Walking the Talk: Assessing companies' progress from SDG rhetoric to action

Mhlanga, Ruth; Gneiting, Uwe; Agarwal, Namit

dc.contributor.author	Mhlanga, Ruth	*
dc.contributor.author	Gneiting, Uwe	*
dc.contributor.author	Agarwal, Namit	*
dc.date.accessioned	2018-09-20T14:48:27Z
dc.date.available	2018-09-20T14:48:27Z
dc.date.issued	2018-09-24
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-78748-337-8
dc.identifier.doi	10.21201/2018.3378
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10546/620550
dc.description	Three years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reliable information on how companies are working to contribute to the SDGs remains sparse. This paper uses five general themes (prioritization; integration; ambition; human rights and gender equality; and reporting) to review the SDG engagement of 76 of the world's largest companies. It finds that while uptake of the SDGs by companies is high, there is little evidence of the SDGs changing companies' sustainability strategies with regards to priorities, ambition or transparency. The paper points to good practice for how business can more effectively engage with the SDGs.	en_US
dc.format.extent	36	en_US
dc.language.iso	English	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxfam	en_US
dc.relation.url	https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/walking-the-talk-assessing-companies-progress-from-sdg-rhetoric-to-action-620550
dc.subject	Gender
dc.subject	Inequality
dc.subject	Private sector
dc.subject	Rights
dc.title	Walking the Talk: Assessing companies' progress from SDG rhetoric to action	en_US
dc.type	Discussion paper	en_US
oxfam.signoff.status	For public use. Can be shared outside Oxfam.	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Germany	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Ghana	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	India	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Italy	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Malawi	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Netherlands	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Spain	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	Switzerland	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	United Kingdom	en_US
oxfam.subject.country	United States	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Accountability	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Gender equality	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	SDGs	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Sustainable Development Goals	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Transparency	en_US
oxfam.subject.keyword	Governance	en_US