Journal Seventeen Nr. 2

The most tangible and pressing problems of the 21^st century are complex systemic issues. Addressing them requires deep structural changes within the socio-technical systems that constitute modern civilization. As financial capital is an important lever of change in such systems, the way in which we deploy capital affects our ability to accomplish the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. 

Partnership is positioned as central to meeting the targets of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals that make up the United Nations Agenda for 2030 with Goal 17, ‘Partnerships for the Goals’, often described as pivotal to the transformational efforts required for its realisation. In view of this, Goal 17’s limited vision of partnership and its potential contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is disappointing. 

Iberdrola, world leader in renewable energy has integrated the 2030 Agenda into its strategy and corporate governance system, making it the central axis in decision making. 

This article provides arguments to understand the rationale behind the use of cash transfers as a reference tool in humanitarian contexts.