As science continues to evolve, leveraging technology against the world’s top problems will be the key to success. As a youth-led think tank, Future of Sciences focuses on science and the people it most directly affects.
The Forum empowers all to recognize what we have in common with each other as the foundation for innovation, through research presentations and showcases.
We are close to the point of no return. Forum of the Future is a youth-led think tank for co-creating solutions addressing the world’s most pressing environmental issues.
To celebrate Global Goals Week, the Future of Sustainability forum will curate an intergenerational “think” and “do” programming to drive collective action towards sustainable development. Let us restore our Earth’s vitality together.
Goals House will be at Tavern on the Green to convene heads of state, business leaders, NGO’s, activists, thinkers and entrepreneurs to drive action and impact towards the Global Goals. This year promises another busy program with partners, including Bloomberg, HSBC, Bank of America, (RED), Google, Community Jameel, Holcim, Mastercard, Patch, Reckitt, IUCN, Youth Climate Justice Fund, the Gates Foundation and Bayer already lined up to host events, with many more conversations in progress.
The SDG Summit Curtain Raiser organized by the UN Foundation aims to set the stage for the SDG Summit in September 2023. This event is all about unlocking intergenerational power to work with and for young people, the changemakers of today and tomorrow, to influence the course of global action towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
It’s a chance to share your perspectives and ideas with influential policymakers, and young champions as they take the world stage at the SDG Summit. It’s an early preview into the SDG Summit program, and the opportunity to speak your truth and make an impact.
The Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act together have the potential to catalyze unprecedented investments in an advanced, clean economy—creating millions of good-paying jobs, reducing energy costs, strengthening U.S. competitiveness, and closing opportunity gaps for disadvantaged communities. These two landmark laws are already delivering results, with thousands of new jobs and billions of dollars in new investments in states across the country.
The time is now for every investor and company to detail the bold actions they are taking to achieve their climate goals, to support global efforts to limit average temperature rise to no more than 1.5 degrees, and to accelerate the transition to a net zero economy. We will highlight the tremendous momentum for investor and corporate transition plans and illustrate how Ceres’ CTAP and ICAP Expectation Ladder frameworks interact.
This event is by invitation only.
Special interests and their political allies in Congress and in statehouses across the U.S. are working to ban businesses from integrating responsible investment and business practices into decision-making. Freedom to Invest has rallied hundreds of private and public sector leaders to remind policymakers that the economy will be stronger and more resilient if businesses can make their own investment decisions, considering all material financial risks and opportunities.
As groundbreaking incentives and regulations accelerate the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) and chargers alike, many fleets are focused on ensuring the vehicle market can provide the right EV for each of their cases. Additionally, they search for reliable charging availability for vehicles with varying drive-and-duty cycles and time schedules. Now is the time to address these questions of fit so fleets of all shapes and sizes can access the financial, operational, and environmental benefits of EVs.
The United Nations commemorates this year’s International Day of Peace Youth Observation as a hybrid event. Participants will interact with young leaders and activists to inspire youth involvement in creating a more peaceful world. This year’s theme is Actions for Peace: Our Ambition for the #GlobalGoals. It is a call to action that recognizes our responsibility to foster peace by contributing to the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Watch the event on UN Web TV.
YOUNGA® is the largest global festival for impact. Using mixed reality, YOUNGA unites young people with decision makers to co-create solutions for a more inclusive, sustainable world during the United Nations Decade of Action from 2020 to 2030.
Achieving the SDGs by 2030 requires audacious and innovative ideas and solutions that will lead to exponential outcomes in the society. Understanding the critical role played by social entrepreneurs, and the power of ideas in shaping our world, the SocialGood Lagos Social Good Summit brings various leaders together to exchange insights from others who are making strides in change and impact to co-create solutions towards accelerating progress towards the goals.
This forum is a dialogue on the power of collaboration and knowledge-sharing among allies to bring tangible, multi-stakeholder initiatives to life on corporate accountability. It is now clear that measuring and evaluating business impact through increased mechanisms for corporate accountability cannot be achieved by a single organization, government, or stakeholder group. This event will highlight regional perspectives with an emphasis on stakeholders from Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
En este día, conmemoramos el inicio de la Semana Global de #AcciónXODS demandando a los gobiernos del mundo y a todos los sectores un #2030NoNegociable, donde nos movilizamos para exigir la adopción acelerada de una propuesta de Estímulo de los ODS, bajo tres ámbitos de acción: un aumento masivo de la financiación para el desarrollo; una nueva iniciativa para aliviar las deudas de los países más pobres; y la ampliación de la financiación de contingencia para todos las países que la necesiten.
Join us to kick-off Global Goals Week and Climate Week with networking, hearing from inspiring speakers, and enjoying food and drinks with good vibes.
Join an international gathering of innovators working on global solutions to climate change. The evening will kick off with a keynote by Peter Freudenstein, Climate Policy Manager at the renowned Swiss company Climeworks, which specializes in direct air capture (DAC) technology. Next, a group of climatetech founders will take the stage to deliver rapid-fire pitches unveiling their next-generation technology.
The Global Goals Challenge is call-to-innovation competition which advances Agenda 2030 and promotes long-term sustainable development. Through the Challenge, a statement that there are entrepreneurial and socially-driven young minds committed to the undertaking of improving the state of the world is sent. 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.
La Cumbre de los ODS de las Naciones Unidas que se llevará a cabo en septiembre 2023, debe ser un verdadero punto de inflexión para todas las personas y sectores. Uno donde se movilice un acuerdo político sin precedentes, donde seamos capaces de corregir las injusticias históricas en que se sustenta el sistema financiero internacional para que los países y las personas más vulnerables tengan la oportunidad de conseguir un futuro mejor.
Towards the SDG Summit 2023, OSGEY alongside MGCY & ICMYO facilitated a youth-led meaningful youth engagement roadmap that included a series of consultations. The process will culminate in the SDG Action Weekend, particularly during the “Torchbearers for the SDGs: Meaningful Youth Engagement & the 2030 Agenda” session. The outcomes of the consultations will be unveiled as an outcome document, alongside the final version of the Global Youth Position Paper for the SDG Summit.
Join us for an Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanup at Toronto’s Woodbine Beach Park! The litter you collect will provide Ocean Wise with essential information for addressing pollution at its source. Ocean Wise Shoreline Cleanups are just one component of our work to reduce the flow of plastic into our ocean. We also engage with individuals, businesses and research groups, reaching a wide group of stakeholders to have a bigger impact on plastic pollution.
The SDG Action Zone provides a meaningful platform for a diverse range of actors, to share perspectives, spotlight solutions, exchange ideas, and build a community to inspire pathways into change and boost the powerful movement for the SDGs.
The 2023 edition ‘Raising Accountability’ will address elements of responsibility and focus on the intersection and interconnectedness of people and planet. The conversations will set the vision for a sustainable world for everyone, everywhere.
