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Contribution of Responsible Enterprises in Sustainable Development with Reference To 6th SDG clean Water and Sanitation | Original Article

Pinky Rajwani*, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

ABSTRACT:

The conceptual paper is based on the contribution of responsible enterprises in sustainable development. As natural resources are the most essential elements for the existence of life on earth. The supreme concern is economic, social and environmental factors that must be considered with the availability and deep-rooted sustainability of basic requirements such as pure water, pure air, forest, soil etc. As per the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are framed to be accomplished by all the countries- developed and developing- as a global venture to escalate plenteousness on our planet. SDGs are impelling calls for an action plan to eradicate poverty, illiteracy, starvation, gender discrimination, to provide protection to water, land, forest resources and to spur economic growth. The 6th SDG i.e. Clean Water and Sanitation draws our attention towards the scarcity of water, supply of substandard quality of water and lack of sanitation which has become the root cause of all the other issues. The main focus of the study is to highlight the initiatives taken by private enterprises, public enterprises, multinational enterprises and government to solve the problem of clean water and sanitation. The data that have come up are staggering. Population growth and urbanization which creates inequalities in distribution of water. Most of the water borne diseases is linked to areas which have no access to clean water and sanitation. The most difficult task is to end hunger, provide nutrition and food security to people who are a prominent part of the world. Many private as well as public enterprises are planning to overcome this challenge. The paper also gives the description of the programmes launched for clean water and sanitation around the world.