Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed in September 2015 by 193 world leaders. These SDGs are the successors of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). If they were achieved, we would see an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030. And if world governments have agreed a plan to save humankind through these SDGs, then is it not our job to make sure they stick to this plan?
‘Sustainability’ is a bit of a buzzword, often misused by politicians and business leaders. People use it to demonstrate that they are being, or appearing to be, environmentally friendly, or ‘green’.
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