{"id":17116,"date":"2021-09-24T08:37:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T06:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naider.com\/general-en\/los-objetivos-de-desarrollo-sostenible-una-llave-para-la-competitividad-empresarial\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T14:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:17:40","slug":"the-sustainable-development-goals-a-key-to-business-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/update\/news\/the-sustainable-development-goals-a-key-to-business-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"The sustainable development goals, a key to business competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ODS-1-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17614\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25th\nSeptember marks the sixth anniversary of the agreement in which the sheet of\npath for global sustainable development through the Development Goals\nSustainable (SDG).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SDGs have had and are having an impact on decision-making in a large part of the world&#8217;s countries. Analyzing these first years, it is concluded that the SDGs have been significantly present in public institutions. But the SDGs also provide a number of opportunities in the private sector. From Naider we want to emphasize the framework of opportunities offered by the SDGs in the business field. The following article was written by Naider and published as a technical note on the website of the Vizcaya Federation of Metal Companies (<a href=\"https:\/\/fvem.es\/es\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FVEM<\/a>).<\/a>.<\/a> p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What\nWhat are the Sustainable Development Goals and who are they for?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Sustainable Development Goals<\/em> (SDGs) replace the <em>Millennium Development Goals<\/em> (MDGs), broadening the challenges that must be addressed to eliminate poverty and encompassing a wide range of issues interconnected through the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainability. <strong>The SDGs are part of the 2030 Agenda approved by all the countries of the United Nations in 2015<\/strong>. Specifically, there are 17 objectives and 169 goals to be contextualized and integrated among all types of organizations. The structure of the 2030 Agenda makes it easy to address and share the SDGs at different levels and from different spheres, which includes organizations of all kinds, associations, public entities, private companies, third sector organizations, schools, universities or professional associations, among others. others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ODS2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17606\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The SDGs are a common framework within which\ndefine global sustainable development priorities and aspirations\nby 2030. <strong>They seek to mobilize global efforts around a\nset of common objectives and goals<\/strong>. The SDGs call for action among\ngovernments, businesses and civil society, to end poverty and create a\ndignified life and opportunities for all, within the limits of the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The\nODS and the company in terms of competitiveness <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the business context, the SDGs make a\ncall on companies around the world to drive development\nsustainable through the solutions they develop, the practices\ncorporations they adopt and the investments they make. In this way, <strong>the SDGs propose\na universal and unified framework for companies<\/strong> to reinforce and increase\nits positive contribution to the 2030 Agenda and at the same time reduce its impacts\nnegatives in terms of sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the 17 SDGs and 169 targets as a guide,\nThe 2030 Agenda presents an opportunity for companies <strong>to transform their\nactivity and bet on implementing solutions and technologies that allow\nfacing global challenges<\/strong> in terms of sustainability. Between the\ndifferent benefits highlighted by the companies that already operate under the framework\ndefined by the 2030 Agenda, the following stand out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Provides a <strong>coherent framework for\npush global sustainable development<\/strong> also from the scale\nbusiness. <\/li><li>Fosters <strong>a common language<\/strong> and\nincorporates into the company&#8217;s mission some intangibles that favor the <strong>sense\nmembership<\/strong> with the company of the staff and the set of\nstakeholders. <\/li><li>Multiply <strong>commitment and involvement\nof the team of people<\/strong> that make up the company by promoting productivity,\nensuring greater satisfaction and, consequently, less turnover\nlabor. <\/li><li>Activate <strong>new opportunities for\nmarket<\/strong> and allows you to view activities, products and technologies\npotential development.<\/li><li>It represents an opportunity to update\ncompany strategy and <strong>favor the culture of change and\ninnovation<\/strong>. <\/li><li>Allows <strong>to anticipate the\ngrowing preferences of financial institutions<\/strong> to accompany\nsustainable business projects.<\/li><li>Positions the company <strong>in advance\nfacing regulations and regulations<\/strong> of a future that is already present. <\/li><li>Contributes to <strong>reduce the risk\nof the company<\/strong> by introducing mechanisms, standards and certifications\nimprovements in environmental management, quality management or people.\n<\/li><li>Fosters <strong>commitment to the\ntransparency<\/strong> and accountability beyond financial reporting. <\/li><li>Facilitates the <strong>establishment of\nalliances<\/strong> and alignment with interest groups and with society.