Marga Hoek Boeken

Exploring the intersection of technology and social impact, this book highlights how innovations from the Fourth Industrial Revolution can address pressing global issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, inequality, and poverty. It emphasizes the potential for businesses to implement these advanced technologies in a purposeful way, ultimately unlocking new markets and creating valuable opportunities while contributing to the greater good.

Over the past 30 years, significant social improvements have occurred alongside rapid technological advancements aimed at addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. However, the current development model remains problematic, with climate change leading to a doubling of natural disasters since the 1980s, violence and armed conflict costing over 13 percent of GDP, and worsening social inequality and youth unemployment globally. Climate change poses severe environmental and social threats to the global population. Using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework, this book highlights the opportunity for businesses and capital to help address these issues. It provides numerous examples and case studies demonstrating how businesses are making a positive impact, supported by relevant facts and figures. The book serves as an inspiring and instructional guide for businesses of all sizes aiming to contribute to the SDGs. The Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs create a unified narrative for sustainability, offering clear targets for 2030. By aligning with the SDGs, businesses can unlock market opportunities that promise profit while advancing sustainable development. This book outlines how to achieve the essential Trillion Dollar Shift needed for meaningful change.