Currently, the sustainable development has become an urgent necessity, both for business and for the maintenance of human life and nature on our planet. In response to this global demand, United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
What is Agenda 2030?
THE Agenda 2030 is a global call to eliminate poverty, protect the environment and ensure peace and prosperity until 2030. Composed of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) interconnected, the agenda seeks to build a more just and sustainable world, tackling the roots of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation.
Despite efforts, the last United Nations report, which monitors the progress of SDGs, reveals a worrying scenario: among all the goals of the Agenda 2030, only two are on track to be achieved by the deadline year, while eight are falling back. To achieve the SDGs By the end of this decade, it is estimated that annual financing of 4.2 trillion dollars.
Therefore, it is urgent that the private sector take your place in this fight.
Why should companies align themselves with the SDGs?
Faced with current challenges, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the principles ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) are increasingly seen as strategies indispensable for companies.
Align business practices with the Agenda 2030 offers to companies a unique opportunity to contribute to a fairer and more sustainable world. You SDGs provide a starting point for corporations to adopt actions with a positive socio-environmental impact. Through the specific goals of the SDGs, to the companies they can design and implement strategies that promote the corporate social responsibility in a concrete way.
Furthermore, adherence to the SDGs is essential for companies who wish to be an active part in the fight against climate change. The goals established by Agenda 2030 are essential to foster actions that promote climate resilience and the sustainability.
How can companies promote positive impact?
One of the most effective ways to generate positive impact It is allocate resources specifically for this purpose. Many companies create institutes independent to manage these resources in a professional manner, centralizing management and accountability for the causes of positive impact.
For facilitate this process, a Sitawi created the Institute-as-a-service. In this format, the company hosts your institute in an organization specialized in philanthropic resource management. This model allows the management of funds corporate social responsibility and ESG be carried out by an experienced organization, such as Sitawi, freeing the company to focus on its core activities.
With our specialized management, companies can direct their resources strategically, ensuring positive impact and compliance with legislation. In addition, companies that calculate based on Real Profit can deduct up to 2% from income tax when investing in philanthropic initiatives, making your social performance even more advantageous.
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