ADOPTION OF UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS 2030 IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY EARTH MOVING AND CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIES IN INDIADheeraj Verma, Vartika Singh, Prodyut Bhattacharya and Jagdish KishwanAbstract United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015 adopted the resolutionâTransforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentâ and adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for actions over the next 15 Years. These goals intend to transform the world by simultaneously ensuring human wellbeing, economic prosperity and environmental protection. SDGs came subsequent to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which were adopted by governments in 2000 and lasted up to 2015. These global Sustainable Development Goals were decided by the Heads of Countries and Government and High Representatives Meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 25 to 27 September 2015. The new goals along with targets have come into effect from 1 January 2016. The Governments of respective countries will have to decide how these global targets will be incorporated into national planning, processes, policies and strategies for implementation. The objective will only be achieved when stake holders at various levels adopt these goals including the manufacturing industries. The industries will have to understand these goals and then incorporate them into strategies with action planning for rolling out the implementation. |