Providing decent work and ensuring economic growth are still South African business’s first priorities when it comes to fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals ,.
The top priorities for business in the 2023/4 review are: decent work and economic growth; climate action; and partnerships for the SDGs. “Our survey of how the private sector prioritises the SDGs shows that SDG 8 – ‘Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all’ – remains the top priority. That is not surprising, given South Africa’s economic travails,” says Dr Ojwang.
Education is still high on the private sector’s list of priorities, but it appears that there is a stronger business focus on immediate challenges to prosperity inherent in climate change mitigating actions being taken across the globe.