Open AccessAll-Inclusive Sustainability? The Sustainable Development Goals at the Antwerp Port Authority Teaching Notes
Author(s) -
Lars Moratis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
case studies in business and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2333-3324
DOI - 10.5296/csbm.v6i2.15540
Subject(s) - sustainability , sustainable development , port (circuit theory) , set (abstract data type) , process management , business , sustainable business , public relations , political science , computer science , engineering , ecology , electrical engineering , law , biology , programming language
Launched in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent an authorative global agenda to achieve sustainability. Many organizations have been adopting the SDG and linking it to their sustainability strategies. When the Antwerp Port Authority (APA) adopted the SDGs, it initially focused on five out of these 17 goals. After consulting its stakeholders, APA concluded that its initial choice should be replaced by a choice for focusing on the entire set of SDGs. Since 2017, the SDGs constitute the overarching framework for APA’s sustainability strategy. This brief case aims to enable students to explore and reflect on business organizational approaches towards the SDGs.