Concluding thoughts/questions

Can companies reconcile corporate impacts on people, planet and prosperity with satisfying their fundamental mission to achieve profit and shareholder returns?

SDGs are becoming increasingly important for businesses to pay attention – however, the focus so far has remained on large companies. How will/should small companies incorporate and address SDGs remains to be seen

With only 6 years to go to the 2030 agenda – what should the role of business be? What is still achievable within this timeframe?

How a post-pandemic business landscape will impact SDG uptake and integration is also open to debate

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