A systems perspective on national prioritisation of sustainable development goals:Insights from Australia

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)requires effective national initiatives and resource allo-cation.Yet,the simultaneous attainment of all goals is hindered by constraints such as limited budgets and resources,varied national priorities,and the intricate nature of the goals.As we approach 2030 and beyond,an urgent need for an effective,data-driven prioritisation system exists to optimise what can be accomplished.A considerable knowledge gap persists in identifying the priority areas that demand concentrated attention and how their improvement would propel overall sustainability goals.To bridge this gap,our study presents a priori-tisation approach that identifies significant SDG indicators based on urgency and impact,utilising Benchmarking,Bivariate,and Network analysis.Furthermore,we introduce an innovative Impact Index(IMIN)to assess an indi-cator’s extensive effect on the SDG network.This system carries significant international relevance by establishing a robust framework to identify key,potent,and interconnected indicators.It supports decision-makers worldwide in comprehending their nation’s SDG performance and promotes efficient resource allocation.In the specific con-text of Australia,our analysis spotlights several impactful,yet underperforming SDG indicators.These include the protection of Freshwater,Terrestrial,and Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas(KBAs),the share of renewable energy and energy intensity level of primary energy,targeted research and development,gender equality in national parliaments,and carbon-efficient manufacturing,amongst others.

Rethinking Enterprise Architecture for Sustainable Energy System Development

The development of a sustainable energy system throughout an enterprise is a complex task, which requires an agile holistic approach. Such an approach needs to include a variety of objectives including energy strategy formation and strategic decision-making, which are directly related to the analysis and management of the main areas of sustainable development： The economic, technological, environmental, and social. These multidimensional requirements of sustainability are often difficult to achieve within the enterprise, because these aspects are interrelated and influenced by various internal and external environment factors. This paper first reviews the main challenges for an energy system, and then demonstrates how a strategic agile enterprise architecture driven approach could effectively guide the sustainable energy system development. The study presented in this paper provides a holistic approach that contributes to the advancement and usage of literature dealing with issues of sustainable energy system development and agile enterprise architecture, which has not been discussed before to any great extent.

Achieve the sustainable development of enterprises through enhancing their technological capacity

Today ,the global economy is highly integrated and the competition among steel producers is increasingly fierce. Focusing on scale expansion, adhering to the ＇open-to-the-world＇, self-integration and self-innovation policies,and keeping up with the development of processing equipment and production technologies ,Baosteel has successfully shifted its strategies from ＂premium products＂ to ＂premium products plus scale expansion＂, and from ＂building new production lines＂ to ＂merging and restructuring plus building new production lines ＂. These strategies have greatly enhanced Baosteel＇s comprehensive competitiveness and speeded up its sustainable development. On a new stage of development, Baosteel will choose an open mode of self-integration and self-innovation, which lays emphasis on improving its technological capacity by ＂internal creation＂ and ＂external acquisition＂ ,to develop a recycling economy. Through correctly balancing the relationship between scale expansion and environmental protection, Baosteel will constantly improve its core competitiveness, keep corporate and social development in perfect harmony,produce better steel products and create a sound environment and a better life.

Sustainable Development Strategy and Tactics of Small Enterprises under Market System

Based on an analysis of small enterprises’features,com-bined with an example which the authors experienced,the sustainable development strategy and tectics that thesmall enterprises can adopt in the new century are dis-cussed and presented in this paper.These strategies arefocusing on one target strategy,finding the vacancystrategy,management characteristic strategy,unitedcompetition strategy and contract management strategy.And the tactics are internal reformation,united refor-mation,technology purchase and technology transfer-ring.

The Study on the Sustainable Development Strategy of Resources＇ Enterprises

The sustainable development strategy of resources＇ enterprises should include these contents： strategic mission, strategic goal, strategic emphasis, strategic process and strategic measure, etc.

