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The Continuum of Driving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Digital Leadership and Purpose-led Talent Acquisition

Chief Digital, Data & Transformation Officer, Vodafone
Business Manager
Vodafone
Alex Carter
Communications Manager
Vodafone
Received: 16 June 2023Revised: 3 October 2023Accepted: 4 October 2023Published: 30 December 2023
Purpose

The aim of this paper is to show how adopting a digital mindset is the key for organisations and governments to close the gap on sustainability targets and support efforts to meet each of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Design/Methodology/Approach

New strategies, ways of working and business models are discussed. Also ways to help people understand the new landscape, and equip leaders and their teams with the digital mindset, skills, and knowledge to deliver these new business outcomes.

Findings

The paper found that for these business outcomes to be successful, people need support to embrace the digital transformation. It is only with the right balance of push and pull strategy that meaningful transformation succeeds. Keywords: Digital Leadership; Human Capital; Purpose-Led Talent; Sustainable Development; Organisational Sustainability.

Keywords
Digital LeadershipHuman CapitalPurpose-Led TalentSustainable DevelopmentOrganisational Sustainability
Citation

Salah, M., Clarke, J. and Carter, A. (2023) “The Continuum of Driving the UN Sustainable Development Goals through Digital Leadership and Purpose-led Talent Acquisition”, in World Sustainable Development Outlook 2023, Vol. 19, pp. 21–27 (London, UK: WASD).