Implementation Of Sustainable Development Goals Research Articles

Application of multivariate statistical analysis to assess the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 8 in European Union countries

Sustainable development should ensure a fair and balanced natural, social and economic environment. Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) – decent work and economic growth – is of the greatest economic importance. The purpose of the study is to assess the implementation of SDG 8 in EU member states. The analysis covered the years 2002–2021 with a particular focus on two crises periods: the financial crisis of 2007–2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic in the years 2020–2021. The study uses Eurostat data and multivariate statistical analysis methods, i.e. cluster analysis – the k-means method and linear ordering – the TOPSIS method. Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands and Sweden are the countries where the fulfilment of SDG 8 was the greatest, while the lowest was observed in Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia and Spain. The study also shows that the countries which joined the EU in 2004 generally demonstrated a much lower degree of SDG 8 implementation compared to the well-developed Western Europe. The influence of the crisis periods was more visible in the results of the cluster analysis than in the rankings. The novelty of the research involves the application of multivariate statistical analysis methods to assess the overall situation of the studied countries in terms of their implementation of SDG 8 while taking into account both crisis periods.

Substate Actor and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Bandung City's Paradiplomacy Practices in Water Leakage

Substate Actor and Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals: Bandung City's Paradiplomacy Practices in Water Leakage

북한의 지속가능발전목표 이행에 관한 연구

Purpose: Based on the compliance theory and the institutionalist approach, this article is intended to assess North Korea’s compliance levels of No Poverty goal under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
 Originality: Although SDGs stands for advanced global norms, its application constitutes significant challenges for the developing world. For the better achievement of SDG within the global community, this paper highlights country-specific limitations and opportunities for SDG compliance and implementation through the case of North Korea.
 Methodology: For the analysis, this study conducts content analysis on a range of documents and information released by the North Korean government, including the Voluntary National Review (2021) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (2018). In order to evaluate the direct and indirect availability of poverty data (including estimates), relevant academic works and reports are also reviewed.
 Result: To assess and explain North Korea’s weak compliance, this study does not stick to the issue of statistical capacity only. For incorporating the wider institutional contexts, the localization of the global discourse on poverty and the internal structure for SDG implementation are also highlighted. Despite the country’s willingness, due to the communist tradition as well as regime justification, we interpret that the country still shows strategic but roundabout behavior in adopting the global concept of poverty.
 Conclusion and Implication: This study concludes with recommendations that can help North Korea improve its compliance with the SDG.

The implementation of sustainable development goals through communication tools

The implementation of sustainable development goals through communication tools

ПЕРСПЕКТИВЫ РАЗВИТИЯ КОНЦЕПЦИИ ЦЕЛЕЙ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ ООН

In this article, the authors reveal the long-term development of Sustainable Development Goals in various states over a period of 15 years. The work reveals the necessity, obstacles, and foreign experience of countries that have implemented some priority sustainable development goals. The article reveals in detail the need to establish further design plans for the Republic of Uzbekistan with the goal of sustainable development. In this context, there are three most pressing problems that are awaiting analysis and solution by the government and implementation in public relations. Foreign experience in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals and the analysis of national regulatory legal acts are given. The article touches on fundamental global problems at the international level. A legal analysis of regulatory legal acts aimed at the implementation of sustainable development goals is also provided. The article does not analyze everything, but only a few basic and large-scale goals, which additionally absorb other goals as well. The article states that at present, many states have made their priorities fight against poverty, ensuring gender equality in society, and the preservation of biodiversity or ecosystems.

Localizing Sustainable Development Goal 13 on Climate Action to Build Local Resilience to Floods in the Hunter Valley: A Literature Review

The realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires local governments globally to integrate Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their policy and practice. In the case of the Hunter Valley Region of Australia, a key sustainable development issue is climate change-induced flooding. The localization and mainstreaming of SDG 13 on climate action can support tangible municipal climate actions in the Region. However, while it is acknowledged that SDG localization is needed to address sustainable development challenges, there is a gap in research and practice to guide local government attempts at SDG localization. This research analyzes literature on SDG localization to understand strategies, challenges and gaps that can inform localization approaches for the Hunter Valley. An analysis of the literature revealed that the implementation of SDG 13 at the local government level is a sparsely researched area, and in practice, efforts to implement SDG 13 have not been publicly communicated. Research-based recommendations for SDG 13 localization are presented to highlight the potential of integrating SDGs into pre-existing local policy so that the SDGs and their targets can support climate action and decrease disaster risk of future floods in Hunter Valley communities.

