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Foreword
Introductory Messages
DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE
PEOPLE AND CONTEXTS
Law and Business
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
PLANET AND SUSTAINABILITY
Awards
Lead Researchers
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LAW AND BUSINESS
The legal system of a country provides rules and legal mechanisms that protect companies, groups and individuals.
In order to ensure their effective contribution to the SDGs, businesses need to make appropriate linkages between the goals, in order to contribute to economic growth and the well-being of individuals and communities. For example, a focus on economic growth alone may not result in the well-being of workers, or be to the benefit of communities and society, and hence the importance of legal mechanisms in advancing social justice and fair business practices.