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For companies in the industrial sector,\nSDGs can be classified among the objectives of a transversal nature to\nany activity and those specific to each sector. With a transversal character\n<strong>SDG 3 \u201cHealth and Well-being\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>SDG 5 \u201cEqual\nGender\u201d<\/strong> <strong>SDG 8 \u201cDecent Work and Economic Growth\u201d <\/strong>and <strong>SDG\n16 \u201cPeace, Justice and Solid Institutions\u201d.<\/strong> With the set of these four\ntransversal objectives companies advocate safety in the workplace\nwork, equality of conditions between men and women, the conditions\ndecent jobs and transparent and corruption-free institutions\nrespectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand, among the most aligned objectives\nwith the industrial sector, <strong>SDG 9 \u201c<em>Industry, Innovation and\nInfrastructures<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>SDG 12 \u201c<em>Responsible Consumption and Production<\/em>\u201d<\/strong>\nsince they are the ones with the greatest relationship. In the case of these two SDGs, the\nAgenda 2030 highlights specific goals for 2030 such as: modernizing infrastructure\nand reconvert the industries so that they are sustainable, using the resources\nmore effectively and promoting the adoption of technologies and processes\nclean and environmentally sound industries or achieve sustainable management\nand the efficient use of natural resources, promoting practices such as\ncircular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same line and specifically for the sector\nof metal, the <strong>SDG 6 \u201c<em>Clean Water and Sanitation<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> is also highlighted\nand <strong>SDG 7 \u201c<em>Affordable and clean energy<\/em>\u201d<\/strong> related to\nthe management of wastewater from production processes and the consumption of\nthe energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Itinerary\nSDG adapted to each business reality<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the 17 SDGs, each company, taking into account its operations, characteristics and capabilities, has one impact or another on the 2030 Agenda. Although in its beginnings the vast majority of the resources of the 2030 Agenda were focused on administrations For some years now, the United Nations has developed a series of tools and specific guides for the business context. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pactomundial.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/SDG_Compass_Spanish-one-pager-view.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Compass Guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgcompass.org\/sdgs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the website<\/a> in which it groups all kinds of tools to facilitate the implementation of the SDGs. The Basque institutions have also prepared the <a href=\"https:\/\/bideoak2.euskadi.eus\/2020\/11\/24\/news_65067\/GU%C3%8DA_PR%C3%81CTICA_PARA_ORGANIZACIONES_VASCAS.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Practical Guide for Organizations Vascas<\/a> addressed to any organization in the Basque Country, public or private, small or large, and from any sector, with the aim of guiding the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, whatever its level of involvement.< \/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ODS3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp -image-17607\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The SDGs are, therefore, a tool that structures the company&#8217;s strategy in terms of commitment, but fundamentally it does so in terms of competitiveness. There are methodological tools designed with companies and already implemented in the most restless. It is now up to us to know how to take advantage of them to join the wave of the 2030 Agenda, each from our small window to the world and with the pace and ambition that best suits our own business reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marta Iturriza Mendia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PhD in Ecological Transition at Naider<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The following have been taken as reference documents:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>SDG Compass; The guide for business action on the SDGs.<\/em><\/li><li><em>The private sector before the SDGs; practical guide for\naction.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Spanish companies before the 2030 Agenda; analysis,\nproposals, alliances and good practices.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Practical guide for Basque organizations; how to implement\nthe 2030 Agenda and contribute to the SDGs.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Naider SDG Business Profile<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 25th September marks the sixth anniversary of the agreement in which the sheet of path for global sustainable development through the Development Goals Sustainable (SDG). The SDGs have had and are having an impact on decision-making in a large part of the world&#8217;s countries. Analyzing these first years, it is concluded that the SDGs&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[198],"class_list":["post-17116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":4,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/naider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/ODS-2-1600x1219.png",1600,1219,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Naider","author_link":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/author\/sirope-naid3r\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":4,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":4,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":440,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":4,"category_count":440,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"authors":[{"term_id":198,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"naider-en","display_name":"Naider","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17116"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naider.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=17116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}