Abstract
The 2030 agenda for sustainable development is a plan with global implications, and the international community expects the nations that have signed it to devote all of their resources. The subject of the chapter is research on the implementation of the agenda 2030 on sustainable development, in the Republic of Serbia. The accomplishment of the sustainable adopted goals, which aim to promote honorable labor, an inclusive economy, and other aspects that might lead to a better society, is crucial for Serbia. The main goal of the chapter is to establish, based on certain indicators, whether and to what extent the Republic of Serbia has embarked on the path of sustainable development. Since almost half of the time allotted for achieving sustainability goals has already passed, the authors wish to emphasize the urgency of ensuring the necessary preconditions for the implementation of Agenda 2030 in the Republic of Serbia and progress towards achieving it, in cooperation with the public and private sectors, the academic community, civil society organizations, and citizens.
TopIntroduction
In 2015, the United Nations held a summit in New York in September, at which resolution A/RES/70/1 - Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Forum for responsible business) was adopted. The Agenda for Sustainable Development until 2030 represents a strategy that has a universal character. The agenda consists of 17 goals, which are: world without poverty, world without hunger, health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitary conditions, affordable energy from clean sources, dignified work and economic growth, industries - innovations - infrastructure, reducing inequality, sustainable cities, and communities, responsible consumption and production, preserving the climate, preserving the aquatic world, preserving life on Earth, peace-justice-strong institutions, partnering to the goal (Taghipour, 2014). The listed goals include three dimensions of sustainability: the economic category in terms of growth, the social dimension in terms of inclusion, and environmental protection as an ecological dimension (Figure 1). The United Nations agenda represents a global framework for achieving goals that are extremely important for the Republic of Serbia.
Figure 1. Sustainability and the three pillars of sustainable development
Key Terms in this Chapter
VAT -: Value Edit Tax - is a general consumption tax that is calculated and paid on the delivery of goods and the provision of services, in all stages of production and circulation of goods and services, as well as on the import of goods
NALED: ( Serbian: Nacionalna alijansa za lokalni ekonomski razvoj) is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan association of companies, municipalities and civil society organizations that work together to create better conditions for life and work in Serbia.
UN DESA –: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs assists nations in overcoming their economic, social, and environmental issues.
R&D: Research and Development is an activity that businesses engage in to create new goods, procedures, or services or to enhance those that already exist.
CPI: The Consumer Price Index is an indicator of the average price change of all products and services used by households for consumption purposes.
PPP: Purchasing Power Parity is the ratio of general price indices among countries that serve to correct official exchange rates.
EC: The European Commission is a political and main executive body - it is conceived as a body that acts so that its decision-making is independent of the will of the member states (supranational character).
UNCTAD: Promoting the interests of developing nations in international commerce is the mission of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, an inetrgovernmental institution an housed inside the United Nations Secretariat.
SDG: Sustainable development Goals se odnose na najvece razvojne izazove sa kojima se suocavaju ljudi u celom svetu. Gobalni poziv na akciju, kako bi se sprecilo siromaštvo, zaštitila životnu sredinu i klimu, i osiguralo da svi ljudi žive u miru i prosperitetu.