Editorial Embracing Complexity and Tensions to Advance Sustainable Managerial Practice

Abstract

In 2023, several progress reports were published to take stock of the mid-way progress toward the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. The results outlined in these reports are distressing: the assessment of the 140 targets under the SDGs shows that “only about 12% are on track; close to half, though showing progress, are moderately or severely off track, and some 30% have either seen no movement or regressed below the 2015 baseline” [United Nations, 2023]. This raises important questions: Are we doing enough to address the societal challenges we face? Have we adopted the suitable approaches, methods, and tools? Are there new approaches we can follow?