Prioritizing sustainable development goals and linking them to ecosystem services:A global expert’s knowledge evaluation

The implementation of strategies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)is frequently hindered by potential trade-offs between priorities for either environmental protection or human well-being.However,ecosystem services(ES)-based solutions can offer possible co-benefits for SDGs implementation that are often overlooked or underexploited.In this study,we cover this gap and investigate how experts from different countries value the SDGs and relate them with ES.A total of 66 countries participated to the survey,and answers were grouped into three macro-regions:Asia;Europe,North America,and Oceania(ENO);Latin America,Caribbean and Africa(LA).Results show that the most prioritized SDGs in the three macro-regions are usually those related to essential material needs and environmental conditions,such as SDG2(Zero Hunger),SDG1(No Poverty),and SDG6(Clean Water).At a global scale,the number of prioritized synergies between SDGs and ES largely exceeded trade-offs.The highest amount of synergies was observed for SDG1(No Poverty),mainly with SDG2,SDG3(Good Health),SDG5(Gender Equality),and SDG8(Economic Growth).Other major synergies among SDGs include SDG14-15(Life below water-Life on land),SDG5-10(Gender Equity-Reduced Inequality),and SDG1-2(No poverty-Zero Hunger).At a global scale,SDG15,SDG13,SDG14,and SDG6 were closely related to ES like climate regulation,freshwater,food,water purification,biodiversity,and education.SDG11(Sustainable Cities)and SDG3 were also relevant in Asia and in LA,respectively.Overall,this study shows the potential to couple future policies that can implement SDGs’strategies while adopting ES-based solutions in different regions of the world.

Corporate Governance, Sustainable Development and Value Creation Some Evidences From Italian Listed Companies

Modern corporate situations, characterized by the globalisation of the markets and of the information, highlight the need to link the potential of a not transient growth to the adequate reconciliation of all the expectations converging around the entrepreneurial formula and not only of those attributable to shareholders. In such a defined context, corporate governance tends to evolve from a situation of primary care for the expectations of shareholders （shareholder＇s view） and for the correlated financial responsibility, to a wide consideration of all the stakeholders （stakeholder＇s view） and related responsibilities （financial, environmental, social, administrative）. The correct carrying out of governance processes requires, therefore, a clear focus on sustainable development and on the related assumption of a concept of global responsibility. The decisions made by the governing bodies must be driven by the purpose to create value in the long term according to conditions of fairness and sustainable development. To sum up, this research aims to deepen the existing connections between corporate governance, sustainable development and value creation on the basis of the empirical analysis of a limited number of listed Italian companies afferent to the public utilities sector. The paper, based on a deductive approach, is composed of two distinct but strictly connected parts： the first theoretical and the second empirical. The empirical research consists of a content analysis of the most recent documents （sustainability reports and annual reports） worked out by the selected companies. The results obtained about the degree respect of sustainable development conditions by each company are linked to the related value dimension （social, economic, competitive and environmental performance） aimed at verifying if the assumption of a corporate governance approach inspired by sustainability is susceptible of favouring the company development in a medium long term. From the delivered research it emerges how public utilities that promote behaviours in line with the sustainability conditions are marked out by stable growth paths. Conversely, the companies that assume a vision mainly addressed to the economic dimension, neglecting the other areas are generally compromised in the performance realized.

Study on Strategic Development of Petroleum Enterprises Based on AHP- SWOT Analysis

This thesis creates an analytical model of petroleum enterprises by applying AHP(analytic hierarchy process) and SWOT analytical methods.It holds that the strategy for sustainable development of petroleum enterprises shall be growth- oriented.Finally,policy measures for supporting sustainable development of petroleum enterprises are proposed.

On the Mechanism of Evolution for Enterprise＇s Sustainable Growth Based on the Theory of Self-organization

The capabilities of industry, technology, institution and market power form the model of four-capability structure for enterprise＇s sustainable growth. The firm＇s system has the characteristics of dissipative structure. The process of the formation for the sustainable growth capability is one of self-organization operations. The evolution and development of sustainable growth capability is the result of inter-functions and inter-operations among all the sub-systems. On the whole, the current level of sustainable growth capability, the four-capability structure and the random rise-and-fall elements of the external environment determine the direction, speed and level of transition of sustainable growth capability. The self-organization mechanism of the enterprise＇s sustainable growth can be illustrated by the instability of system evolution, the sequence parameter, the potential function and the nonequilibrium phase transition. Chinese firms must pay attention to industry selecting and positioning, technology innovation, institution reform and cultivation of market power, and accelerate the formation of self-organization and effective operation through the dynamic integration and inter-operation of industry, technology, institution and market power. Only in this way can firms cultivate and develop their sustainable growth capability and realize enterprises＇ sustainable growth finally.

KoreainvestedenterprisesandthedevelopmentofWeihai

with the implementation of opendoor policy of the P.R.China, Shandong's coastal area, relying on its advantageous location and abundant resources, has become one of the most rapidly developing areas in northern China for ten years or so. In the process of the development of Weihai, Koreainvested enterprises have been playing a more and more important role. Taking Weihai as an example, this paper attempts to make a preliminary study mainly on the relationship between the Korean direct investment and the economic development in China's port cities concerned.

