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.
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).
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to the world’s first activist 5v5 football tournament. GGWCup is an all-women 5v5 football tournament for the Global Goals. To qualify as a team, you have to choose one of the 17 UN Global Goals to play and take action for. Details and match day schedule will be revealed soon.
Please reach out to GGWCUP co-founder Majken Gilmartin and Rise for Good team, to hear more about the opportunities to join the coalition of sports for sustainable development in Amman, Jordan in 2020.
SDSN’s Global Solutions Forum brings together sustainable development experts from around the world to showcase how they are implementing local initiatives that are advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
In 2020, SDSN will take this initiative to the next level, with an innovative event alongside the United Nations General Assembly and the International Conference for Sustainable Development to showcase the eight best solutions coming from SDSNs National and Regional Networks.
The SDG Action Zone is the foremost collaborative space for engaging world leaders and emerging leaders to supercharge and accelerate solutions for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Over the course of three days during the UN General Assembly on 22-24 September, the SDG Action Zone will convene leading thinkers, actors, creators, and activists through frank debate, challenging discussions, inspiring showcases and interactive exhibitions to drive the exponential change so needed for people and our planet.
A fully virtual SDG Action Zone has the power to create a more transparent, open, and inclusive UN General Assembly The programme will be crowd-sourced through a call for sessions, talks and creative content from people and key actors around the world.
A combination of live broadcasts and online sessions, the SDG Action Zone will provide space for deeper conversations, collaboration and experiences on three core areas for accelerating action on the Goals: People, Planet and Partnerships.
The International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) provides a forum for academia, government, civil society, UN agencies, and the private sector to come together to share practical solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ICSD brings together professionals from the private sector, academia, government, and civil society, along with students from the world’s top universities. They welcome participants from all sectors and experience levels.
