To commemorate the start of the #GlobalDayofAct4SDGs, we accelerate the implementation, monitoring, financing, follow-up, socialization and evaluation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the SDGs within the framework of the Decade of Action. We urge people and organizations from all sectors to rethink the five areas of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnership to undertake actions that reinforce their message and inspire.
SDG 13: CLIMATE
#NetZero
Time is running out for climate justice and science warns us that we must limit global warming to 1.5° C. To do this, net greenhouse gas emissions must be zero by mid-century. That is why we encourage everyone to continue to raise their voices to respond to climate change, protect biodiversity, stop humanity’s war against nature and accelerate efforts to achieve the SDGs on this #ZeroNet day.
Global Day Of Act4SDG
As part of the #GlobalDayofAct4SDGs, we invite you to highlight the achievements and increase the knowledge of people and organizations on how to materialize the 17 SDGs and their 169 goals. There needs to be a new commitment from all of us to ensure a sustainable recovery that reduces carbon emissions, conserves natural resources, creates better jobs, promotes gender equality, and addresses growing poverty and inequalities.
SDG Action Zone 2021
Bringing the UN to the world and the world to the UN.
Over the course of three days during the UN General Assembly, the SDG Action Zone brings together the highest levels of UN leadership, activists, government officials, business leaders, changemakers and disruptors in a virtual collaborative space – to highlight the ecosystem-wide solutions, plans, and investments needed to positively impact people’s lives and the future of our planet.
Celebrating 100 Data Partnerships: A Global Partnership Townhall
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data has come a long way since we were founded six years ago. In 2016, we brokered three data partnerships across two countries.
This summer, we hit 100 partnerships in 35 countries. That’s hundreds of new connections to harness the power of data to bring us closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. We’re celebrating this major milestone with a Town Hall event during Global Goals Week.
GGWCUP Nigeria 2021
Global Goals World Cup Nigeria is a 5 aside football tournament for all-women teams. Each team champions one of the SDGs, and is ranked by the action taken for their Goal on and off the field. The teams are scored in four distinct categories: Action, Crowd, Style and Football. Those awarded not only win a tournament. They amplify their calls to action and create impact, locally and globally.
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Youth Power for the Global Goals
Join us to celebrate #YOUTHPOWER and learn how young people are making an impact on the Global Goals.
This event will feature a diverse range of speakers sharing their own personal experience on the power of youth leadership and how we can support young people to thrive, not just survive. We will also be announcing who our winning Youth Power Hacks teams are and exploring the ideas they have developed to help tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.
Launch of the 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark
The World Benchmarking Alliance will launch its first Food & Agriculture Benchmark, assessing 350 key global food and agriculture companies on their performance towards food systems transformation. The benchmark is the first of its kind to take a value-chain approach, measuring progress of companies across their environmental, nutritional and social impact towards 2030. Co-hosted with the Swiss government, the event will include speakers from government, business, farmers and civil society.
Communicating Climate Change
From the brands we consume to the leaders we vote for, communication plays a central role in the decisions we make that affect our daily lives. As climate change becomes an increasingly significant part of everyday conversations, the Communicating Climate Change event seeks to explore the impact increased awareness is having on the future of our planet.
Global Goals Week: Liverpool – Business for Good Social
As a closing event for Global Goals Week: Liverpool this should be a wonderful opportunity to unwind and connect to all those using business as a force for good, the SDGs and B Corp.
UN Innovation Room Series
The Microsoft Tech for Social Impact team is hosting the UN Innovation Room Series, a four-part series hosted by Tolu Olubunmi, that highlights how UN organizations are embracing a culture of innovation to reignite the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in trusted, responsible, and inclusive ways. Throughout the series, WHO, United Nations, and UNICEF will share stories from the frontlines on how they are applying innovation and adopting digital tools and new models of collaboration to deliver on their missions and make a difference in people’s lives.
