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A literature-based review on potentials and constraints in the implementation of the sustainable development goals

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In this paper, the authors present a comprehensive review of the literature and develop a novel framework in order to tackle the barriers and challenges to operationalize and monitor the implementation of the SDGs.
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This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2018-10-10 and is currently open access. It has received 276 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainable development & Sustainability science.

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Assessing research trends related to Sustainable Development Goals: local and global issues

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify the main sustainable development goals approached by experts from different geographic regions, according to their experience and research area, and discuss the relation between these goals and the main local issues and challenges of each region.
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Management research and the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs): A bibliometric investigation and systematic review

TL;DR: The contribution of business and management scholars to the discussion surrounding the sustainable development goals and their impact for business organizations has grown exponentially in the last years as discussed by the authors, through bibliometric and systematic literature review methods, the scientific knowledge about SDGs and the business sector, analyzing 266 articles published in leading journals between 2012 and 2019.
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Knowledge management in the context of sustainability: Literature review and opportunities for future research

TL;DR: In this article, the authors performed a systematic review of the literature and identified plausible gaps to be explored in the development of future research, in relation to the themes, strategies, objectives and research approach.
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Unleashing the convergence amid digitalization and sustainability towards pursuing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A holistic review

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a first-of-its-kind overview on the SDGs and their nexus with digitalization, while unraveling policy implications and future research directions.
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The determinants of business contribution to the 2030 Agenda: Introducing the SDG Reporting Score

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the effects related to the transposition of Directive 2014/95/EU by analyzing firm-level, governance-level and report-level determinants of business reporting on the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
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In this paper, the authors present a framework which could help policy-makers, project developers and professionals tackle sustainability challenges. 

6. 1 Suggestions for further studies Looking to the future, new assessment mechanisms involved in the SDGs still required. In addition, the authors also suggest further applied research through real world case studies, surveys with large samples with diverse groups ( such as professors, scientists, researchers, technologists, industry professionals or public workers ) or cross-sectional in-depth qualitative interviews with leaders, decision makers and policy makers to better understand how different cultures, geographical areas or could achieve the resourceful targets of the SDGs synergistically. There is a need to develop a set of SDGs indicators according to the five guidelines that can be both integrated into this novel framework and assessed and aggregated by means of the four stages described. Furthermore, it can be said that some unsolved problems or fertile areas with regard to the SDGs implementation issues that require further investigation include the following: • to disseminate education 4. 0 to poorer nations ; • to encourage co-creative practices to stimulate collaboration and participation in innovative sustainable practices between developed and developing countries ; • to use of Industry 4. 

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Kumi et al. (2014) also suggest that the economic theories of neoliberalism would have implications for the SDGs, and would come to be part of a cardinal agenda that would guide social, economic and development intervention in the coming fifteen years. 

the main challenge of monitoring the implementation of SDGs will be the availability of comparable gross global data in detail and proper quality in regular time intervals. 

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Stafford-Smith et al. (2016) suggest seven recommendations thatcountries must ensure a commitment to:● Legislative and regulatory incentives to the “patient capital” - investment andcapital which measures payback throughout decades - particularly in lowincome countries; ● 

In research conducted by Malik et al. (2015), the authors highlight the fact that,globally, the main reasons for the challenges faced in the construction of comparable performance measures are: a lack of consistent definitions, report protocols and a central data repository for residual water treatment. 

Through the analysis of risks and obstacles when it comes to the development ofrenewable energy in Camarões, Mboumboue and Njomo (2016) have identified that corruption and bureaucratic red tape were the main obstacles to the implementation ofrenewable energy, hampering SD as well as environmental protection. 

Based on science’s global perspective and on the practice of sustainability presented by Future Earth, in order to improve these connections, they must encompass seven UN categories of implementation means in 17 SDGs: finances; technology; qualification; political integrity; partnerships; and finally; data, monitoring and accountability. 

The SDGs were formulated through an extensive participatory process and went through high-level panels such as Open Working Groups (OWG) along with numerous inquiries, until a negotiated document was finally approved by the heads of state. 

understanding and knowledge management of Sustainability ScienceBased on the separate contributions of SDGs in the literature review, it waspossible to develop an integrated innovative framework which will help governments, researchers and organizations to better understand how to achieve the SDGs by using scientific knowledge management in order to recognize and tackle concrete societal problems. 

This review consisted of four steps: (1) formulating questions for the research; (2) selection and evaluation of studies; (3) analysis of the content of selected articles; and, (4) the description of the results.