Implementing Sustainable Development Strategies

China's national sustainable development strategies were drafted under the guidance of Deng Xiaoping's theory on socialist construction with Chinese distinguishing features and, the theory and practice of sustainable development has further enriched and perfected Deng Xiaoping's theory. An in-depth study of Deng Xiaoping's theory is significant if we are to accurately understand our sustainable development program and how to best implement the strategies.

The Role of NGOs for Agribusiness Enterprises Development in Pakistan： Current Scenarios and Future Implications

This research ascertains the significant contribution of the Non-Government Organization （NGO） sector in Pakistan for the development of agribusiness enterprises. The NGO sector does not contemplate the emerging trends of agribusiness enterprises in terms of the current and future scenario in context of more efficient agro food systems under the network paradigm. Two of the many NGOs that are engaged in rural development launched various programs to support more efficient marketing systems as the precondition of better well-being. These two NGOs and their various development activities relevant to agribusiness enterprises have been analyzed in this study. The findings reveal that the evaluation matrix for the market activities of these two NGOs characterizes much potential. They are more efficient to strengthen the link between the farmers, market and rural development initiatives. However, in order to improve the linkages NGOs have to act for improving knowledge management in a more holistic way.

Critical Evaluation on the Role of Creative Enterprises in Community Development

Creative enterprises can bring new opportunities to the development of the industry and are new engines for promoting regional development. Creative enterprises play an active role in promoting regional economic development, solving employment problems, strengthening cultural education, and improving the ecological environment. But at the same time, there are still many problems in the process of developing creative enterprises. For example, who are the real beneficiary, and what price are paid when developing creative enterprises. What are these problems and how to avoid them are the main content of this article.

Research on Resource Development Countermeasures and Environmental Governance of Cruise Tourism Enterprises in China

The development of tourism resources aims to process tourism raw materials into direct-consumption tourism products. The essence of this behavior is innovation. The theory of innovation in economics, management, sociology, oriental management, and related disciplines provided methodology for the development of tourism resources and pointed out the direction. With the development of tourism, the cruise economy has grown and the urban economy has been rapidly developed and improved. However, while cruise tourism brings economic benefits, the discharge of various waste water and exhaust gas from cruise ships of major cruise companies also brings about some environmental pollution problems. Therefore, the environmental protection issue of cruise tourism companies is a sustainable development issue. Persisting in sustainable development strategy, we attach importance to the environmental governance of the cruise tourism industry.

CAFIU's Secretary-General Ni Jian Attends UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio+20)

正Cafiu's Secretary-General Ni Jian attended UN Sustainable Development Conference (Rio +20) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from June 16 to 21. This is another large-scale, high-level event in global sustainable development after the 1992 UN Environment and Development Conference.

Contributing to Sustainable Development——The Mission and Value of Higher Education

Some notes on sustainable development and scientific outlook on development were given. It is addressed that the mission of higher education to contribute to sustainable development should be reinforced and further expanded. The present situation of China's higher education and the improvements required were analyzed. Two modes of thinking (reductionism and holism) and the relationship between the mode of thinking and the mode of development were discussed. The change in the mode of thinking is the key point for Chinese higher education, and more intensive reform of teaching affairs is necessary. A proposal of the revision of China's Higher Education Act and University Constitutions was put forward.

LITHIUM RESOURCES IN CHINA'S SALT LAKES & ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

This article gives an introductory exposition of the growing demands of lithium on the market against the background of current rapid S&Tprogress and booming economic development, the worldwide trend in the production of lithium salts and the rich lithium reserves in China’s salt lakes as well as the brilliant prospects for its exploitation in the future. The article proposes that a sustainable exploitation of the lithium trove from these salt lakes should be rooted in comprehensive utilization of the trove and take a long-term approach, emphasizing high value proliferation in developing quality lithium-based products. Also, it expresses some tentative ideas on building demonstration bases for all-round exploitation and utilization of the salt lake resources and the development of lithium cells.

Sustainable Development,China’s Choice

CHINA, the United States, Europe, India and Japan, will become the five engines of world economic development, forging ahead side by side. said Justin Lin Yifu. Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People＇s Political Consultative Conference （CPPCC）. and former Senior Vice President of the World Bank.