ABSTRACT

In global sustainability governance, many actors have emphasised the need for policy integration across the economic, social, and environmental dimensions. In 2015, the United Nations agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to advance such integration. But have international organisations responded to this call, and can we observe any integrative effect of the SDGs? We draw on International Relations theories that incorporate change in their analysis and develop an analytical framework to assess change through the lenses of ideas, norms, and institutions. We use this framework to assess sustainability-oriented change in the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO is traditionally an organisation with a primarily socio-economic mandate and hence an ideal case to study whether the SDGs had any impact after 2015 in strengthening the environmental dimension of sustainability in the ILO’s institutional settings and policy development. We focus on the 2010–2019 period and conduct a systematic qualitative content analysis of primary documentary sources, complemented with expert interviews and data on operational developments. The paper concludes that there is a significant yet instrumental greening trend in the ILO’s approach to sustainable development, but also a bidirectional influence between the ILO and the SDGs.

摘要

在全球可持续性治理中，许多参与者都强调需要在经济、社会和环境层面进行政策整合。2015 年，联合国商定了 17 个可持续发展目标 (SDG) 以推进这种整合。但国际组织是否响应了这一呼吁，我们能否观察到可持续发展目标的任何综合效应？我们借鉴国际关系理论，将变化纳入其分析，并开发一个分析框架，通过思想、规范和制度的视角来评估变化。我们使用此框架来评估国际劳工组织 (ILO) 中以可持续性为导向的变革。国际劳工组织传统上是一个主要承担社会经济使命的组织，因此是研究可持续发展目标在 2015 年后是否对加强国际劳工组织机构设置和政策制定中可持续性的环境层面产生任何影响的理想案例。我们专注于 2010-2019 年期间，对主要文献来源进行系统的定性内容分析，并辅以专家访谈和业务发展数据。该文件的结论是，国际劳工组织可持续发展方法中存在重要但有益的绿色化趋势，而且国际劳工组织与可持续发展目标之间存在双向影响。我们专注于 2010-2019 年期间，对主要文献来源进行系统的定性内容分析，并辅以专家访谈和业务发展数据。该文件的结论是，国际劳工组织可持续发展方法中存在重要但有益的绿色化趋势，而且国际劳工组织与可持续发展目标之间存在双向影响。我们专注于 2010-2019 年期间，对主要文献来源进行系统的定性内容分析，并辅以专家访谈和业务发展数据。该文件的结论是，国际劳工组织可持续发展方法中存在重要但有益的绿色化趋势，而且国际劳工组织与可持续发展目标之间存在双向影响。