Sept 21 at 12PM ET – Leadership Panel with WHO, UNICEF, UN, and Microsoft: Harnessing digital and data for a Decade of Action
Sept 28 at 12PM ET – WHO: Building the new home of global health data
Sept 29 at 12PM ET – UN: Delivering the next-generation in innovation, data, and digital capabilities for impact
Sept 30 at 12PM ET – UNICEF: Advancing digital innovation for children
Unlock the Future
This high-level virtual event marks the beginning of the coalition for young people and future generations. We will commit to working together to deliver young people’s priorities for the next and future generations and explore how we can overcome the barriers that prevent young people from acquiring the power and influence to shape their futures.
This meeting is hosted by the world’s most far-reaching youth-led and youth-focused networks and movements including Girl Up, Global Youth Mobilization, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (The Award), Restless Development, the World Economic Forum, and the UN Foundation.
The Tipping Point: The State of the Amazon & the Bioeconomy Future
This event, hosted by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) & the Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), will present an overview of the state of the Amazon, assessing the risk of the climate tipping points in the region, and the paradox between the Amazon’s extraordinary socio-biodiversity and its distance from the scientific, technological, and market frontier of the contemporary bioeconomy. Speakers will present an in-depth discussion on what the “tipping points” mean for the Amazon and the global world, the need for conservation and restoration, as well as challenges and pathways that exist to transition to a socially-fair and sustainable bioeconomy.
Peer Learning Forum: Climate Action – Engaging Your Leaders
Business in the Community (BITC) members who have pre-paid environment advisory days are invited to share practical ideas and opportunities to engage leaders in climate action. This peer learning forum is designed to help people and organisations in their preparations for COP26.
UN Deputy Secretary-General’s Virtual Youth Dialogue on Climate
This event is part of a dialogue series that serves to connect representatives of the youth population with the Deputy Secretary-General to discuss thematic issues ranging from climate to innovation and equality to health. The youth speakers are thematic experts and come from diverse backgrounds and regions. They include but are not limited to representatives from grassroots movements, international organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector.
SustainChain Day: Road to 2030
Join us in celebrating SustainChain™ Day! Hear from special guests UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Jeffrey Sachs, and several SustainChain members who are contributing to our action initiatives around regenerative agriculture, resilient infrastructure, plastics, ocean energy, and more. We will also unveil the latest enhancements to the SustainChain platform that will make it easier to connect relevant players, actions, and funding across the sustainability ecosystem.
Creative Climate Awards 2021 Opening: Art Inspiring Climate Action
It’s our 11th year of Creative Climate Awards (CCA’s)! Join us for our opening event and celebrate the importance of creatives in communicating the stories, the impacts, and the solutions surrounding health and climate issues in our communities. Through virtual conversations CCA 2021 brings a series of panel discussions between international artists and NYC-based health experts for a local and global perspective of health and our shared environment. This is the start to a month long celebration!
Creative Climate Awards 2021: filming Second Sundays with Pioneer Works
The Human Impacts Institute presents our 11th Creative Climate Awards (CCA), which showcases a collection of climate-inspired works from our global film community and local NYC. This annual, month-long festival celebrates creative solutions to climate and health risks in our communities, while promoting community engagement with environmental health leaders who are creating a just and climate smart future. Celebrate this year’s CCA with an open viewing of our 14 film finalists!
Say It With Science: The Food and Climate Nexus
This event will provide an insider’s breakdown of the 2021 Food Systems Summit, taking place on September 23. More than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions can be traced back to how we produce, process, and use food. To reverse this impact—and still account for how necessary access to healthy food is for all—we must come together, right now, to rework our global food systems. From the farmer to the chef and the producer to the consumer, join us at this next Say It With Science virtual event to learn the facts behind food and climate change and to determine your role in reversing our current course.
American Leadership in Advancing the SDGs
The Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution and the United Nations Foundation willhost the third annual “American leadership in advancing the sustainable development goals” event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. This high-level virtual event will showcase how American leaders and institutions are using the SDGs to build resilient and inclusive communities across the United States.