The sustainable development goals: How does their implementation affect the financial sustainability of the largest Spanish municipalities

AbstractThe Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a universal challenge to which all society must be committed. Local governments play a fundamental role as they are closest to citizens, with first‐hand knowledge of their needs and as providers of essential services. Municipal governments are involved in many aspects of SDG implementation. Thus, these governments should work towards their implementation, bearing in mind that involvement in these issues may affect municipal finances. This paper analyses the impact of SDG implementation by local governments on financial sustainability. Our results show that municipalities with better SDG compliance have shorter supplier payment periods and smaller surpluses (or higher deficits). However, better implementation does not affect gross savings or municipal debt per capita.

Implementation of sustainable development goal 8 in European Union countries–A measurement concept and a multivariate comparative analysis

AbstractThe study attempts to determine a synthetic measure of the level of implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 8 related to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all and conducts a multivariate comparative analysis of EU countries in terms of its implementation. The statistical database contained all 9 variables characterising this goal, collected for 27 EU countries in the period from 2015 to 2020. The research method used was the method of unitarisation zeroed in the dynamic version. The results of the conducted research confirm that there have been positive changes in the implementation of SDG 8 sustainable development in most EU countries in the examined years. This is indicated by the increasing values of the calculated synthetic measure for individual EU27 countries in the examined years. However, in the last examined year, i.e. 2020, the impact of the crisis caused by the COVID 19 pandemic on the achievement of the examined Sustainable Development Goal was observed. In 2020, compared to 2015, 12 EU countries advanced their positions in the EU27 ranking, 3 countries did not change their positions, while 12 countries dropped down in the ranking. The study also assesses two selected EU countries, namely the Czech Republic and Poland (The Czech Republic and Poland are the countries of origin of the authors of this article, with a similar history, located in Central and Eastern Europe and with similar problems of socio‐economic development. These countries also joined the European Union in the same year, 2004) in terms of achieving Sustainable Development Goal 8.

Continental-scale wetland mapping: A novel algorithm for detailed wetland types classification based on time series Sentinel-1/2 images

Wetlands have suffered from considerable degradation due to anthropogenic and natural disturbances in recent decades. Although some advancements have been made, effective methods that can produce large-scale wetland maps with detailed categories are still lacking due to the diversity and complexity of wetland ecosystems. To address this issue, we developed a novel algorithm for detailed wetland types classification integrating k-fold random forest and hierarchical decision tree, and so named two-step classification algorithm. Firstly, the phenology-based features were composited based on time series Sentinel-1/2 images, and the k-fold random forest was used to extract five rough wetland types in Google Earth Engine platform. Secondly, the hierarchical decision tree designed based on geometric features was used to separate the rough wetland types into fourteen detailed types. Application of the two-step classification method in Northern, Central and Southern Asia (NCSA) resulted in a continental-scale wetland map with an overall accuracy of 90.0 ± 0.5%. Wetland types, including inland marsh, lake, river, coastal swamp, estuarine water, lagoon, shallow marine water, reservoir, canal/channel and agricultural pond, had good accuracy with both UA and PA over 77%. The remaining wetland types had moderate accuracy, with both UA and PA over 58%. As we calculated, total wetland areas of NCSA were 1,375,489.27 km2. Among the fourteen wetland categories, the inland marsh had the largest area (544,584.38 km2) and was primarily distributed in subarctic and humid continental climates, while the canal/channel had the smallest area (1,651.57 km2) and was primarily scattered in desert, semiarid and humid subtropical climates. The lake and floodplain shared generally large areas with value of 392,413.55 km2 and 173,255.71 km2 respectively, which were typically distributed across desert and semiarid climates. This study successfully mapped continental-scale wetlands with detailed categories at a 10-m spatial resolution, which can provide valuable information for the management of wetland ecosystems and facilitate the implementation of wetland-related sustainable development goals.

