Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University as well as president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and he has been an advisor to three UN secretaries-general.Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Vescovio, Italy, and former chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences.Owen Flanagan is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and codirector of the Center for Comparative Philosophy at Duke University.William Vendley is secretary general emeritus of Religions for Peace International and vice president and senior advisor for religion at the Fetzer Institute.Anthony Annett is a Gabelli Fellow at Fordham University and senior advisor at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.Jesse Thorson is program manager at the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University’s Earth Institute.

In Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development, religious leaders of many faiths and scholars of many disciplines address the ethics of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Their message is timely and hopeful: the world’s great religious and ethical traditions share the common commitment to end poverty, assure social justice, and achieve environmental sustainability. The world can indeed come together to build the Future We Want.

• Foreword, by Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch BartholomewIntroduction, by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Owen FlanaganPart I: Advancing the Common Good: Shared Virtues and Visions of Well-Being1. The Vision and Values of the Sustainable Development Goals, by Jeffrey D. Sachs2. A Social Movement to Make the Last First, by Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo3. Virtue Across Traditions: Common Ground?, by Owen Flanagan4. Secular Ethics, Moral Capital, and the Sustainable Development Goals, by Owen Flanagan5. The Current Resurgence of Interest in the Civil Economy Paradigm, by Stefano ZamagniPart II: Religious Traditions and the Common Good6. The Confucian Conception of the Common Good in Contemporary China, by Anna Sun7. Hinduism: “Consider the common good in all actions,” by Anantanand Rambachan8. Judaism and the Common Good, by David Rosen9. Buddhism and the Common Good, by Kyoichi Sugino10. Greek Orthodoxy and the Common Good, by John D. Zizioulas and Jesse Thorson11. Catholicism and the Common Good, by Daniel G. Groody12. Islam and the Common Good, by Hamza YusufPart III: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Poverty13. The Challenge of Global Poverty, by Jeffrey D. Sachs14. Ethical Actions to End Poverty, by Anthony Annett15. Community-Based Poverty Reduction, by Jennifer Gross16. Judaism and Poverty, by David RosenPart IV: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Peace17. On Peace and a Moral Framework for Statecraft, by Jeffrey D. Sachs18. Advancing Shared Well-Being as a Multireligious Vision of Positive Peace, by William F. Vendley19. Building Peace: Strategies, Resources, and Religions, by R. Scott ApplebyPart V: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Migration20. The Drivers of Migration, by Jeffrey D. Sachs21. A Muslim Perspective on Refugees, by Hamza Yusuf22. Migration and Refugees: A Christian Perspective, by Daniel G. GroodyPart VI: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Businesses as Agents of Sustainable Development23. Toward a Laudato si’ Coherent Corporate Responsibility Management, by Klaus M. Leisinger24. Sustainable Investment and Ethics in Action, by Kerry Kennedy25. The Case for Business in Achieving the SDGs, by Jacqueline CorbelliPart VII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Education26. The Challenge of Education, by Jeffrey D. Sachs27. What Will It Take to Meet the Sustainable Development Goal for Education?, by Radhika Iyengar28. “Only Connect”: Neuroscience, Technology, and Global Literacy, by Maryanne WolfPart VIII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Climate Justice29. Climate Disruption: A Personal Journey Into the Ethical and Moral Issues, by Veerabhadran Ramanathan30. The Religious Case for Environmental Care, by Emmanuel Adamakis31. Health Justice Is Climate Justice, by Ted Smith and Christina Lee Brown32. Environmental Injustice: How Treaties Undermine the Right to a Healthy Environment, by Lisa Sachs, Ella Merrill, and Lise Johnson33. Ethics in Action and Divestment, by Erin LothesPart IX: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, and Access to Justice for the Poor and Vulnerable34. Actualizing Justice for the Poor, by Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo35. Multireligious Action Against Modern Slavery and Trafficking, by William F. Vendley36. Violence Against the Poor and Ethics in Action, by Sharon Cohn WuPart X: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Indigenous Peoples37. Care of the Earth, Care of the Soul: Indigenous Communities and Inner Climate Change, by T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin, Marie-Josée Tardif, and Daniel G. Groody38. Practical Approaches to Sustainable Development in Indigenous Communities and Traditional Populations of the Amazon, by Virgilio VianaPart XI: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Corruption39. Understanding and Combatting Corruption, by Sean Hagan40. The Role of Institutions in Fighting Corruption, by Jermyn BrooksPart XII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: The Future of Work41. Unions and the Future of Work, by Sharan Burrow42. The Coming AI Revolution: Is This Time Different?, by Carl Benedikt Frey43. Slow but Sure: Cooperatives and Integral Ecology, by Nathan Schneider44. The End of Work as We Know It: A Muslim Perspective, by Hamza YusufConclusion: Toward a Moral Economy, by Anthony Annett and Jesse ThorsonList of ContributorsIndex

Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University as well as president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and he has been an advisor to three UN secretaries-general.Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Vescovio, Italy, and former chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences.Owen Flanagan is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and codirector of the Center for Comparative Philosophy at Duke University.William Vendley is secretary general emeritus of Religions for Peace International and vice president and senior advisor for religion at the Fetzer Institute.Anthony Annett is a Gabelli Fellow at Fordham University and senior advisor at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.Jesse Thorson is program manager at the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University’s Earth Institute.

In Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development, religious leaders of many faiths and scholars of many disciplines address the ethics of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Their message is timely and hopeful: the world’s great religious and ethical traditions share the common commitment to end poverty, assure social justice, and achieve environmental sustainability. The world can indeed come together to build the Future We Want.

• Foreword, by Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch BartholomewIntroduction, by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Owen FlanaganPart I: Advancing the Common Good: Shared Virtues and Visions of Well-Being1. The Vision and Values of the Sustainable Development Goals, by Jeffrey D. Sachs2. A Social Movement to Make the Last First, by Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo3. Virtue Across Traditions: Common Ground?, by Owen Flanagan4. Secular Ethics, Moral Capital, and the Sustainable Development Goals, by Owen Flanagan5. The Current Resurgence of Interest in the Civil Economy Paradigm, by Stefano ZamagniPart II: Religious Traditions and the Common Good6. The Confucian Conception of the Common Good in Contemporary China, by Anna Sun7. Hinduism: “Consider the common good in all actions,” by Anantanand Rambachan8. Judaism and the Common Good, by David Rosen9. Buddhism and the Common Good, by Kyoichi Sugino10. Greek Orthodoxy and the Common Good, by John D. Zizioulas and Jesse Thorson11. Catholicism and the Common Good, by Daniel G. Groody12. Islam and the Common Good, by Hamza YusufPart III: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Poverty13. The Challenge of Global Poverty, by Jeffrey D. Sachs14. Ethical Actions to End Poverty, by Anthony Annett15. Community-Based Poverty Reduction, by Jennifer Gross16. Judaism and Poverty, by David RosenPart IV: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Peace17. On Peace and a Moral Framework for Statecraft, by Jeffrey D. Sachs18. Advancing Shared Well-Being as a Multireligious Vision of Positive Peace, by William F. Vendley19. Building Peace: Strategies, Resources, and Religions, by R. Scott ApplebyPart V: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Migration20. The Drivers of Migration, by Jeffrey D. Sachs21. A Muslim Perspective on Refugees, by Hamza Yusuf22. Migration and Refugees: A Christian Perspective, by Daniel G. GroodyPart VI: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Businesses as Agents of Sustainable Development23. Toward a Laudato si’ Coherent Corporate Responsibility Management, by Klaus M. Leisinger24. Sustainable Investment and Ethics in Action, by Kerry Kennedy25. The Case for Business in Achieving the SDGs, by Jacqueline CorbelliPart VII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Education26. The Challenge of Education, by Jeffrey D. Sachs27. What Will It Take to Meet the Sustainable Development Goal for Education?, by Radhika Iyengar28. “Only Connect”: Neuroscience, Technology, and Global Literacy, by Maryanne WolfPart VIII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Climate Justice29. Climate Disruption: A Personal Journey Into the Ethical and Moral Issues, by Veerabhadran Ramanathan30. The Religious Case for Environmental Care, by Emmanuel Adamakis31. Health Justice Is Climate Justice, by Ted Smith and Christina Lee Brown32. Environmental Injustice: How Treaties Undermine the Right to a Healthy Environment, by Lisa Sachs, Ella Merrill, and Lise Johnson33. Ethics in Action and Divestment, by Erin LothesPart IX: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, and Access to Justice for the Poor and Vulnerable34. Actualizing Justice for the Poor, by Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo35. Multireligious Action Against Modern Slavery and Trafficking, by William F. Vendley36. Violence Against the Poor and Ethics in Action, by Sharon Cohn WuPart X: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Indigenous Peoples37. Care of the Earth, Care of the Soul: Indigenous Communities and Inner Climate Change, by T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin, Marie-Josée Tardif, and Daniel G. Groody38. Practical Approaches to Sustainable Development in Indigenous Communities and Traditional Populations of the Amazon, by Virgilio VianaPart XI: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Corruption39. Understanding and Combatting Corruption, by Sean Hagan40. The Role of Institutions in Fighting Corruption, by Jermyn BrooksPart XII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: The Future of Work41. Unions and the Future of Work, by Sharan Burrow42. The Coming AI Revolution: Is This Time Different?, by Carl Benedikt Frey43. Slow but Sure: Cooperatives and Integral Ecology, by Nathan Schneider44. The End of Work as We Know It: A Muslim Perspective, by Hamza YusufConclusion: Toward a Moral Economy, by Anthony Annett and Jesse ThorsonList of ContributorsIndex

Jeffrey D. Sachs is University Professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University as well as president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and he has been an advisor to three UN secretaries-general.Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo is a Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Vescovio, Italy, and former chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences.Owen Flanagan is James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and codirector of the Center for Comparative Philosophy at Duke University.William Vendley is secretary general emeritus of Religions for Peace International and vice president and senior advisor for religion at the Fetzer Institute.Anthony Annett is a Gabelli Fellow at Fordham University and senior advisor at the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.Jesse Thorson is program manager at the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University’s Earth Institute.

