#213 Tabitha Jayne – Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals with Tabitha Jayne Tabitha Jayne joined us  to talk about sustainable development goals (STGs). But what is sustainable development? What are sustainable development goals? An overview of sustainable development goals Sustainable development is about business not being just about profit. It's about looking after people and looking after our planet at the same time. In business, most of us will be doing some of this. The sustainable goals have taken this idea and developed 17 ways that we can create a world that works for everybody. It's a huge, aspirational goal. How do we make this transition successfully? These goals are steps to help us achieve this and have come out of the United Nations. http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/The-United-Nations.mp4 Sustainable business is a language that goes beyond barriers, beyond culture and beliefs, etc. It's a language we can all understand. As a result, these goals are something Tabitha would keep at all costs. If she could save one thing from the UN, these goals would be it! Kevin follows a guy called Daniel Priestley, who wrote Key Person of Influence. He talks about a person of influence, attaching them to one or more of the sustainable development goals. He sees it as the way forward for businesses. But how do you go about doing that? Walking through the goals is not about picking up all 17. Otherwise, you'd be running around like headless chickens! It's about finding one or more goals that speak to you. They're designed to be interconnected. Therefore, by picking even just one, you are making an impact on other goals and a wider, good influence than you think. 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals What are you most passionate about? That links into how you pick your goals. It also links into another theme of the show. This is that you need to decide your passions in order to b successful. Follow what grabs your imagination otherwise you're going nowhere. Industry, innovation, infrastructure The world is changing. Going deeper into these goals within your business can spark more creativity in what you do and how you run your company. http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Favourite-STG.mp4 Why do we have division? Can sustainability influence this? What a question! First of all, if you're not part of the STG conversation, you can't shape and direct and impact what is happening. If you truly want a world that works and you have a strong opinion on what it is, being part of this conversation is essential to you. When it comes to if sustainability can bring about peace, this goes back to looking at inner nature or sustainability. There's a perspective that what is happening in the world at the moment, is a reflection what is happening within us. It requires us to look at ourselves and ask where are we not at peace with ourselves. We must first look at that in order to  start creating peace in the world. Interestingly, the football clubs in Scotland are taking on all 17 STGs in order to ensure football is giving back to its communities. http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Football-and-Sustainability.mp4 Gender and sustainability http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Gender-equality-shouldnt-just-look-at-women-and-children.mp4 Kevin thinks we miss the point when it comes to gender. There aren't just physical differences. There are genuine differences of character that make men and women better at some things than others. However, that doesn't mean one gender is better than another! This has us moving onto political correctness as a whole. Tabitha thinks there is an aspect of political correctness that has got out of hand. Political correctness shuts down conversations that need to be had in order for us to be able to work together. This is the biggest downside of the sustainable development business goals.