Priorities, Scale and Insights: Opportunities and Challenges for Community Involvement in SDG Implementation and Monitoring

Monitoring progress towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) mainly relies on national voluntary review mechanisms, which often depend on regional spatial data and statistics. While it is critical that governments take ownership of SDG implementation and reporting, many communities are proactively driving changes towards sustainability through local action. This paper explores the potential implications of bridging national and local implementation and reporting through the lens of SDG indicators data. It presents a community-driven case study for sustainability monitoring in the Republic of Ireland, exploring how local priorities and associated data scalability and insights provide opportunities and challenges towards a comprehensive and accurate understanding of SDG progress in implementation and achievement. Systemic data availability and scale limitations weaken the evidence-base needed for informed community-driven sustainable development initiatives. Similarly, local efforts to track changes on relevant indicators are uncommon but necessary for filling in data gaps and contributing to a more accurate national reporting. The achievement of the SDGs requires invested commitment across national, regional, local, and community levels. The implementation of sustainability interventions and tracking any changes these may enact on relevant indicators is equally a joint effort, which calls for strategic data and knowledge exchange partnerships.

Proposal For a Method For Feasibility Analysis And Implementation Of SDG In Brazilian Municipalities

Purpose: This study aims to propose a method, analyzing the feasibility and implementation of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) in Brazilian municipalities, examining the reality of each one. The central question is: what is being done to put the 2030 Agenda into practice in Brazilian municipalities?
 Methodology/approach: DSR (Design Science Research) was used as a methodological basis, as it allows the creation of artifacts, which, during their development, can build theories that describe, explain and predict how reality is defined, in general. In this case, the objective of the method is to analyze local characteristics, verifying the practical implementation of the SDGs in Brazilian municipalities.
 Originality/Relevance: this research resulted in Bah! Method, also developing Bah Seal! which plays an effective indicator role, with the aim of improving the present situation and future performance, creating a pioneering certification method/system.
 Key findings: It is concluded that there is a lack of implementation of the SDGs in Brazilian municipalities, thus creating the method called BAH, an acronym that means Environmental and Humanized Benefit (in Portuguese), once the implementation of the SDGs generates benefits for the environment and for people, aligning and proposing public policies to municipalities.
 Theoretical/methodological contributions: This study intended to contribute academically to the development of DSR in management, demonstrating its importance in helping to solve problems through artifacts, as in the managerial area and other applied social sciences encouraging the development of strategies to collaborate in the Agenda 2030 process.

Model Implementation of the Village Sustainable Development Goals Policy in Buruk Bakul Village Bukit Batu District Bengkalis

The implementation of the global sustainable development goals (SDGs) policy in Indonesia is stated in Presidential Regulation Number 59 of 2017 concerning the implementation of achieving sustainable development goals, which will then become a reference for making village SDGs policies. The implementation of the Village SDGs begins in 2021 with all village limitations through the regulation of the minister of villages, development of disadvantaged regions, and transmigration Number 13 of 2020 concerning priority for use of village funds in 2021 in article 5 paragraph 2, stating that priority for use of village funds is directed to programs and/or activities that accelerate the achievement of the village SDGs. The implementation of the village SDGs in Buruk Bakul Village is still very low, even the lowest compared to other villages in Bukit Batu District, Bengkalis Regency. This can be seen from the SDGs score of Buruk Bakul Village, which is worth 28.41 points. This study aimed to analyze the Village SDGs policy’s implementation and the inhibiting factors for implementing the village SDGs policy in Buruk Bakul Village. This study uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. According to the study’s findings, the implementation of the village SDG policy in Buruk Bakul Village has been a failure in terms of policy content and policy environment. This is because the inhibiting factor for implementing the village SDGs policy is the incompatibility of the village SDGs assessment indicators with village characteristics, the ability of policy implementers, and limited resources. To overcome the limited capacity of these resources, you can use the triple helix model or the interconnected relationship (MIR) model by involving the business world and universities.
 Keywords: implementation, model, policy, village SDGs

