Sustainable development goals : harnessing business to achieve the SDGs through finance, technology and law reform / edited by Julia Walker, Alma Pekmezovic and Gordon Walker.

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Introduction.-- Part One: Overview and Context.-- Part Two: Where Will the Money Come From? Financing the SDGs.-- Part Three: Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.-- Part Four: Facilitating the SDGs by Legal Infrastructure Reform.-- Part I Overview and Context.-- 1 The UN and Goal Setting: From the MDGs to the SDGs.-- Introduction.-- What Is Development?.-- Is There a Right to Development?.-- Measuring Economic Development.-- Measuring Non-Economic Aspects of Development.--The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).-- Situating the SDGs in the International Legal Framework.-- Theories of Development: Towards a New Theory of Sustainable Development.-- Economic Theories of Development.-- Cultural Theories of Development.-- Geographic Theories of Development.-- Institutional Theories of Development.-- A New Theory of Sustainable Development.-- Measuring Progress Towards the SDGs.-- Conclusions.-- 2 SDGs and the Role of International Financial Institutions.-- Introduction.-- Response and Implementation of the SDGs by IFIs.-- Project Processing and Actions Taken by IFIs to Implement the SDGs, and Responses from Other Development Actors.--Conclusion and Recommendations for IFIs to Meet SDG Goals and Targets.-- 3 Towards a New Global Narrative for the Sustainable Development Goals.-- Introduction.-- How SMART Are the SDGs?.-- Goals That Stretch.-- Goals That Inspire.-- Sloganising the SDGs.-- Towards a New Global Narrative?.-- Conclusion.-- 4 Overcoming Scarcity: The Paradox of Abundance: Harnessing Digitalisation in Financing Sustainable Development.-- Scarcity: The Paradox of Abundance.-- Financing: A Systemic Challenge.-- Action on System Design Digital Financing of the SDGs.-- Dilemmas: Digitalisation and Dark Financing.-- Sizing the Prize.-- What Next?.-- Concluding Comments.-- Acknowledgements.-- Part II Where Will the Money Come From? Financing the SDGs.-- 5 The New Framework for Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs.-- Introduction.-- Sources of Development Finance.-- Domestic Public and Private Sources.-- Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM).-- International Public and Private Finance.-- The Role of International Official Development Assistance (ODA).-- Private Philanthropy.-- Sovereign Wealth Funds, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies, and Investment Funds.--Barriers to Greater Private Investment.-- The Role of Private and Blended Finance in Development.-- The Development Impact and Risks of Blended Finance.-- An Overview of Blended Finance Mechanisms.-- Innovative Financing Tools: Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) and Development Impact Bonds (DIBs).-- Best Practices for Engaging the Private Sector.-- Conclusions.-- 6 The Contribution of the International Private Sector to a More Sustainable Future.-- Ready and Able to Invest.-- Commercial and Investment Benefits.

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through Finance, Technology and Law Reform Achieving the SDGs requires a fundamental rethink from businesses and governments across the globe. To make the ambitious goals a reality, trillions of dollars need to be harnessed to mobilise finance and accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Bringing together leaders from the World Bank, the financial and business sectors, the startup community and academia, this important, topically relevant volume explains what the SDGs are, how they came about and how they can be accelerated. Real-world case studies and authoritative insights address how to direct investment of existing financial resources and re-align the global financial system to reflect the SDGs. In depth chapters discuss how financial institutions, such as UBS Wealth Management, Manulife Asset Management and Moody's Rating Agency are supporting the SDGs. The opportunities arising from Blockchain, Big Data, Digital Identity and cutting-edge FinTech and RegTech applications are explored, whilst the relevance of sustainable and transparent global supply chains is underscored. Significant attention is paid to law reform which can accelerate progress of the SDGs through SME Financing, Crowdfunding, Peer-to-Peer Lending and tax restructuring. To achieve the 'World We Want', much needs to be done. The recommendations contained within this book are critical for supporting a fundamental shift in thinking from business and governments around the world, and for building a more just and prosperous future for all.