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The Drive Towards Global Sustainability in the Second Millennium: An Indispensable Task for the Survival of Planet Earth

In: Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility

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  • Elizabeth Hogan

    (Aquarium Conservation Partnership
    London Metropolitan University, Guildhall School of Business & Law)

  • Samuel O. Idowu

    (Aquarium Conservation Partnership
    London Metropolitan University, Guildhall School of Business & Law)

Abstract

The term sustainability in environmental context or in terms of planet Earth came into our serious consciousness in the late 1980s as a result of the world acclaimed Brundtland Report (1987) of the World Commission on Environment and Development. This was after Rachel Carson’s book of 1962 on the excessive use of pesticides in agriculture and the Stockholm Conference on the Environment of 1972. The term and all that it’s about has become indispensable in all we do when it comes to the future survival of this great planet of ours. This chapter explores sustainability in global terms. It explains what the term means from its many dimensions, what all global citizens—corporate and individuals need to do to ensure that both current and future generations of all inhabitants of our planet live comfortably during their respective era on earth. It also takes a look at sustainability of the oceans and their importance in the livelihood and survival of the citizens of our blue planet. The chapter also delves into the two sets of UN goals—the 8 MDGs 2015 and the 17 SDGs 2030 from their sustainability perspectives. It concludes by looking at the future of sustainable practices and actions which all citizens of planet earth must continue to take.

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  • Elizabeth Hogan & Samuel O. Idowu, 2021. "The Drive Towards Global Sustainability in the Second Millennium: An Indispensable Task for the Survival of Planet Earth," CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, in: Samuel O. Idowu (ed.), Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility, edition 1, pages 865-879, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:csrchp:978-3-030-68386-3_40
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68386-3_40
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    1. Angélica Pigola & Priscila Rezende da Costa & Luísa Cagica Carvalho & Luciano Ferreira da Silva & Cláudia Terezinha Kniess & Emerson Antonio Maccari, 2021. "Artificial Intelligence-Driven Digital Technologies to the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: A Perspective from Brazil and Portugal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(24), pages 1-28, December.
    2. Heidi Rapp Nilsen, 2024. "Code Red for Humanity: The Role of Business Ethics as We Transgress Planetary Thresholds," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 189(1), pages 1-7, January.

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