13.10 Individual Matter: Jeffrey Sachs
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13.10 Individual Matter: Jeffrey Sachs
Sachs is a famous professor of economics and leader in sustainable development
(see Fig. 13.3). His monthly newspaper columns make appearances in at least 100
nations. Sachs is also a co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, a prize in
recognition for his contribution in environmental leadership and sustainability. Time
Magazine also named him number two among the 100 most influential leaders
in the world. The New York Times also referred to him as “probably the most
important economist in the world.” Currently, he is the Director of the Centre for
Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is also a Special Advisor to
the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sustainable Development Goals.
Previously, he has advised the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on
the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals (Sachs
2012). He also advised Kofi Annan while he was still UN Secretary-General on
the Millennium Development Goals. Currently, he serves as Director of the UN
Sustainable Development Solutions Network that is led by the UN SecretaryGeneral. He is a Founder and Chair of SDG US, a Non-Government Organization
initiative to enhance Sustainable Development Goal ideas in the US. The work he
has carried out in these fields has made him visit more than 125 nations.
Furthermore, Sachs is the author and editor of numerous books, some of
which are New York Times bestsellers: The Price of Civilization (2011), The
End of Poverty (2005) and Common Wealth: Economics Crowded Planet (2008).
Fig. 13.3 Jeffrey Sachs
during the 2011 World
Economic Forum on East
Asia in Cologny, Switzerland,
Source: Columbia University
(2011)
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13.10 Individual Matter: Jeffrey Sachs
Sachs is a famous professor of economics and leader in sustainable development
(see Fig. 13.3). His monthly newspaper columns make appearances in at least 100
nations. Sachs is also a co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, a prize in
recognition for his contribution in environmental leadership and sustainability. Time
Magazine also named him number two among the 100 most influential leaders
in the world. The New York Times also referred to him as “probably the most
important economist in the world.” Currently, he is the Director of the Centre for
Sustainable Development at Columbia University. He is also a Special Advisor to
the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sustainable Development Goals.
Previously, he has advised the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on
the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals (Sachs
2012). He also advised Kofi Annan while he was still UN Secretary-General on
the Millennium Development Goals. Currently, he serves as Director of the UN
Sustainable Development Solutions Network that is led by the UN SecretaryGeneral. He is a Founder and Chair of SDG US, a Non-Government Organization
initiative to enhance Sustainable Development Goal ideas in the US. The work he
has carried out in these fields has made him visit more than 125 nations.
Furthermore, Sachs is the author and editor of numerous books, some of
which are New York Times bestsellers: The Price of Civilization (2011), The
End of Poverty (2005) and Common Wealth: Economics Crowded Planet (2008).
Fig. 13.3 Jeffrey Sachs
during the 2011 World
Economic Forum on East
Asia in Cologny, Switzerland,
Source: Columbia University
(2011)