A Study on the need of entrepreneurship local content curriculum in Bandung Senior High School

Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and...

In 2015, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) towards 2030 were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Goal 8 of this agenda addresses the issues of ‘Economic Growth’ and ‘Decent Work’ under the banner of ‘Sustainable Development.’ The goal is aspirational; it aims to uphold sustainable development through “sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” (UNGA, Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development, 2015, p. 14). This goal is, for the International Labour Organization (ILO), a key to sustainable development as it is a critical driver of multiple other goals in SDGs (ILO, Decent work and the 2030 agenda for sustainable development, 2017).

Dar es Salaam Tumaini University (DarTU), formerly known as Tumaini University, Dar es Salaam College (TUDARCo), in its strategic plan 2020/21 – 2024/25 focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship in the growth of developing nations like Tanzania, especially in creating an informed and responsible citizen by preparing students for personally rewarding and socially helpful jobs. This focus is rooted in its understanding on how entrepreneurship and innovation are crucial forces behind economic expansion. In achieving this, DarTU, through the School of Business Studies (SoBS), Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, established two courses; MGMT 225 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development; and MGMT 311 Harnessing Entrepreneurship and an Innovators Mindset. These two modules are taught to students in all Schools at the University. One of the focus of this course is to enable students to come up with business proposals that promote environmentally-friendly business, to address the sustainable development goal (SDG) 8; Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Special focus was on target 8.1 Sustainable economic growth, and target 8.6 Promote youth employment, education and training. This paper presents the top five businesses that adequately focused on environmentally-friendly business. The paper employs a descriptive research design, and selects the top five, out of 205 business model canvases which focused on environmental sustainability. Businesses were rated according the Canadian Youth Innovation Fund (YIF) criteria for environmental inclusion in a business model canvas. A discussion follows the presentation, where it shows that these businesses, among other things, innovative ways of cleaning plastic waste, restore health to water ecosystem, create businesses that add value to waste and re-use paper instead of throwing it away after use. The study recommends other higher learning institutions to adapt the methods of teaching and including environmental aspects in teaching innovation and entrepreneurship courses to their students.

The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development includes 17 goals and this paper is focused on the fourth—ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all and on the eighth—promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. NEETs are those between 15 and 34 years old that are not in employment, education or training. The potential of these youngsters is very high and European countries should focus on this aspect more and more. The problem could be seen also as a corporate social responsibility direction and be targeted both by public and private entities. The Eurostat data show that the number of NEETs is increasing. The main objectives of the article are to analyze the data in European countries, establish the causes of this phenomenon and identify adequate strategies for integrating NEETs in society in order to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda. The research methodology includes the analysis of the statistics at European level and a qualitative research consisting in interviews with specialists working with NEETs or with youngsters in risk of becoming NEETs. The results of the research will consist in offering solutions for reducing the number of NEETs and achieve a better inclusion in the society.

The tourism literature has increasingly recognized the significance of various stakeholders on how a region should attempt to apply the principles of sustainable development. Based on stakeholder theory, the article aims to investigate how the business model in tourism that is used in Italy’s Langhe region is aligned to the promotion of a “sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work,” in accordance to the United Nations General Assembly 2030 agenda for sustainable development. The research employed a single case study approach, drawing on 36 semistructured interviews with key stakeholders in the region, and the findings show that a variety of stakeholders play an important role toward the sustainable development of the region. The various stakeholders were categorized as either internal or external, followed by the identification of definitive stakeholders. The article concludes with the managerial and theoretical implications of the findings and reports several future research directions.

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted on 25th September, 2015 aimed to end hunger, assure gender equity, and build a life of dignity for all over the world. It gave a clarion call of a new framework of “Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The SDGs composed of 17 goals and 169 targets to wipe out poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years. The SDGs are indeed visionary in character and an ideal framework in which all nations need to work out its actionable plans. Because of varying inter-country deficit on actionable areas of sovereign nations, SDGs have not gone into country-specific road-map for action. It is for this reason that SDGs did not mention any constraints in its overall approach to realise its visionary goals. However, constraints do exist in achieving SDGs just as it had existed under MDGs. Two of the top most goals under SDGs is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere (Goal 1) and end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition (Goal 2). SDGs also aim at promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (Goal 8). An under-populated country can proceed to reach these goals easily; a country having stable population or optimum population can also move in that direction rather comfortably. But for a country, like India, where TFR is less than replacement level, where there is alarming high order density of population and high quotient of BPL population, where there exits shocking levels of unemployment, under-employment and adverse nutritional standard and relatively poor HDI, the quantum jump at on go to a SDGs level destination is rather a very difficult task. The huge size population and its incremental addition is responsible for this sordid state of affairs. It will be a gigantic task to implement the Goal 12 to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns for a runaway population of more than 1.21 billion population for such over-populated country.

This article examines the formulation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in relation to gender equality, focusing in particular on Target 5.4 on unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) and Target 8.5 on decent work for all and equal pay. Starting from the historical and sociological frameworks of UCDW and equal pay, the article then analyses the link between the two in an attempt to understand whether the legal achievement of gender equality is hindered by treating the two goals separately. In particular, it looks at the wording of Goal 5.4 and questions its inclusion in Goal 5 (‘Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls’). Using a legal and feminist lens, it examines the consequences of not including UCDW in Goal 8 (‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’). One of the key findings is that the omission of UCDW from Goal 8 perpetuates the idea that this type of work is not part of the formal labour market, ultimately reducing the chances of it being included in national agendas worldwide. It is therefore argued that a different structure for the gender equality goals would increase the chances of UCDW finally being recognized as formal work and included in and regulated by labour law.

