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Business leaders aren't backing up their promises on sustainable development goals

  • Written by Renzo Mori Junior, Industry Research Fellow and Consultant, The University of Queensland
Business leaders aren't backing up their promises on sustainable development goalsReporting on the sustainable development goals should not simply be a tick box exercise for business.www.shutterstock.com

It seems there is a gap between what Australian companies publicly state they are doing with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and what they are actually doing. Our research found that companies are still not...

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