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Sustainability strategy

Sustainability research

Business, economics and management are crucial to reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals and our faculty publish research relevant to reaching all of the goals.

RESEARCH AT BI ESPECIALLY CONTRIBUTES TO FIVE Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

  • SDG 3 – Good Health and Well Being

    Research topics include medical supply chains, healthcare management and health technology.

  • SDG 8 –Decent Work and Economic Growth

    Research topics include employee wellbeing, a good working environment, and marginalized workers. 

  • SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

    Research topics include sustainable supply chains, and marketing and consumer uptake of sustainable foods and other green products.

  • SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

    Research topics include tax and accounting regulations, white-collar crime, effective bureaucracy, and elections.

  • SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

    Research topics include macroeconomic forecasting and crisis prevention.

MAJOR ONGOING INITIATIVE RELEVANT TO THE SDGS


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REPORT ON SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH 2020-2021

The Report on sustainability research at BI Norwegian Business School gives an overview of BI research related to reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Key findings:

  • In the period 2020-2021, about 30 percent of publications by BI affiliated researchers are relevant to reaching at least one SDG.
  • All nine departments publish on topics relevant to sustainability.
  • BI research covers all 17 SDGs.
  • 80 percent of the publications relevant to the SDGs are journal articles, 35 percent of these are in journals with ABS rank 3 or higher.
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