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Sustainability Orientation and Business Perspectives: How Kazakhstan Is Coping with the Shared Imperative

In: The Future of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Sam Sarpong

    (Xiamen University Malaysia)

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The chapter examines the Kazakh government’sGovernment role in the achievement of the Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development GoalsSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (SDGs). It also focuses on the challenges that companies in Kazakhstan are confronted with in the light of recent global demands in meeting the SDGs. It particularly dwells on how these challenges can be transformed into opportunities for businesses as they pursue economic growthEconomic growth whilst minimising social Social and environmental risks and impacts. It finds that the pursuit of the SDGsSustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is clearly an opportunity for businesses in Kazakhstan to make a mark for themselves by being innovative and supportive of social Social and economic programmes whilst also offering the government the prospect of improving its governance structuresGovernance structures for the betterment of the people.

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  • Sam Sarpong, 2020. "Sustainability Orientation and Business Perspectives: How Kazakhstan Is Coping with the Shared Imperative," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Samuel O. Idowu & René Schmidpeter & Liangrong Zu (ed.), The Future of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, pages 367-382, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-030-21154-7_18
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-21154-7_18
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