Bringing together leaders from the World Bank, the financial and business sectors, the startup community and academia, this important, topically relevant volume explains what the SDGs are, how they came about and how they can be accelerated. Real-world case studies and authoritative insights address how to direct investment of existing financial resources and re-align the global financial system to reflect the SDGs.

With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without this understanding, we enter the future in a state of informed bewilderment. Shedding light on the highly complex challenge of a sustainable and just transition, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned with establishing a more sustainable and equitable world. Ultimately, this is a book about hope, but without easy answers

This book provides a reference for the higher education community to embed sustainability in learning and teaching. Sustainable development goals describe key development challenges faced by humans; many higher education institutions are committed to implement sustainability as a part of their learning and teaching delivery strategy, to boost the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the UN General Assembly. This book explores sustainability in learning and teaching in various disciplines in higher education and offers comprehensive guidance to educators and researchers to implement sustainability in education