Goal 17 Partners
Private Sector Leaders for the SDGs
Each spring, the World Bank Group hosts its bi-annual meeting in partnership with the International Monetary Fund to discuss progress on the work of these institutions and to foster dialogue for the challenges ahead. This year, the central topic was...
The year 2020 will certainly go down as one of the most unprecedented years in recent history, with the COVID-19 pandemic altering the lives and livelihoods of people across the world and turning what was meant to be the start...
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While a small number of countries have made substantial progress in rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to their populations, the inequity of distribution reminds us that we are still a far way off from achieving the more prosperous and equitable future...
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“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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“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...
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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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