Индекс устойчивого развития стран БРИКС: результаты

This article discusses the results of the study on the formation of the BRICS Sustainable Development Index. The authors describe the methodology of the index, the indicator selection process, and methodological problems and challenges, and also provide a detailed analysis of the dynamics of sustainable development goal (SDG) indicators for the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in 2015–20. The results of the study indicate both the overall progress of the BRICS countries toward SDG implementation and the presence of negative trends in a number of areas and for some countries. For 53 of the 64 indicators selected for the analysis, positive trends were recorded, on average, across BRICS. Nevertheless, the index identified several negative trends across a number of issue areas for individual states and for the group as a whole. These trends include: an increase in the average prevalence of malnutrition, an increase in the number of people in need of treatment for tropical diseases, increasing pressure on water ecosystems in the BRICS countries amid a decrease in their area, a decrease in the share of research and development expenditures of gross national product (GDP), and a decline in biodiversity indicators.

An evaluation of a computational technique for measuring the embeddedness of sustainability in the curriculum aligned to AASHE-STARS and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

IntroductionSDG 4.7 mandates university contributions to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their education provisions. Hence, universities increasingly assess their curricular alignment to the SDGs. A common approach to the assessment is to identify keywords associated with specific SDGs and to analyze for their presence in the curriculum. An inherent challenge is associating the identified keywords as used in the diverse set of curricular contexts to relevant sustainability indicators; hence, the urgent need for more systematic assessment as SDG implementation passes its mid-cycle.MethodIn this study, a more nuanced technique was evaluated with notable capabilities for: (i) computing the importance of keywords based on the term frequency-inverse document frequency (TF-IDF) method; (ii) extending this computation to the importance of courses to each SDG and; (iii) correlating such importance to a statistical categorization based on the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) criteria. Application of the technique to analyze 5,773 modules in a university's curriculum portfolio facilitated categorization of the modules/courses to be “sustainability-focused” or “sustainability-inclusive.” With the strategic objective of systematically assessing the sustainability content of taught curricula, it is critical to evaluate the precision and accuracy of the computed results, in order to attribute text with the appropriate SDGs and level of sustainability embeddedness. This paper evaluates this technique, comparing its results against a manual and labor-intensive interpretation of expert informed assessment of sustainability embeddedness on a random sample of 306 modules/courses.Results and discussionExcept for SDGs 1 and 17, the technique exhibited a reasonable degree of accuracy in predicting module/course alignment to SDGs and in categorizing them using AASHE criteria. Whilst limited to curricular contexts from a single university, this study indicates that the technique can support curricular transformation by stimulating enhancement and reframing of module/course contexts through the lens of the SDGs.

Corporate management of sustainable development goals as a driver for solving global environmental problems

The article devotes the study of the environmental responsibility of automotive enterprises from the point of view of solving global environmental problems. The authors mainly focus on the issues of financial stability, which determines enterprises’ ability to realize sustainable development goals (SDGs). The synthesis of scientific approaches allows for generalizing and developing theoretical foundations for understanding the role of finance and investment in achieving SDGs. The authors proposed a methodology for analyzing the influence of financial stability on the possibilities of realizing SDGs and carried out its approbation on the example of automobile enterprises. In general, the authors identify the main challenges, trends, and problems of financial support for the implementation of sustainable development goals, which allows setting key objectives for the near future. According to the analysis results, an algorithm for sustainable development management was proposed, which differs in complexity and multilevel approach. The role of automotive corporations in shaping the eco-environment in their countries requires further research.

