Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today. Access for all to affordable, reliable, renewable and clean energy is essential for sustainable development.
This SDG has several 2030 targets to which every company can contribute. These targets aim to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services; substantially increase the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix; double the rate of energy efficiency; and facilitate access to and promote investment in clean energy research, technology and infrastructure.
Every Future-Fit Business must avoid slowing down progress toward this SDG by:
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Using energy from renewable sources and actively encouraging suppliers to do the same.
This ensures that business operations contribute to increasing the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
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Procurement of goods and services does not hinder progress.
The environmental and social footprints of a company’s supply chain affect society’s progress towards many of the global challenges that the SDGs seek to address. By taking steps to increase the fitness of its supply chain, the company encourages actions that support the related SDGs.
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Investing in assets that do not hinder progress.
The environmental and social footprints of a company’s investments affect society’s progress towards many of the global challenges that the SDGs seek to address. By taking steps to increase the fitness of its financial assets, the company encourages actions that support the related SDGs.
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Any Future-Fit Business may actively speed up progress toward this SDG by:
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Ensuring others depend less on non-renewable energy.
Making more renewable energy available or enabling people to meet their needs using less energy reduces dependence on fossil fuels and promotes cleaner, less impactful energy systems.
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Ensuring more people have access to energy.
Increasing energy availability and affordability ensures more people can have their energy needs met.
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Strengthening infrastructure in pursuit of future-fitness.
Developing quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure removes barriers to wellbeing and protects the health of the environment.
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Strengthening governance in pursuit of future-fitness.
Ensuring governance is accountable, participatory, responsive, responsible and transparent removes barriers to wellbeing and protects the health of the environment.
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Strengthening market mechanisms in pursuit of future-fitness.
Overcoming technological, knowledge and incentive barriers through the use of market mechanisms removes barriers to wellbeing and protects the health of the environment.
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Aligning social norms to increasingly support the pursuit of future-fitness.
Ensuring social norms align with socially and environmentally responsible behaviour removes barriers to wellbeing and protects the health of the environment.
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