Transnational Corporations and the Sustainable Development Goals (STG-MA-M5-TNC23)

STG-MA-M5-TNC23

Description

The course content will be structured to draw from the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world with a focus on how transnational corporations can contribute to meeting the following: 

GOAL 1: No Poverty 

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger 

GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being 

GOAL 4: Quality Education 

GOAL 5: Gender Equality 

GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation 

GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy 

GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth 

GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure 

GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality 

GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities 

GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production 

GOAL 13: Climate Action 

GOAL 14: Life Below Water 

GOAL 15: Life on Land 

GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions 

GOAL 17:¿Partnerships to achieve the Goal 

Course Outline 

1. Introduction: Global Challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 

Theme #1: Foundations 

2. Sustainable Development: Theoretical Foundations 

3. Transnational Corporations as Sustainable Development and Policy Actors 

4. Africapitalism and the Changing Role of Business in Africa 

Theme #2: Transnational Corporations and the SDGs in Multiple Spaces 

5. Transnational Corporations and the SDGs in the Community (Goals 1, 2, 6, 11) 

6. Transnational Corporations and the SDGs in the Workplace (Goals 3, 4, 5, 8, 10) 

7. Transnational Corporations and the SDGs in the Consumer Marketplace (Goals 9, 12) 

8. Transnational Corporations and the SDGs in the Financial Marketplace (Goals 1, 9, 13) 

9. Transnational Corporations and the SDGs in the Ecological Environment (Goals 7, 13, 14, 15) 

Theme #3: Extension, Integration, and Evaluation 

10. Business Coalitions and Cooperative Strategies for Sustainable Development (Goals 16, 17) 

11. Revision