Abstract
Business objectives and public expectations have often been antagonist concepts. In order to meet the 2030 agenda, we need capital markets for sustainable development that channel investment for development projects are needed. The participation of business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals would involve new and innovative forms of partnerships and alliances; national and international policy support; changing business mind-sets and identifying and prioritizing working business frame- works for sustainable development (such as establishing good governance systems, fostering a positive attitude towards technological and science-based solutions and providing incentives for infrastructure investment agreements, amongst many others).
Highlights
Competitive business companies, managers and academics face a universal challenge: being globally competitive, while the Geneva University Law School
Helena Barnard from the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and myself were selected as academics from developing countries to participate in the World Investment Forum (WIF) 2014 representing the Academy of International Business (AIB)
The millennium development goals (MDGs) in the post-2015 agenda were formulated as vital targets for the liberty, security and prosperity of humanity
Summary
Competitive business companies, managers and academics face a universal challenge: being globally competitive, while the Geneva University Law School. From the 13th to the 16th of October 2014 the World Investment Forum (WIF) took place at Palais des Nations in Geneva; the Academy of International Business (AIB) was one of the partner organisations of this event and Prof.
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