In 2015 the United Nations launched the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to define and coordinate global priorities and aspirations up until 2030, in response to the economic, social and environmental challenges faced by the planet. Many governments across the world signed up to these goals. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon noted at the outset that business would be a vital partner in achieving the SDGs. This easy-to-digest book provides a critical evaluation of how a range of multinational companies from across different commercial sectors are currently addressing the Sustainable Development Goals and the challenges they are facing in contributing to them

2015年，联合国启动了可持续发展目标（SDG），以确定和协调2030年之前的全球优先事项和愿望，以应对地球面临的经济、社会和环境挑战。世界上许多国家的政府都签署了这些目标。联合国秘书长潘基文一开始就指出，企业将是实现可持续发展目标的重要伙伴。这本容易理解的书对来自不同商业部门的一系列跨国公司目前如何实现可持续发展目标以及它们在实现这些目标过程中面临的挑战进行了批判性评估