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Exploring Sustainability Science, the Agenda 2030, and the UN SDGs from the Social Sustainability Handprint Perspective

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Sustainable development and sustainability encompass a strong focus on the advancement of more sustainable societies, social sustainability, and overall well-being of people now and in the future. These goals also include a strong focus on society/social-environment relationships and interfaces to promote sustainable development of both people and the planet. This study applies a qualitative research approach to the exploration of sustainability science, the UN SDGs, and the Agenda 2030 from the social sustainability handprint perspective. It aims at identifying key elements, approaches, and development focus areas within these frameworks and at suggesting associated implications for social sustainability handprint development including society/social-environment relationships and interfaces. The social sustainability handprint concept is approached from the sustainable development and sustainability perspective, and it is about dynamic positive actions, innovations and impacts towards sustainable development and sustainability created by organizations and individuals. The findings highlight the significant potential and the broadness and diversity of opportunities related to the development of social sustainability handprints and associated approaches including management and assessment of and creation of innovations, changes, actions, initiatives, and impacts to implement the social/societal sustainability priorities including social/society-environment relationships and interfaces acknowledged by sustainability science, the Agenda 2030, and the UN SDGs.

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This research was funded by the Kone Foundation, 202006340.

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Husgafvel, R. (2022). Exploring Sustainability Science, the Agenda 2030, and the UN SDGs from the Social Sustainability Handprint Perspective. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Doni, F., Salvia, A.L. (eds) Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68074-9_87-1

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