sustainability juliet downes
1. There’s Money to be Made
in Sustainability
A brief overview of finance for development, to encourage business enterprises
to seek opportunity in the new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Prepared by Juliet Downes (Barbados) December 2015
2. Changing the world in 17 steps – what are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs
3. Why do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) matter for business?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) define global sustainable development priorities and
aspirations for 2030 and seek to mobilise global efforts around a common set of goals and targets.
These goals set out the complexity of improved and sustainable development in all its
characteristics. The SDGs call for worldwide action among governments, business and civil society to
end poverty and create a life of dignity and opportunity for all, within the boundaries of the planet.
The SDGs present an opportunity for business-led solutions and technologies to be developed and
implemented, to address the world’s biggest sustainable development challenges.
Lorde Michael Hastings explains the need for SDGs and the inherent opportunities (Youtube.com)
4. Global sustainable development challenges already represent market opportunities for those
companies able to develop and deliver innovative and effective solutions, including:
Innovative technologies to increase energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy storage,
‘green buildings’ and sustainable transportation;
The substitution of traditionally manufactured and processed products by Information
Communications Technology (ICT) and other technology solutions that reduce emissions
and waste;
Meeting the needs of the large and mostly untapped market for products and services –
including in healthcare, education, energy, finance and ICT – that can improve the lives of
the four billion people who currently live in low income environments.
Around the world, consumers are increasingly basing their purchasing decisions on their
perception of a company’s sustainability performance, and the promotion of SDGs will further
strengthen this trend.
Identifying future business opportunities
5. Where would the money come from to jump start initiatives?
– the Role of Institutional Investors
What would attract institutional investors to invest in emerging economies?
Investors are looking to diversify their portfolios and spread their risk. Investments in
emerging markets promise high returns.
Institutional investors look for the following:
• Transparent economy and well established rule of law
• Better and improving economic and political institutions
• Welcoming investment climate
• Government’s commitment to development
6. Well-managed public finance benefits the economy and society via macroeconomic stability and
incentives to invest, that stimulate growth. Public finance generated billions of dollars in 2013,
primarily through taxes and efficient expenditure.
Measures to mobilise public funds are imperative in securing finance for development. They
include:
Efficient public sector administration
- Low debt to GDP ratio
- Inflation in low single digits
- Tight fiscal deficit 1 – 1.5 % of GDP
- Good governance
Simplified and transparent tax system with facilitation of easy payments
Countering tax avoidance, evasion, and illicit financial flows
Proper allocation of tax dollars to public services and development needs
Mobilising domestic resources – the Role of Government
Costa Rica Public Expenditure Review
El Salvador Tax Reform case study
7. Improving the investment climate – the Role of Government
Governments play a critical role in providing a conducive investment climate through
supportive governance structures, competition policy, hard and soft infrastructure, and
instruments that foster healthy, commercially sustainable markets. These include:
Regulatory framework that supports open competition and well functioning labour
markets
Structures for entrepreneurship and innovation
Financial incentive regimes e.g. project bonds, green bonds
Transferability of capitol
Development of a local capitol market
Mitigating risks in a way to allow private sector to participate
Develop Public-Private-Partnerships to facilitate public projects and share returns
Mobilizing Private Investment for Post-2015 Sustainable Development
Innovative Development Financing
8. Countries can’t do it alone - Role of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)
With the success of attaining the Millennium goals (2000 – 2015) to spur growth in developing
countries, the MDB’s are redoubling their efforts to strategically unlock, leverage, and catalyse private
flows and domestic resources. This is being achieved in a number of ways:
• Financial support – capacity building and improving the efficiency of the public sector
• Technical assistance and policy support - e.g. advice on tax systems and spending, increasing the
dollars coming in and the impact of each dollar being spent
• Act as a catalyst to mobilise financing from the private sector - e.g. in infrastructure, energy security
and efficiency, access to finance
• Development of local currency in capital markets
• Preparation of better projects to attract private investment with innovative returns
• Risk mitigation - pooling of risks and providing guarantees
• Monitoring and evaluation of development impact
• Fueling the growth of SMEs
From Billions to Trillions: Transforming Development Finance
9. The interplay of international, public, private, and domestic finance,
sets the environment for funds to support sustainable development.
Here are some examples of development financial aid supporting
business participation in sustainability throughout the world:
• Credit Guarantee Scheme for Businesses (Barbados)
• Energy Smart Commercial Building Retrofit Program (Canada)
• Women entrepreneurship networks and grant funding (Lebanon)
• Environmental grants and loans for small businesses (USA)
• Rural Community Development fund (South Africa)
• Green grants and funding (UK)
Sustainable Financial Programmes for Businesses
10. Ways in which businesses are using sustainability to increase competitiveness
Whether your business is an
international enterprise, small to
medium size affair or you are an
entrepreneur looking to start a
new venture, identifying and
implementing value for money
initiatives to deliver a more
sustainable business, is the key to
competitiveness in the current
business climate.
This is highlighted in this 2011
McKinsey Global survey of 2,956
companies, which reflects the
types of sustainable initiatives
being undertaken and the impact
on competitiveness.
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/energy_resources_materials/the_business_of_sustainability_mckinsey_global_survey_results
11. Business leaders in sustainability - The case of IKEA
IKEA identified that by the year 2030, the current
poverty alleviation efforts will grow the middle
class from 2 billion people to 5 billion people, all
demanding easy, attractive, sustainable and
affordable products.
So they hired a sustainability expert and weaved
sustainability into the heart of their business
model.
They went to work with setting targets to offer
100% sustainable products only, working with
their supply chain to reduce cost - for example,
helping farmers to reduce costs and increase
yields by removing harmful pesticides, and
employing sustainable farming techniques.
Other companies on the same path are Google,
Lego, Nike and Timberland.
Steve Howard IKEA’s sustainability expert – Let’s go all the way on selling
sustainability - Ted Talks (Youtube)
12. Get Started – the demand is growing
Choose to lead on the issues that really count – don’t hold back!
Look at your operations, where can you employ information technology /green technologies to
improve efficiency and increase cost savings. Take advantage of government incentives for
improvements.
How can your business fulfill a need presented by one of the SDGs and the demands of a growing
population, e.g. products /services in technology, energy, health, education, agriculture, legal.
Investigate available funding in your business environment to produce sustainable products e.g.
grants and guaranteed loans backed by development banks.
Take advantage of social platforms to educate clients on your sustainability initiatives.
Encourage staff to become ambassadors of sustainability.
Invest returns in new financial instruments supporting SDGs e.g. Green Bonds