The Ecuadorian business sector in front of the Agenda 2030: challenges and opportunities

摘要

This article provides information on the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), considered as the new multisectoral global plan that integrates the economic, social and environmental dimensions; it also shows the relationship with the United Nations Global Compact; the key role of the business sector; Some factors for its alignment and implementation and exploration of business management strategies concerning corporate sustainability and social responsibility. For this purpose, a review and documentary analysis was carried out, in-depth interviews with business representatives of the Ecuador Global Compact. Among the main conclusions in the field of CSR we are at the beginning of a new moment, there is a recognition of the public-private articulation as a determining factor; and the need for innovative business models with a positive impact in favor of sustainability and actions that promote it.