ESG School Symposium 2024

To strike a balance between sustainability and profitability, the adoption and implementation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) frameworks into future economic blueprints is essential.

ESG School Symposium will feature workshops, panels, and presentations by ESG advocates who envision a world where international investment contributes to sustainable development.

NASDAQ and the team overseeing NASDAQ-100 ESG Index will present their latest research and insights.

Building Sustainable Cities Beyond 2030

Join us on September 26th at Liverpool’s iconic St George’s Hall as we discuss the future of sustainable property development and construction.

Learn about innovative solutions and strategies to create sustainable, fair and resilient cities for the next generation.

Co-hosted by 2030hub and the Liverpool City Region Sustainable Property Group, this is a key event in the Liverpool Climate Week and Global Goals Week Liverpool calendar. The event is due to run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. BST (local time).

Ceres at Climate Week

Join Ceres for a two-day residency at the Nest Climate Campus featuring a mainstage program and more than a dozen panels, roundtables, and breakout sessions. Topics will cover the latest trends in sustainable business leadership, the evolving climate disclosure landscape, best practices for transition planning in high-emitting sectors, Paris-aligned responsible policy engagement, investor expectations for water and nature stewardship, and much more. Participants will explore the business challenges and opportunities in the transition to a cleaner, more just, and sustainable economy.

Future of Technology Forum

Technology holds the key to resolving the issues we face in an ever increasingly “polycrisis”. We require a thriving community of young innovators & entrepreneurs who pursues ideas with a passion for world-changing impact.

The Forum will feature speakers addressing societal challenges through research and education at the intersection of technology, business and policy.

MIT College of Computing and Microsoft will co-host the Forum.

OpenAI at UNGA 2024

OpenAI looks forward to contributing to the important conversations at UNGA by hosting a day of events – including demos, panel discussions, and receptions. More details to come.

Let’s Make Housing its Own SDG: Rescuing Housing in the Post-2030 Agenda

In this discussion, city officials and housing leaders will provide recommendations to revise and rescue SDG 11 or create an entirely new SDG focused solely on housing. This event will raise a call to collaborative action for a post-2030 agenda that centers the urgent need for safe, resilient housing for all, elevating the voices and needs of vulnerable populations living in low-income communities and address the underrepresentation of these communities in policy spaces.

Global Goals Challenge 2024

The Global Goals Challenge is call-to-innovation competition which advances Agenda 2030 and promotes long-term sustainable development.

If you are between the ages of 15 – 24, join the Global Goals Challenge and become an entrepreneur by applying science, technology and heart to tackle the world’s most pressing issues.

Stanford University and Mastercard Foundation are patrons and sponsors of the Challenge.

SDG Innovation Challenge 2024

The SDG Innovation Challenge is a virtual ideation marathon for young African community practitioners looking to further sustainable development in their community while contributing to the SDGs globally. The SDG Innovation Challenge was created as a pan-African ideation space for young people to come together in developing and connecting practical solution ideas for challenges faced by their local communities at the grassroots level.

Unlocking People Power: Why investing in local leadership development will accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

Join the Africa Leadership Institute, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Health Corps, Lemann Foundation, Teach For All and WomenLift Health and members of the People First Community, for an in-person conversation on how we can transform both the who and the how of local leadership in service of lasting transformation. Through both a panel discussion and spotlight talks, we’ll hear the perspectives from established and emerging leaders in education, health, and gender.

Future of Influence Forum

With influence comes responsibility, and collaborative action across sectors could help solve society’s most complex challenges.

The path to becoming an effective change agent is often circular, not linear: when a cycle ends, a new one begins. In this respect, Future of Influence empowers youth to embark on a never-ending journey of learning.

Join experts from the Rockefeller Foundation and Ogilvy and learn how best to harness our limited resources for maximum impact and influence.

Semana Global de #AcciónXODS 2024 Unidos para Actuar

For the ninth consecutive year, MY World Mexico and the UN SDG Action Campaign organize the Global Week to #Act4SDGs to commemorate the anniversary of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development and the SDGs through a week of in-person and virtual activation where people and organizations from all sectors accelerate moments and activities that promote sustainable development. It’s a joint call for accelerated action of Peace for Sustainable Development

Globally rooted, locally led culture and heritage approaches

Culture and heritage shape how we connect with others, how we see the challenges around us, and how we choose to respond to them.

This event will explore the crucial role of local actors and actions for supporting sustainable development by showcasing how local cultural and heritage projects help address global challenges, with a focus on climate change.

SDG Impact Award – Launch Event

InnerView and United Nations Association USA officially launch the 8th Annual SDG Youth Impact Awards.

This year-long journey offers opportunities for US High School students and communities to be recognized for personal action for the SDGs. In 2023-24 more than 18,000 students earned honors and delivered progress to create a better world for all.

SDG Challenge Miami 2024

The SDG Challenge Miami is a student competition that delivers a transformational journey to mobilize companies, organizations, universities, and students to advance the UN SDGs and contribute to the region’s sustainable growth. The Challenge serves as a platform to activate college students to critically think about present-day sustainability topics and stimulates action to work together with leading companies in South Florida.

Planet Positive 2030 Miami

Accountable Impact in collaboration with IEEE, the world’s largest Technological Association focused on Advancing Technology for Humanity, Miami Dade College Earth Ethics Institute is launching Planet Positive 2030 Miami. Miami community members will come together to Imagine the Future We Can Build Together for how a “Planet Positive” Miami will look in 2030 in alignment with the UN SDGs.

8th Annual Blockchain Central UNGA

Global Blockchain Business Council’s 8th Annual Blockchain Central UNGA takes place alongside the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the Offices of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) in New York City. Blockchain Central UNGA brings together thought leaders and changemakers across blockchain, government, technology, and industry to examine how we can leverage blockchain-powered solutions to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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Future of Technology Forum 2025

Technology holds the key to resolving the issues we face in an ever increasingly “polycrisis”. We require a thriving community of young innovators & entrepreneurs who pursues ideas with a passion for world-changing impact.

The Forum will feature speakers addressing societal challenges through research and education at the intersection of technology, business and policy.

MIT College of Computing and Microsoft will co-host the Forum.

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Impact State of Mind – Investing in the Green Economy

Register your interest for being a part of a full day of groundbreaking content, deliberation, networking, and co-creation with a diversity of investors and other funders in the sustainability and impact spaces.

​By registering your interest for the day, you will be provided with individual signup links for each session as they become available, with detailed content and speaker information.

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Ghana House

Impact Hub Accra will take over Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area for a full day of Ghana-focused networking, issue focused round-table and panel discussions (SDGs), and united calls for action. West African food provided! Register your interest now to get full updates on the schedule as it becomes available in August.

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