In:
Journal of Business Ethics, Springer Science and Business Media LLC, Vol. 180, No. 4 ( 2022-11), p. 975-995
Abstract:
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an opportunity to address major social and environmental challenges. As a widely agreed framework they offer a potential way to mobilise stakeholders on a global scale. The manner in which the goals, with time-based targets and specific metrics, are set out within a voluntary reporting process adopted by both governments and business, provides a fascinating and important case for organisational studies. It is both about advancing performance measurement and evidence-based policy-making for sustainable development, and also participation and consultation at a wider, more global scale, than has ever been possible before. This paper contributes to the notion of SDGs as a wicked problem, answering calls for deeper theorisation, via synthesis with core ideas in the management field of decision theory. A case study on the wicked problem of deforestation and its links to supply chains, multi-stakeholder initiatives and SDG reporting, provides an illustration of the relevance of the application of decision theory to wicked problems, presented using a novel conceptual framework. This helps to illustrate new avenues for research and practical application regarding the balance of technocratic and participative approaches for sustainable development.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0167-4544
,
1573-0697
DOI:
10.1007/s10551-022-05198-8
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Publication Date:
2022
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1478688-6
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868017-6
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0
SSG:
1
SSG:
3,2
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