Goal 17 Partners
Private Sector Leaders for the SDGs
“We need a shift in our economic model that places nature and the world’s transition to net zero at the heart of how we operate, prioritizing the pursuit of sustainable, inclusive growth in the decades to come.” HRH The Prince of...
“You want to be doing a few things right rather than a lot of things superficially.” — Christy Pham, Senior Principal, British Columbia Investment Management Co. In the Building Bridges Webinar, co-hosted by Goal 17 Partners, The Fletcher School at Tufts University,...
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“I challenge you to see the world through new eyes,” — Conference founder Michael Milken in his opening remarks. After twice postponing the conference due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 23rd annual Milken Institute Global Conference took place from October 12th – 21st under the theme...
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Reflecting on the first-ever virtual UN General Assembly high-level debate in the organization’s 75-year history, the community committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals used the moment to bring new voices and leaders into the fold, and to re-energize and...
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As our world becomes increasingly more aware of the threat that the climate crisis poses, players from the private sector are taking action to help change our collective trajectory. Leaders in this space are coming together to find ways to...
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Goal 17 Partners is excited to join over 100 partners as part of this year’s Global Goals Week Coalition. Global Goals Week is an annual week of action, awareness, and accountability for the SDGs. From September 18-26, the coalition will mobilize...
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We hope you are well as we hit the 6-month mark of events that certainly changed our lives and ways of working forever. As we approach what will be a very different UN General Assembly – the first fully virtual...
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The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting impacts on the 17 SDGs and has implications for people, businesses, and the environment worldwide, according to the UN SDG Progress Report (E/2020/57). To name a few impacts: the pandemic is reversing the current...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a shift in many of the norms of our lives, including the ways we work. To adjust to these changes, employees have developed new skills and employers have had to rethink their strategies for recruiting...
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In the second in a series of three online discussions Goal 17 Partners hosted in collaboration with Global Perspectives as part, Susan Myers moderated a discussion on gender equality with the following panelists: Yumiko Murakami of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Aragon St Charles of Hogan Lovells, Mihoko Kashiwakura of...
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Goal 17 Partners, in collaboration with Global Perspectives, hosted a series of online discussions the week of July 20-21, 2020. The aim of these discussions was to highlight and support the sustainability movement in Asia and drive continued momentum around equality and diversity....
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Goal 17 Partners joined the UN Global Compact for their 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit featuring 26 hours of continuous programming. Goal 17 Partners hosted a panel entitled “Sustainability Leadership in Japan in a COVID-19 World.” The panel focused on challenges facing Japan...
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Mike Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute, and Scott Minerd, Chairman of Investments and Global CIO, Guggenheim Partners, discuss the pathway forward from COVID-19 and its long-term implications on society and the economy. You can watch their fireside chat by...
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