Article in IISD: Stepping up the Pace for the SDGs with Corporate-driven Partnerships

In this IISD publication, Jan Anton van Zanten, together with Prof. Rob van Tulder, argues that cross-sector partnerships can enhance corporate contributions to the SDGs. Highlights:

Companies are increasingly engaging with the SDGs, but by engaging primarily with internally actionable and “avoiding harm” SDG targets, companies can remain relatively passive agents. In order for the private sector to take a more active, broader role, companies must be drawn into action on both externally actionable SDGs, and those that seek to drive positive contributions. Cross-sector partnerships can enable this shift in the level and quality of engagement.

Read more here.