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Private sector participation in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana: Experiences from the mining and telecommunications sectors
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In this article, the authors explore the specific case of CSR initiatives taken in the mining and telecommunications sectors in Ghana in their bid to operationalise the SDGs, and highlight the short-term nature of interventions, the lack of coordination between private sector actors and meaningful community participation, stand to limit this potential.About:
This article is published in The Extractive Industries and Society.The article was published on 2020-01-01. It has received 36 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Private sector & Corporate social responsibility.read more
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The role of private sector in the implementation of sustainable development goals
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the role of private sector in beating the challenges confronting the achievement of SDGs and highlight the importance of corporate social responsibility, circular economy, and environmental initiatives.
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Mainstreaming sustainable development goals in Ghana’s energy sector within the framework of public–private partnerships: challenges, opportunities and strategies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore exploration of challenges, opportunities and strategies for mainstreaming sustainable development goals in Ghana's energy sector within the framework of public-private partnerships (PPP).
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Recovery agenda for sustainable development post COVID-19 at the country level: developing a fuzzy action priority surface.
Meisam Ranjbari,Zahra Shams Esfandabadi,Simone Domenico Scagnelli,Peer-Olaf Siebers,Francesco Quatraro,Francesco Quatraro +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply a mixed-method approach to map the post-COVID-19 SDGs targets on a fuzzy action priority surface at the country level in Iran, as a developing country.
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Renewable energy for sustainable development in sub-Saharan African countries: Challenges and way forward
Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge,Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge,Godlisten G. Kombe,Benatus Norbert Mvile,Benatus Norbert Mvile +4 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the potential of renewable energy resources for sustainable development in sub-Saharan African countries and provided an in-depth discussion on the challenges facing the exploitation of RE resources.
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Corporate social responsibility for women's empowerment: a study on Nigerian banks
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how Nigerian banks employ their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to empower women to participate in economic and commercial activities, focusing on three groups of women: women at large, women in business and women in career.
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Environmental disclosures in the annual report: Extending the applicability and predictive power of legitimacy theory
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The false developmental promise of corporate social responsibility: evidence from multinational oil companies
TL;DR: In this article, the authors suggest that there are fundamental problems surrounding the capacity of private firms to deliver development and the aspiration of achieving development through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) may be fundamentally flawed.