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This is an excellent article adressing the importance of Value Creation and that it needs "consorted" efforts. At Tata in 2002 with UNDP an Index for Sustainable Human Development with UNDP was based on addressing human develooment goals. It was a pioneering work on developing a business excellence process based on "consensus" centris Assessment process. There was an internal and external process l.
A good report and solid guidance. Using the Strategy. Governance Risk Management and Metrics approach of the TCFD is a solid recommendation. Thank you.
While I agree that SDGs should be a part of a company's Operating System (OS), papering an organisation with a collection of SDG tiles is window dressing. The description report provides detail to show what is necessary and how to build and implement the SDG OS.
The aspect of assurance is highlighted in the section regarding enhancing credibility. It is here that the AA1000 standards can assist. One would however need to build a reporting mechanism into the OS that would allow the assurance on data and processes to be undertaken simply. This is not trivial.