Vision 2030: SDG3 and Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Abstract

COVID-19 and turbulent geopolitical circumstances will likely result in missing the 2030 UN Sustainable Goals (SDGs) deadline. Recent research recommends prioritising SDGs, and we respond by calling for a global focus on SDG3. We argue for capitalising on government-corporate synergies inherent in mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) regimes and demonstrate our premise with data from India. The subject confounds applying traditional econometric methods and lends itself to greater lucidity through infographics. By amalgamating corporate and academic experience, this paper extends the contemporaneous debate on achieving the SDGs and encourages research into the nuances of the CSR-SDG nexus.