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The Role of Oil & Gas Industry in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Received: 12 October 2022     Accepted: 27 October 2022     Published: 4 November 2022
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Abstract

Sustainability is becoming more of a business imperative rather than a corporate philanthropy. In 2015 during the seventeenth session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, Head of States and governments adopted the resolution on “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, which aims to stimulate action over the next 15 years in areas of critical importance for humanity and the planet. According to the 2021 UN Sustainable Development Goals Report, the world is not on track to achieve the 17 SDGs. The global COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the problem as millions of lives have been lost, the human and economic toll has been unprecedented, and recovery efforts so far have been uneven, inequitable and insufficient. The oil and gas industry is essential to the economic development and prosperity of many national economies, especially in developing and emerging countries. It plays a vital role in alleviating poverty, ensuring economic development, providing access to reliable energy, and has the financial and technical capabilities to help address climate change. This can be more achieved by embedding the sustainable development goals into the business strategy and planning; mapping the SDGs relevant to business operations with clear materiality assessment and significant impact opportunities; developing supply chain stewardship by starting with direct and value chain impacts; and integrate the SDGs in sustainability reporting.

Published in International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijrse.20221103.11
Page(s) 52-57
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Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainability, Oil & Gas, Environment

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    Mohammed Albuainain, Victor Kalimugogo, Hesham Alzahrani. (2022). The Role of Oil & Gas Industry in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy, 11(3), 52-57. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijrse.20221103.11

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    Mohammed Albuainain; Victor Kalimugogo; Hesham Alzahrani. The Role of Oil & Gas Industry in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Int. J. Sustain. Green Energy 2022, 11(3), 52-57. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20221103.11

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    Mohammed Albuainain, Victor Kalimugogo, Hesham Alzahrani. The Role of Oil & Gas Industry in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Int J Sustain Green Energy. 2022;11(3):52-57. doi: 10.11648/j.ijrse.20221103.11

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  • Green Energy & Environmental Policy Department, Dhahran, Saudi Aramco

  • Green Energy & Environmental Policy Department, Dhahran, Saudi Aramco

  • Green Energy & Environmental Policy Department, Dhahran, Saudi Aramco

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