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A (new) role for business – Promoting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through the internet-of-things and blockchain technology by de Villiers, Charl, Kuruppu, Sanjaya, Dissanayake, Dinithi

“… the internet-of-things (IoT), which feeds information into blockchains, providing reliable and trusted data and an incentive for others to contribute towards progress on the United Nations…”
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Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: An enabling role for accounting research by Bebbington, Jan, Unerman, Jeffrey

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish and advance the role of academic accounting in the pursuit of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs…”
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Implementing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals in international business by Montiel, Ivan, Cuervo-Cazurra, Alvaro, Park, Junghoon, Antolín-López, Raquel, Husted, Bryan W.

“…Building on the concept of externalities, we propose an explanation of how multinationals can contribute to the enactment of the United Nations…”
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Analyzing Active Fund Managers’ Commitment to ESG: Evidence from the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment by Kim, Soohun, Yoon, Aaron

“…The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is the largest global environmental, social, and governance (ESG…”
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The Blue Economy and the United Nations’ sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities by Lee, Ki-Hoon, Noh, Junsung, Khim, Jong Seong

“…[Display omitted] •Complexity and diversity of Blue Economy field in relation to UN’s SDGs remarked.•Conflicts of Blue Economy, growth & development vs…”
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Estimating Dynamic State Preferences from United Nations Voting Data by Bailey, Michael A., Strezhnev, Anton, Voeten, Erik

“…United Nations (UN) General Assembly votes have become the standard data source for measures of states preferences over foreign policy…”
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United Nations Global Compact: The Promise-Performance Gap by Sethi, S. Prakash, Schepers, Donald H.

“…The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) was created in 2000 to leverage UN prestige and induce corporations to embrace 10 principles incorporating values of environmental sustainability, protection of human rights, fair treatment…”
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United Nations Peacekeeping Locally: Enabling Conflict Resolution, Reducing Communal Violence by Smidt, Hannah M.

“…United Nations peacekeeping operations (UN PKOs) increasingly engage with local communities to support peace processes in war-torn countries…”
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United Nations meeting on antimicrobial resistance by Humphreys, Gary, Fleck, Fiona

“…World leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month to mount a response to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance…”
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Supply network design to address United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A case study of blockchain implementation in Thai fish industry by Tsolakis, Naoum, Niedenzu, Denis, Simonetto, Melissa, Dora, Manoj, Kumar, Mukesh

“…Sustainable Development Goals present an opportunity for industries to (re)design their supply chains. It is understood that digital technologies like…”
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Citizen science and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Fritz, Steffen, See, Linda, Carlson, Tyler, Haklay, Mordechai (Muki), Oliver, Jessie L., Fraisl, Dilek, Mondardini, Rosy, Brocklehurst, Martin, Shanley, Lea A., Schade, Sven, Wehn, Uta, Abrate, Tommaso, Anstee, Janet, Arnold, Stephan, Billot, Matthew, Campbell, Jillian, Espey, Jessica, Gold, Margaret, Hager, Gerid, He, Shan, Hepburn, Libby, Hsu, Angel, Long, Deborah, Masó, Joan, McCallum, Ian, Muniafu, Maina, Moorthy, Inian, Obersteiner, Michael, Parker, Alison J., Weisspflug, Maike, West, Sarah

“…Traditional data sources are not sufficient for measuring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals…”
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Green building standards and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals by Goubran, Sherif, Walker, Thomas, Cucuzzella, Carmela, Schwartz, Tyler

“…). Therefore, it is crucial to assess how these standards contribute to achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs…”
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A novel renewable energy selection model for United Nations' sustainable development goals by Büyüközkan, Gülçin, Karabulut, Yağmur, Mukul, Esin

“…In 2015, the United Nations announced the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to safeguard the earth and end poverty as the new global sustainable development agenda…”
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A United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals perspective for sustainable textile and apparel supply chain management by Cai, Ya-Jun, Choi, Tsan-Ming

“… Motivated by United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the importance of sustainability, this study examines how the textile and apparel (TA…”
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The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 95–95–95 targets: worldwide clinical and cost benefits of generic manufacture by Heath, Katherine, Levi, Jacob, Hill, Andrew

“…The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS aims for HIV testing, treatment and viral suppression rates to be 95%--95%--95% by 2025…”
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Updated Global and Oceanic Mercury Budgets for the United Nations Global Mercury Assessment 2018 by Outridge, P. M, Mason, R. P, Wang, F, Guerrero, S, Heimbürger-Boavida, L. E

“…, cycling and fate, and presents revised global and oceanic Hg budgets for the 2018 United Nations…”
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The United Nations by Acharya, Amitav, Plesch, Dan

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United Nations Decade on Biodiversity: A study of the reporting practices of the Australian mining industry by Adler, Ralph, Mansi, Mansi, Pandey, Rakesh, Stringer, Carolyn

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the biodiversity reporting practices and trends of the top 50 Australian mining companies before and after the United Nations (UN…”
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United Nations Peacekeeping and Civilian Protection in Civil War by Hultman, Lisa, Kathman, Jacob, Shannon, Megan

“…Does United Nations peacekeeping protect civilians in civil war? Civilian protection is a primary purpose of UN peacekeeping, yet there is little systematic evidence for whether peacekeeping prevents civilian deaths…”
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A Necessary Supplement: What the United Nations Global Compact Is and Is Not by Rasche, Andreas

“…The United Nations Global Compact is with currently more than 6,000 voluntary participants…”
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