Sustainable Development Goals. Origins and Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibilities

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Hof (Wirtschaftswissenschaften), course: Corporate Social Responsibility Management, language: English, abstract: This essay discusses the topic of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how corporations might apply them as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.The Brundtland Report, the Millennium Development Goals, the SDGs themselves, and the debate over how they were developed are all covered in the part on the history of the SDGs. The author also looks at the possible effects on firms' bottom lines and how they may help achieve the SDGs, particularly through investments. The essay's overall goal is to shed light on the value of sustainability and the contribution that businesses can make to the achievement of the SDGs.