Lichia Yiu & Raymond Saner, published in Ruël, H. (ed.), 2017, International Business Diplomacy: How Can Multinational Corporations Deal with Global Challenges? Vol. 19. of the book series: Advanced Series in Management, P. 35-58.
The SDGs in fact means transforming all countries and actors in all spheres of human existence in an integrated and coherent manner. This transformative journey will not be incremental, but rather disruptive and demands fresh new thinking and smart system redesign. The private sector has been recognised as a leading player in this endeavour that could and should contribute to the success of SDG implementation due to its comparative excellence in process design, management know-how, control of resources and global outreach.
To ensure a healthy functioning of diverse formal and informal partnerships, business diplomats will have a central role to play in safeguarding the integrity of multiple interfaces with internal and external multistakeholders. Business diplomacy shall ensure timely consultations and seek feedback from their constituent stakeholders while at the same time doing their best to get their company to contribute to the SDGs.
