Sep 16, 2015 · 3 challenges facing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals How much has global poverty fallen over the past 25 years? Author: Stéphanie Thomson is an editor at the World Economic Forum. I mage: A boy touches a 45-metre (148-feet) long wall lighted by colour rays at an exhibition hall in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei province May 1, 2007.

Jul 30, 2024 · The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are moving us toward a prosperous, equitable and sustainable world — but the road is not easy. To meet these lofty goals, the private sector must play a key role. A growing body of research is uncovering how the world's top companies are already aligning with the SDGs — and how others can follow suit.

Sep 23, 2024 · The United Nations' Summit of the Future is being held on 22-23 September 2024. World leaders have adopted a Pact for the Future that includes a Global Digital Compact and a Declaration on Future Generations. It comes as the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings (SDIM24) drive action towards the UN Sustainable …

Sep 15, 2015 · In late September, world leaders will meet at the United Nations in New York to adopt a new global plan of action for ending poverty, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). What are the SDGs? A set of 17 goals and 169 targets aimed at resolving the social, economic and environmental problems troubling the world.

Sep 18, 2023 · The Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) is a global platform of public, private, and philanthropic institutions with the ambition to scale and accelerate sustainable investments in developing countries and emerging markets, by creating the conditions for capital to flow where in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDIP …

Sep 16, 2021 · Supporting developing countries in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals. Promoting a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the WTO, as well as increasing developing countries’ exports and realizing duty-free and quota-free market access for lease developed countries (LDCs).

Sep 23, 2015 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …

Aug 31, 2017 · At a summit in 2015, the UN agreed a set of 17 sustainable development goals to transform the world for the better by 2030. Two years on, what progress has the world made?

Nov 13, 2023 · Beyond carbon reductions, the pivotal role of innovation, especially within early-stage startups, is crucial for addressing all 17 sustainable development goals. Although AI adoption is on the rise, addressing challenges that these ventures face, such as lack of funding and access to decision-makers, is imperative. UpLink AI innovators include:

Apr 24, 2023 · Attacks on civil participation threaten progress being made on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and must be tackled to meet the Agenda 2030 targets.