SDG Leadership Series
Accelerating progress through collaboration forums.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the world a roadmap for the future we all want. However while the initial launch of the Global Goals has captured the imagination of a number of businesses, governments, multilateral organisations, NGOs and parts of the media, there is a great deal more awareness and engagement required to build the groundswell needed to deliver on the 2030 targets.
Our latest GlobeScan SustainAbility Survey shows that only 13% of experts believe that we’ve made good progress on Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (Goal #9). And only nine percent of experts rate the private sector as having a positive contribution on the SDGs so far.
At GlobeScan we believe that we need more leadership to inform, inspire and catalyse collective action across different sectors. In response to the challenges and to seize the opportunity that the SDGs present we have launched this SDG Leadership Series as our contribution to help scale engagement and foster more actions around the Global Goals to collectively bring us a step closer to operationalising the SDGs.
Each SDG Forum will provide the opportunity for experts and opinion leaders from around the world to come together to discuss and collaborate on each SDG in a real-time moderated online discussion.
Find out more about GlobeScan and our work here.
“Achieving the Global Goals would create a world that is comprehensively sustainable: socially fair; environmentally secure; economically prosperous; inclusive; and more predictable.”
- Better Business, Better World: Business and Sustainable Development Commission (BSDC)
Johnson & Johnson Goal 3 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored how to build capacity and empower women in the health workforce, particularly in low-and middle-income countries. Drawing on comments from more than 200 attendees from 34 countries, this report and infographic summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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AB InBev Goal 6 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored watershed security, water use efficiency and water access, with a focus on new ideas and how we can reach scale in these critical areas. Drawing on comments from more than 159 attendees from 32 countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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3M Goal 8 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored the future of work, the ways in which it is changing, and the obstacles and solutions in closing the skills gap. Drawing on comments from more than 125 attendees from 17 countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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VMware Goal 9 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored the critical role technology innovation and digital infrastructure can play in achieving the United Nations’ ambitious 2030 goals, and the technology industry’s opportunity to help drive resilient and sustainable economic and environmental development. Drawing on comments from more than 150 attendees from 30+ countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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TD Bank Group Goal 11 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored the critical role that green infrastructure and urban green spaces can play in building sustainable cities and communities. Drawing on comments from more than 150 attendees from 19 countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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C&A Foundation Goal 12 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored how we can accelerate our transition to a circular economy - at pace and scale - inside and outside the fashion industry. Drawing on comments from more than 250 attendees from 33 countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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Nomad Foods / Marine Stewardship Council Goal 14 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored the critical role that protection and restoration of ocean biodiversity can play in achieving the UN’s ambitious 2030 goals, and how different stakeholders can help ensure healthy and productive oceans for both economic and environmental sustainable development. Drawing on comments from more than 220 attendees from 30+ countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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Anglo American Goal 16 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions explored the role of businesses and other stakeholders in making progress on SDG 16, which aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Drawing on comments from more than 80 attendees from 18 countries, this report summarizes the discussions and identifies key challenges and priorities for action.
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Unilever Goal 17 Forum Summary Report
Our discussions focussed on the impact partnerships can have in the provision of new models of financing the Goals and in empowering small-scale social entrepreneurs to scale up innovations to help achieve the SDGs. We’ve analysed more than 1,150 comments and examples of partnerships and have summarised the findings in this Report which is available to download.
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