Implementation of General Sustainability Objectives as Tools to Improve the Environmental Performance of Industry

This article examines the implementation of Swedish national environmental quality objectives and discusses what can be learned for equivalent process set global UN 2030 goals (SDGs), established in 2015. The empirical basis is a study on 50 large companies Sweden their use these policy formulation. SDGs are crafted with broader approach than objectives. Therefore, probably better reflect agenda business community since they have character, cover whole spectrum important sustainability issues provide mutual worldwide. More 90 percent explicitly committed themselves to SDGs, only 1–2 years after were published, whereas similar commitments hardly exist objectives, even 20 establishment. A majority this know about actively endorsed them, started adjust activities accordingly. In end, results endorsements remain seen.