Industry

Industry holds an indispensable relationship with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) formulated by the United Nations, illuminating the fact that sustainable industrial development plays a vital role in achieving these global objectives. Industry, particularly manufacturing, serves as a critical driver for economic growth, employment, and technological advancement. SDG 9, specifically, underlines the importance of industry, innovation, and infrastructure, underscoring the need for resilient infrastructure, inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation. However, the intricate interlinkages between industry and other SDGs must not be overlooked.

For instance, clean and sustainable industrial processes contribute significantly to SDG 13, aiming at climate action, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving energy efficiency, and adopting clean and environmentally sound technologies. Similarly, SDG 12, responsible consumption and production, demands the industries to promote resource and energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure, and provide access to basic services, green and decent jobs, and a better quality of life for all. It motivates industries to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle.

The role of industries extends to SDG 8 (Decent work and Economic Growth) as industries stimulate economic activities that lead to job creation and thus, improve living standards. Also, in respect to SDG 5 (Gender Equality), industrial sectors have the potential to provide opportunities for women in the workforce and help bridge the gender wage gap.

Nevertheless, the transformation to a more sustainable industry is not without challenges. The demands of rapid technological changes, the need for significant capital investments in green technologies, and the transition to a circular economy are some of the hurdles industry faces. Further, this transformation requires a multilevel and multi-stakeholder approach, calling for cooperation among governments, private sectors, academia, and civil society to pave the path to achieving SDGs.

This Series paper supports SDG 3 by examining how political power and policies create or mitigate structural barriers to improve infant and young child feeding practices; the authors examine the root causes of low worldwide breastfeeding rates and why so many countries have not prioritised and implemented policies to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding.
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The Lancet, Volume 401, Issue 10375, 11–17 February 2023, Pages 486-502

This Series paper supports SDG 3 by examining how the marketing of commercial milk formula (CMF) comprehensively undermines access to objective information and support related to feeding of infants and young children, and contributes to reduced global breastfeeding practices by influencing normative beliefs, values, and political and business approaches to establish environments that favour CMF uptake and sales.
Offers practical insights to guide shipping industry managers to introduce environmentally responsible and sustainable practices.
This article focuses on a key industry in ocean governance - tuna fishery - to examine how companies and governments relationship in international fishery negotiations can influence the governance of tuna fishery industry.
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Sustainable Chemistry for Climate Action, Volume 2, January 2023

The articles supports SDG 13 and gives a realistic look at CO2 emissions, average temperature increases, and the role of developing and implementing sustainable technologies in solving the climate problems
This study attempts to investigate the suitability of the Wabe river water for Agricultural and Industrial purpose.
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Rajkishore Nayak, Lalit Jajpura, Asimanda Khandual, 1 - Traditional fibres for fashion and textiles: Associated problems and future sustainable fibres, Editor(s): Rajkishore Nayak, In The Textile Institute Book Series, Sustainable Fibres for Fashion and Textile Manufacturing, Woodhead Publishing, 2023, Pages 3-25, ISBN 9780128240526, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-824052-6.00013-5.

This chapter advances UN SDG goal 12 by ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns
This chapter aligns with Goal 14: Life Below Water and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure by acknowledging increased rates of Arctic transit resulting from declines in sea ice, recognizing the associated risk of increasingly frequent oil spills, and proposing methods to efficiently and effectively respond to such events.
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Blockchain-Based Systems for the Modern Energy Grid, 2022, Pages 115-134

This chapter supports SDG goals 7 and 9 by proposing new ways of using blockchain to support renewable energy market.
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Biodegradability of Conventional Plastics: Opportunities, Challenges, and Misconceptions, Volume 1, 1 January 2022

This chapter aligns with Goal 3: Good health and well-being and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure by discussing the applicability of biological processes for the remediation of plastics as sustainable practice and future implications of biodegradable polymers and composites in the automobile industry.

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