The Agenda for development for after 2015 was approved by the General Assembly of the United Nations and within it the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are included. The eighth objective of sustainable development has as its headline: «Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all». The reverse of decent work is represented by forced labor. Forced labor is a flagrant violation of human rights and in many cases a crime. Thus, it is necessary to approach this phenomenon to diagnose its incidence in our societies and adopt whatever measures are necessary to put an end to this execrable phenomenon.

Purpose of the study: Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by the United Nations (UN) in 2015 comprising a universally acceptable worldwide development agenda which each country of the world has to achieve till 2030. The purpose of this study is to examine the socio-economic and political transformational challenges confronted to South Asian Countries (SA) i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, in achieving the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Methodology: The study uses different statistics of World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Health Organizations (WHO), and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to give a comprehensive picture of South Asian economies and the challenges which they are currently facing for achieving the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In our preliminary analysis, the methodology highlighted the issues of South Asian Countries such as poverty (SDG 1), healthy lives and well-being (SDG 3), inclusive and equitable quality education (SDG 4), sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all (SDG 8)". Principal Findings: The statistics presented regarding South Asian economies exhibit a dismal picture. At present, the attainment of these stipulated goals seems impossible and remains elusive if some serious measures have not been taken. The role of DCs and the world community as a whole is significant in this regard. To save the planet from extreme poverty, hunger, malnutrition, equitable access to modern technology, improved education and health for all human beings, the developed countries should give at least one percent of their GNP in the form of development assistance to poor countries. The study suggests that good governance that could undertake and implement structural reforms is necessary to deal with the challenges confronting to South Asian countries in achieving the targets of these stipulated goals. More importantly, the Developed Countries (DCs) started to implement their strategies to view SDGs' targets. Now it is a dire need that DCs should assist the Under Developed Countries (UDCs) and help them from their experience in identifying the transformational challenges which they possibly have to face in achieving SDGs' targets. Otherwise, it looks impossible for the UDCs to come up with these targets till 2030. Applications of this study: The study highlighted some key challenges that South Asian countries face to achieve the targets of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study outcomes can prove very much helpful for South Asian countries for achieving these targets and devising thriving economic policies generous to attaining their targets till 2030. Novelty/Originality of this study: This study gives a brief picture of the current position of the South Asian countries where they stand regard to Sustainable Development Goals' targets. Moreover, the results and policy recommendations presented at the end of the study provides help to deal with the challenges that are big hindrances in achieving the targets of these SDGs.

After a two-year blizzard of consultations, debates, task forces and reports, the General Assembly of the United Nations started its final round of negotiations on 19 January 2015 to finalize the global post-2015 development agenda, a follow-up to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) call for an end to all poverty and marked improvements in health for all. The linkages of health to poverty reduction and to long-term economic growth have been shown to be much stronger than has been generally understood. The WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health elucidated the close connexions between conditions of poverty and maladies which include several non-communicable diseases (NCDs), associated with these conditions. Strong evidence links poverty, poor employment and working conditions (exposure to occupational risks), lack of education, and other social determinants to NCDs, creating a vicious cycle, whereby worsen poverty through their impact, while poverty results in rising rates of such diseases. At the same time, because of the magnitude of illness, disabilities and premature deaths they cause and the long-term care required, they reduce productivity and increase healthcare costs, thereby weakening national economic development. Decent work is now at the forefront of the new sustainable development agenda, which for the first time explicitly refers to full and productive employment and decent work for all as a means of achieving sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth (SDG 8), and include goals relating to protecting labour rights and promoting safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, women workers, and those in precarious employment. The SDGs also include a number of additional targets and goals, which have implications for health safety and wellbeing (e.g. SDG3, 4, 5, 10 and 12). The SGDs recognise that inclusive and sustainable economic growth is not only linked to the number of economically active people and economic output, but also to the conditions in which they work. However, much still needs to be done to improve working conditions and promote decent work and, consequently, sustainable and inclusive growth.

The effective implementation of the SDGs requires coordinated action among governments, the private sector, civil society, and other stakeholders, along with comprehensive mobilization of financial, technological, and human resources. It is crucial to integrate economic, social, and environmental aspects to achieve the objectives of the 2030 Agenda. This qualitative article, utilizing literature review and document analysis, examines challenges and progress related to SDG 8 fulfillment in the Brazilian context, identifying factors impacting the effective eradication of slave-like labor and proposing potential strategies to achieve these goals. The targets of SDG 8 (Promoting sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all) have regressed in Brazil and worldwide. Forced labor, exploitation, and precarious working conditions persist, necessitating the implementation of stricter laws, strengthening of monitoring mechanisms, and a unified commitment from all involved actors for the effective eradication of this abhorrent practice.

SDG 8. Promote Sustained, Inclusive and Sustainable Economic Growth, Full and Productive Employment, and Decent Work for All

The general objective is to determine the viability of corn as an alternative method for contributing to the country's public policies in terms of health, sustainable economy and food security, in accordance with the 2030 Agenda and the FAO, through its sowing, harvesting and processing, until it becomes a coffee substitute with a similar aroma, smell and taste to coffee, for its proof of concept. This project provides an alternative to reduce poverty through the sowing of corn, promoting the reactivation of the countryside and sustainable agriculture. Food security would be promoted with a product that is friendly to the environment and health; it would support sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment for the sale and distribution of the product; consequently, products of this type can contribute favorably to the public policies of the country and the world

The evolution of employment depends as much on economic conditions and the various policies implemented to foster employment as it does on a number of long-term trends. These include technological innovations, demographic, cultural, political and environmental changes, and the sustainable transformation of production and consumption (Global Commission on the Future of Work, 2019; ECLAC, 2020a). This chapter analyses the impact of technological transformations on employment in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the social, economic and political challenges arising in this context with regard to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially Goal 8, to “promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”.