The Climate Conscious Podcast

E036: SDG Impact with Alicia M. Richins

March 23, 2022 Derval Barzey / Alicia Richins Season 4 Episode 36
The Climate Conscious Podcast
E036: SDG Impact with Alicia M. Richins
Show Notes

Looking at the SDG Index ranking of 165 countries, at least 7 Caribbean countries are not ranked. For the Caribbean countries that were ranked, it ranged from 49/ 165 for Cuba, to 150/ 165 for Haiti. In many cases there were data gaps. So while this gives us an idea of the region’s performance when benchmarked against this internationally accepted framework, is this a reliable tool for us to use? Is it appropriate for the unique situation of SIDS?

Derval chats with Alicia Richins, Sustainability and Social Impact Consultant about translating the 17 UN SDGs to a common language and embedding the principles in business operations,