Implementation of Programme and Building SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Villages with Lanterns of Knowledge

Implementation of Programme and Building SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Villages with Lanterns of Knowledge

Quantifying Progress Made in Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 6 in Chile: A Holistic and Local Approach

The implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) in Chile, a middle-income country, has only been partially measured, mainly due to the lack of the data required to quantify all indicators related to this goal. Quantifying the progress made in achieving SDG 6 is particularly relevant in countries such as Chile, which is currently facing major drought and water management issues. This research aims to quantify all indicators in SDG 6 based on a holistic and local approach. In doing so, a three-step process is proposed: a critical analysis of SDG 6 indicators using the specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound (SMART) indicators framework, a new definition proposal for indicators when necessary, and lastly, a composite index capable of reflecting the progress made toward achieving SDG 6. The results show that none of the targets in SDG 6 have been achieved in Chile. The main challenges the country faces are related to integrated water resource management, transboundary arrangements, and community participation in water management. Conversely, Chile’s performance in water supply and sanitation services is closer to the target. This research contributes a group of specific indicators for Chile, which provide an inexpensive and pragmatic way to measure the progress made in achieving SDG 6.

How can research contribute to the implementation of sustainable development goals? An interpretive review of SDG literature in management

AbstractOrganizations often face challenges in incorporating the sustainable development goals (SDGs) into their strategic agendas. Despite the availability of guidelines from leading practitioners, such guidance often lacks the scientific insights provided by academia. In this study, we examine the integration of scholarly management literature into practical guidelines for achieving the SDGs. To do so, we first examined nine practitioner guidelines offered by well‐reputed consulting firms, multilateral organizations and non‐profits, from which we identified four underlying general processes: prioritizing SDGs to the most relevant strategic goals of firms, contextualizing the SDGs to firms’ geographical and industrial contexts, collaborating with other organizations and stakeholders to make more impactful progress and innovating via business process remodelling. Using these four processes as an overarching framework, we then conducted an interpretive literature review to mine highly cited sustainable development‐related papers in the management field covering an 11‐year period (2010–2020). From these studies, we derived novel connections to all four stages to offer a more robust and scientifically informed process‐based framework for SDG adoption. We discuss multiple scholarly implications, including the importance of enhancing knowledge about the various phases of the SDG adoption model, developing research on understudied SDGs, and expanding theoretical and methodological approaches to SDG research. Additionally, we provide a more grounded SDG adoption model with significant practical implications.

Exploratory Bibliometrics: Using VOSviewer as a Preliminary Research Tool

This paper explores ways in which open access bibliometric software can be used to undertake exploratory research and to generate new avenues of inquiry. It takes as its focus VOSviewer, a freely available software package used to construct and display bibliometric relationships between a variety of variables. Beginning with published examples, the paper proceeds to create an original case study using bibliometrics to explore the extent to which the field of remote sensing is contributing to the implementation of sustainable development goals. This example uses Scopus data and VOSviewer to examine and contrast co-occurrence data among publications in six journals, and it demonstrates how such software can be successfully used to undertake preliminary studies and to shape subsequent research which employs more formal approaches.

What they say, what they do and how they do it: An evaluation of the energy transition and GHG emissions of electricity companies

The electricity sector is a critical player in combating climate change through the energy transition. Therefore, companies in the sector should align their policies and actions with the world's major environmental movements, such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement. This paper assesses the energy transition and GHG emissions mitigation by the electricity sector using Paris Agreement targets and evaluates the impact of SDGs and science-based targets adoption on their decarbonization. From 2017 to 2019, we evaluated 39 global electricity companies using their sustainability reports and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) based on Paris Agreement global warming scenarios of 1.5 °C and well-below 2 °C (WB2°C). We discovered that all companies prioritize climate change actions, with 87% linking these actions to at least one SDG. When analyzing whether GHG emission reductions were in line with either Paris Agreement scenario, this figure dropped to 51%. Companies with SBTi met the 1.5 °C and WB2°C targets at a rate of 92% compared to 32% of companies without SBTi. We concluded that SDG adoption had no effect on mitigation results and that companies with SBTi performed significantly better in terms of emissions reduction and transition to renewables, although there was no proof of causality. These findings can help with the adoption of more effective policies for the implementation of SDGs and their prioritization in the sector, as well as encourage emission targets based on consolidated methodologies to guide companies' actions.