Watch the TED talk below and describe how the authors of BOTH of this week's readings would evaluate the content of this talk. Directly quote from (and properly cite) passages from both articles in the analysis.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/D1JZkmkStK8

First reading: https://isidl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/E4753-ISIDL.pdf

second reading will be uploaded with pictures

BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 152 BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONSILIIIPI'IIHTFDI'I IIISIIESSLIIUERSHPDN THESDBS 15: 1 PEhCE. JUSTIIIE Mil] STEIINII lfiSTlilillDf u.' 3' 32 How business leadership can advance Goal 16 on It'eocel Justice and Strong Institutions Progress in promoting peace and justice together with fostering effective. accountable. and inclusive institutions - is a decisive challenge across the globe. Violence cost 12.5 per cent afworld GDP in 2016. While homicides have declined and more citizens around the world have better access to justice, violent coniLicts have increased in recent years. A fevvI high-intensity armed conflicts are causing a Large number of displaced persons and threatening rule oi Law. In 2016 IMF estimated the annual cost oi bribery alone at about 51.5 to $2 trillion. Bribery and corruption impede business growth. raise transaction costs. and create an unlevel playing field. This ultimately creates social instability. fuels mistrust in public ofcials and institutions. and undermines the rule of law. Indeed. an estimated 4 billion people world-wide continue to live outside the protection of the law. There is also still a gulf between quality of governance globally. including government effectiveness. regulatory quality. and. pertinent to the private sector in particular. control of corruption. Corruption and bribery scandals can cause major societal instabilities. Businesses have a vitally important role to play in respecting and supporting peace. justice. and strong institutions. both globally and in the countries in which they operate. Now more than ever. a growing number of business leaders are recognizing they have a crucial role to play in advancing anti-bribery and corruption. peace and rule of lain.I efforts. as a complement to. not substitute for. government action. In a society that is based on the rule of law. all actors . including Governments. businesses. and individuals - are accountable to clear. fair. and predictable laws. regulations and impartial institutions. As such. businesses should respect the rule of law. and. wherever possible. work with all relevant stakeholders including Governments. civil society. and non-governmental organizations to strengthen institutions and the rule of law. working as a complement to Governments. Businesses can also strive to achieve zero violence. abuse. exploitation. and corruption across their own operations and supply chain while businesses operating in areas of conflict should regularly consult with international bodies and. where possible. relevant Governments and embassies to ensure that their activities contribute to advancing peace. justice. and strong institutions. At the same time. businesses should respect the Lines of separation that are critical for well-functioning Governments taking care that their involvement 'in Goal 16 does not cross into domains that are exclusively the remit of govern merit. Business leadership on Boat 16 is about respecting and supporting Governments in efforts to advance peace. justice. and the proper functioning of effective. accountable. and inclusive Institutions. Leading businesses will critically examine the direct and indirect oonseo uences of their end-to-and operations to ensure that they are respecting and supporting the rule of law, including stra ngthening efforts to combat corruption, protect human rights, and reduce violent conflict. To this and business can implement such measures that ensure robust supply chain management and transparency of financial flows. Businesses can also be leaders through support of accountable and inclusive Institutions and peace-bultdlng efforts by building organizational capacity In the public sector and the provision of technologies. skills. and logistical solutions in areas of conflict and humanitarian crises. There is a strong interdependence between business success and the sustainability of the societies in which they operate. An operating environment which is governed by the rule of law provides the basis for commercial certainty and longvterm investment. growth. and sustainable development for all. Women and minorityowned businesses may face particular obstacles from laws that are inconsistent with universal norms and standards. Goal 16 is highly interconnected to all of the other Goals. Without a peaceful. just and inclusive society. which is supported by strong institutions. the '2030 Agenda cannot be achieved. BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 16 AM PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG Business Actions in Support of Goal 16 INSTITUTIONS Targets of Goal 16 16.1 Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere 16.2 End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all form of violence against and torture of children Business Actions 16.4 Reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms or organised crime 1 Identify and take robust action against corruption and violence in own 16.5 Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms operations and the supply chain 16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels 2 Work with government to strengthen 16.3 Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal institutions and increase respect and access to justice for all support for the rule of law 16.7 Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels 3 Work with government and/or 16.10 Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in international institutions in areas of accordance with national legislation and international agreements conflict and humanitarian crises to contribute to peace and institution building 16.A Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels 16.B Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all Promote and enforce non- discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable developmentBLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 155 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG Do your actions satisfy the Leadership Qualities? INSTITUTIONS Intentional Ambitious Consistent Collaborative Accountable . Does your company Do your actions achieve . Is support for Goal Do you consult and Do you publicly express commit to supporting long-term outcomes that 16 embedded across work with employees, your commitment to Goal 16 across greatly exceed those all organizational suppliers, civil society advance Goal 16 across operations and the resulting from current functions, including and industry peers to the workplace and your supply chain in its industry practice? company's external understand how you can supply chain? strategy? Are you actions aligned communications? Are best work together to Guiding . Do you successfully with what is needed to staff and board incentives advance Goal 16? . Do you monitor and aligned with achieving report on impacts, Questions implement your strategy achieve Goal 167 Goal 16? including potentially to apply to the to advance Goal 16 adverse impacts? and is it supported by Leadership the highest levels of . Do you manage the risks Qualities to your management? associated with your action? business . Do you engage stakeholders in a meaningful way? Intentionality Leadership on Goal 16 Goal 16, particularly All action on Goal 16 Accountable action does and successful requires far-reaching, where it relates to just must be collaborative, not cross into domains implementation of action innovative solutions and behavior in workplaces, as outcomes will, with that are exclusively the on Goal 16 is crucial, as a committed action that requires action to be few exceptions, depend remit of government, and Lack of commitment can goes beyond changes consistently applied significantly on efforts meaningfully engages all delay and hamper other in the context of own across all organizational from other stakeholders. affected stakeholders to Key action and lead to serious operations. It can inspire functions and incentives This, critically, includes understand areas of need Considerations infringement of human peers and other actors to be aligned, to create Governments, alongside and enable management rights. to take similar leading a supportive corporate other stakeholders. of the risks of negative for Goal 16 action. culture. impacts, particularly human rights.BLIIIFI'IIN'I Full IIISIIESSLIIIIERSHP ON THE SW5 lil 1 :itni'\" How taking action on Goal 16 \"ml?!\" is interconnected with other Goals The Global Goals are inherently Interconnected. Action taken toward one Goal can support or hinder the achievement of others. Identifying and addressing these interconnections will help business to build holistic and systemic solutions that amplify progress and minimize negative impacts. To help build a greater understanding. we have illustrated some of the ways in which the Goals con nect. These are not exhaustive. and we encourage business to consider how they apply in their own operations.business to consider how they apply in their own operations. Maximise likelihood of positive impact on: 5% lam-gm Action on Goal is can positively contribute to all Goals. Salient positive impacts include those that are related to reducing inequalities {Goal 5 and 10} by building inclusive institutions. fostering partnerships (Goal 1?} by encouraging collaboration on respecting and supporting the rule of Law II] fi'iift. .. ' and. reducing poverty and creating economic growth [Goal 1 and B} by creating a stable and predictable business environment. Minimise risk of negative impact on: Businesses should take care to ensure that their actions on Goal 16 do not cross into domains that are exclusively the remit of government. They should maintain the lines of separation between the private and public sector that are essential for retaining well-functioning democracies and effective partnerships (Goal 1?}. BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 157 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG BUSINESS ACTION 1 INSTITUTIONS Identify and take robust action against corruption and violence in own operations and the supply chain Businesses can contribute to peace and justice by developing, implementing, and sharing solutions to take robust action against corruption and violence throughout their own operations and the supply chain. All business should V Consider the leadership qualities and interconnectedness of your action, including.. take action against corruption and violence, including by implementing strong whistleblowing and anti-bribery and corruption policies. Leading companies Intentionality: zero tolerance for corruption and violence driven from go further and extend their commitments to multiple tiers of the supply chain. the top levels of management are crucial for creating a corporate culture This requires tools and frameworks for robust supply chain management required for fighting corruption and violence across all activities and transparency of financial flows. Business can also advance Goal 16 by Ambition: ambitious action against corruption and violence should show controlling the way in which products and services, including financial services, the way and inspire other companies to step up their efforts as well. This are used by its customers. usually means that action extends well beyond own operations to cover multiple tiers of the value chain, with high levels of transparency and Example practice traceability. . A textiles company adopts robust supply chain traceability practices to Accountability: accountability is essential in the context of action against identify corruption and/or potential human rights violations in its overseas corruption and violence, as companies should monitor and report on factories and develops a plan for redressal or disengagement as appropriate. It progress so as to be continuously and publicly accountable. shares good practice with industry peers on how to disengage, and advocates for Interconnectedness: action against corruption and violence can supply chain regulation and standards contribute to decent work (Goal 8), health (Goal 3), and reducing . A furniture company partners with UNICEF to address child labour issues inequalities (Goal 10) in India; its program includes setting up child protection committees and addressing the root causes of child labour such as debt, poverty, lack of access to education, disability and ill health . A jewellery company develops careful partnerships with suppliers to ensure that strict labour and environmental standards are met in mining gems. It ensures that its supply chain is transparent and traceable, and donates a proportion of its profits to benefit communities harmed by dirty practices in the jewellery industry.BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 158 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG BUSINESS ACTION 2 INSTITUTIONS Work with government to strengthen institutions and increase respect and support for the rule of law Companies can, in close consultation with Governments and civil society, become leaders on increasing respect and support for the rule of law, and Consider the leadership qualities and building stronger, more accountable, and inclusive institutions that govern the interconnectedness of your action, including.. workplace, marketplace and community. Companies can bring capabilities that can significantly bolster government efforts. They can build organizational Collaboration: successful collaboration with governments involves capacity in the public sector where there are significant capacity gaps, understanding areas of need and opportunity for support contribute technological solutions such as information technology and data Accountability: actions needs to ensure that all risks of negative impacts analysis, and facilitate the development of legal and regulatory frameworks. on people and planet are accounted for. This is particularly pertinent in developing countries where there are many areas of need Example practice Interconnectedness: institution building and respect and support for the An IT company partners with industry peers to create a standard code of rule of law is fundamental to the achievement of all sdgs. conduct to address hate speech online. This commits them to efforts to tackle illegal hate speech online and to develop internal procedures and staff training. The IT companies work with government and civil society to identify and promote counter-narratives, new ideas and initiatives, and support educational programs that encourage critical thinking consistent with fundamental human rights. A shipping company creates a maritime anti-corruption network that helps companies identify and addresses vulnerable elements in maritime processes where corruption is prone to take place. The network collaborates with local Governments and other actors to identify and mitigate the root causes of corruption in the industry. A global insurance company established a fund with a mission to support projects that advance the rule of law. The fund's initiatives include support for the development of civil legal codes in emerging economies, training and support of domestic judges and fairer procedures for detained migrants and juveniles.ILIJIPI'IIHT Full IIISIIESS LIIIIERSIIP ON THE 5035 15' 1 PEACE. .IJSTIBE Mil] STliNli IHSTITLIIIDMS .3; BUSINESS ACTION 3 Work with government andfor international institutions in areas of conflict and humanitarian crises to contribute to peace and institution building Companies that work in. or source from areas of conflict and humanitarian crises must conduct business with great care. They have a responsibility to make substantial efforts to respect and support human rights in the context of their end-toend operations and are encouraged wherever possible. to appeal to international institutions and the embassy of a business' home country to understand whether there is hard evidence that a particular state is engaging in crimes against humanity. Beyond that. there is scope for businesses to become Leaders by supporting working with Governments. peace building and institution building organizations. This could include the provision of technologies. skills. Logistical solutions. and security services. taking care that their contribution does not cross into domains that are exclusively the remit of government. Example practice - A shipping company dedicates a materially significant proportion of its fleet towards identifying and rescuing refugees on precarious boats. It works with Local government authorities. NGOs. and multilateral agencies to rehabilitate the refugees in a manner consistent with international law and good practice - A gLobaL technology company and its corporate partners work with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCRt to design and deploy a registration system for refugees from conflict. many of whom had been stripped of all identification documents. The database is used in the distribution of aid and assists in searching for and reuniting separated families Consider the leadershlp qualltles and interconnectedness of your action, including.- Collaboration: action can only be Leading if essential stakeholders for resolution of conflicts and crises are involved. including government and international institutions, as well as ngos. civil society organisations. and other companies. Accountahllity: action in areas of conict and humanitarian crises must be fully accountable, with attention for identifying. monitoring. and managing risks of negative impacts on human rights in affected communities and providing opportunities for redress. lnterconnactadness: contributing to addressing conicts and humanitarian crises, and helping to build institutions. can strongly contribute to peopleoriented Goals including no poverty {Goal 1). zero hunger {Goal 2). and good health and wellbeing {Goal 3}. BLUEPRINT FOR BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ON THE SDGS 16 PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG ISTITUTIONS References SDG Compass UN Global Compact Industry Matrix Global Opportunity Explorer Navigating the Goals: a business guide to engaging with the UN Global Goals SDG Reporting - An Analysis of the Goals and Targets Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, Goal 16 Global Peace Index 2017 World Governance Indicators UNGC Business for the Rule of Law Advancing the SDGs by Supporting Peace: How Business can Contribute Guidance on Responsible Business in Conflict-Affected & High-Risk Areas