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Veda Textiles Ltd, a listed Indian company, wants to align its CSR portfolio with a global agenda adopted by all UN member states in 2015 that sets 17 goals to be achieved by 2030. Which framework is it referring to?

The framework is the Sustainable Development Goals under the 2030 Agenda, adopted by all UN member states in 2015. It sets 17 goals to be met by 2030. The earlier Millennium Development Goals had eight goals and covered 2000 to 2015.

  1. AMillennium Development Goals
  2. BSustainable Development Goals under the 2030 AgendaCorrect
  3. CKyoto Protocol targets
  4. DParis Agreement nationally determined contributions

Explanation

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by UN member states in 2015, contains 17 SDGs with a 2030 target date. The Millennium Development Goals were the earlier 2000-2015 framework with eight goals, so they do not fit the description.

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