Rawat, Pankaj Singh
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6880-5751
(2026)
The Corporate Sector's Contribution to Achieving SDGs and Climate Action Goals.
In:
Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goals: Implementation and Integration.
CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp. 114-128.
ISBN 9781003600152
Abstract
This chapter examines the scope of the corporate sector’s contribution to achieving sustainable development goals and climate action goals by identifying their mutual dependence, scope for collaboration and its limitations. Achieving SDGs is at the core of the agenda for attaining sustainable development. They recognise the need for sustainable economic growth and acknowledge the challenges climate change poses to global ecosystems, economies, and societies. Given the substantial contribution of businesses to economic activities, they have a pivotal role in addressing this crisis by adopting sustainable practices, implementing carbon reduction strategies, and leveraging innovative technologies. This chapter explores the length and breadth of the corporate sector’s contribution to achieving sustainable development goals. Private sector contribution ranges from mobilising finance for sustainable operations, developing new technologies, to policy advocacy. The corporate sector can help achieve emission targets, promote a circular economy, and steer environmental initiatives. The chapter also discusses the challenges corporations face: financing, lack of leadership, complexity in interlinking goals with targets, and lack of an effective monitoring and evaluation framework. There is a need for reliable indicators to evaluate the progress of corporations. It further discusses the potential and challenges of ESG disclosure as an evaluation and monitoring tool for corporations.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Carbon Economy | Circular economy | Economics | Sustainable development | Sustainable development goals |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences and humanities > Economics, Econometrics and Finance > Economics Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Geography |
| Depositing User: | Mr. Syed Anas Ali |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2026 04:56 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2026 04:56 |
| Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003600152-7 |
| URI: | https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/11690 |
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