In Ethics in Action for Sustainable Development, religious leaders of many faiths and scholars of many disciplines address the ethics of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Their message is timely and hopeful: the world’s great religious and ethical traditions share the common commitment to end poverty, assure social justice, and achieve environmental sustainability. The world can indeed come together to build the Future We Want.

• Foreword, by Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch BartholomewIntroduction, by Jeffrey D. Sachs and Owen FlanaganPart I: Advancing the Common Good: Shared Virtues and Visions of Well-Being1. The Vision and Values of the Sustainable Development Goals, by Jeffrey D. Sachs2. A Social Movement to Make the Last First, by Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo3. Virtue Across Traditions: Common Ground?, by Owen Flanagan4. Secular Ethics, Moral Capital, and the Sustainable Development Goals, by Owen Flanagan5. The Current Resurgence of Interest in the Civil Economy Paradigm, by Stefano ZamagniPart II: Religious Traditions and the Common Good6. The Confucian Conception of the Common Good in Contemporary China, by Anna Sun7. Hinduism: “Consider the common good in all actions,” by Anantanand Rambachan8. Judaism and the Common Good, by David Rosen9. Buddhism and the Common Good, by Kyoichi Sugino10. Greek Orthodoxy and the Common Good, by John D. Zizioulas and Jesse Thorson11. Catholicism and the Common Good, by Daniel G. Groody12. Islam and the Common Good, by Hamza YusufPart III: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Poverty13. The Challenge of Global Poverty, by Jeffrey D. Sachs14. Ethical Actions to End Poverty, by Anthony Annett15. Community-Based Poverty Reduction, by Jennifer Gross16. Judaism and Poverty, by David RosenPart IV: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Peace17. On Peace and a Moral Framework for Statecraft, by Jeffrey D. Sachs18. Advancing Shared Well-Being as a Multireligious Vision of Positive Peace, by William F. Vendley19. Building Peace: Strategies, Resources, and Religions, by R. Scott ApplebyPart V: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Migration20. The Drivers of Migration, by Jeffrey D. Sachs21. A Muslim Perspective on Refugees, by Hamza Yusuf22. Migration and Refugees: A Christian Perspective, by Daniel G. GroodyPart VI: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Businesses as Agents of Sustainable Development23. Toward a Laudato si’ Coherent Corporate Responsibility Management, by Klaus M. Leisinger24. Sustainable Investment and Ethics in Action, by Kerry Kennedy25. The Case for Business in Achieving the SDGs, by Jacqueline CorbelliPart VII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Education26. The Challenge of Education, by Jeffrey D. Sachs27. What Will It Take to Meet the Sustainable Development Goal for Education?, by Radhika Iyengar28. “Only Connect”: Neuroscience, Technology, and Global Literacy, by Maryanne WolfPart VIII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Climate Justice29. Climate Disruption: A Personal Journey Into the Ethical and Moral Issues, by Veerabhadran Ramanathan30. The Religious Case for Environmental Care, by Emmanuel Adamakis31. Health Justice Is Climate Justice, by Ted Smith and Christina Lee Brown32. Environmental Injustice: How Treaties Undermine the Right to a Healthy Environment, by Lisa Sachs, Ella Merrill, and Lise Johnson33. Ethics in Action and Divestment, by Erin LothesPart IX: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Modern Slavery, Human Trafficking, and Access to Justice for the Poor and Vulnerable34. Actualizing Justice for the Poor, by Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo35. Multireligious Action Against Modern Slavery and Trafficking, by William F. Vendley36. Violence Against the Poor and Ethics in Action, by Sharon Cohn WuPart X: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Indigenous Peoples37. Care of the Earth, Care of the Soul: Indigenous Communities and Inner Climate Change, by T8aminik (Dominique) Rankin, Marie-Josée Tardif, and Daniel G. Groody38. Practical Approaches to Sustainable Development in Indigenous Communities and Traditional Populations of the Amazon, by Virgilio VianaPart XI: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: Corruption39. Understanding and Combatting Corruption, by Sean Hagan40. The Role of Institutions in Fighting Corruption, by Jermyn BrooksPart XII: An Ethical Consensus on Sustainable Development: The Future of Work41. Unions and the Future of Work, by Sharan Burrow42. The Coming AI Revolution: Is This Time Different?, by Carl Benedikt Frey43. Slow but Sure: Cooperatives and Integral Ecology, by Nathan Schneider44. The End of Work as We Know It: A Muslim Perspective, by Hamza YusufConclusion: Toward a Moral Economy, by Anthony Annett and Jesse ThorsonList of ContributorsIndex