Making sustainable development goals happen through integrated thinking and reporting

This chapter analyses the role that organizations can play in the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Drawing on the experience of three corporate leaders in different industries, we analyse the role that organizations can play in promoting and realizing SDGs, and the potential advantages they can obtain by leveraging the interconnections between SDGs, integrated thinking and integrated reporting. In particular, we find that both integrated thinking and SDGs can support organizations in defining risks, prioritizing activities, and developing clear and successful strategies for better and more holistic approaches to sustainable development and value creation.