SDG 14: WATER

Generalist, specialist, or both? A new strategy for business action on the SDGs

Businesses need to take action on the SDGs. Is it better to be a specialist, focusing on a single SDG, or work towards all 17 in a generalist framework?

Learn more with B Lab Global’s Insights Team, a B Corp leader, and the authors of ‘Becoming a generalized specialist: a strategic model for increasing your organization’s SDG impact while minimizing externalities’.

UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony

The UN SDG Action Awards are finally here! After receiving over 3,000 applications from 150 countries and narrowing them down to 9 incredible finalists; the WINNERS of the 2022 edition will be unveiled in a special Awards Ceremony. The categories are Mobilize, Inspire and Connect, and this year we also recognize Changemakers that drive transformative action around the world.

Join us for an evening of inspiration, performances by Inna Modja, Mame Balla and Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile and dynamic speeches from our finalists and esteemed panel of judges.

Global Goals Social + Liverpool’s Business Avengers Launch

In addition to catching up with impact champions from all sectors the end of Global Goals Week: Liverpool 2022, 2030hub will also be launching Liverpool’s Business Avengers — our celebration of the best local big and small businesses acting as a force for good.

Based on the Global Goals Business Avengers, it represents the first ever city-level approach. This will be a wonderful opportunity for sustainability-driven businesses, social enterprises, B Corps and all sectors to connect in celebration of Liverpool’s best businesses.

Global Goals League

LaLiga and Global Goals World Cup / EIR are joining forces to introduce a new female football league and scoring system with local implementing partner Rise for Good. Each team will play for a Global Goal and are scored in five point categories per match. The first game is taking place in Jordan.

Accelerate2030 Meets Geneva: Unlocking Financing for the Missing Middle

Accelerate2030 entrepreneurs from developing and emerging markets will engage with the Geneva ecosystem to showcase their innovative and regenerative solutions for the SDGs. Through conversations with investors and development sector leaders, we will confront the financial gap and discuss innovative and tech-enabled solutions that could change the status-quo.

GBBC Blockchain Central UNGA

The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) will convene its sixth annual Blockchain Central UNGA alongside the UN General Assembly in September, 2023.

This year, GBBC Blockchain Central UNGA will take place in New York City, to bring together thought leaders and changemakers across blockchain, government, technology, and business industries to examine how we can empower blockchain powered solutions to accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD)

The ICSD is 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). Parallel sessions, taking place virtually on September 19, include over 300 oral and poster research presentations in all time zones, and the plenary sessions, taking in-person and online on September 20, will feature UN leadership, heads of state, and other high-level keynote speakers and panel discussions.

Devex @UNGA78

On Sept. 19-21, Devex will host a series of events in New York during Global Goals Week.

Devex will convene leaders on a range of issues including global health, food systems, climate, financial inclusion, education, humanitarian response, and gender. They will also cover the roles of government, businesses, and philanthropy in funding the financial gap as the development community continues to drive progress on the Sustainable Development Goals.

This event is RSVP only.

Sustainable Development Impact Meetings

As the world struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of the global pandemic and in the face of a challenging economy, geopolitical fault-lines and the deepening impact of climate change, progress towards the SDGs has been slower than required to achieve the timeline laid out in 2015. To respond to these challenges and to revive momentum on the SDGs, the Forum will host communities of purpose, business leaders, policymakers, civil society and entrepreneurs for a series of impact-driven dialogues.

Filling the Global ESG Gap Before It’s Too Late!

The financial services industry has a long way to go to play its part in ESG and DEI change. With time running out, here from global asset owners, local and federal government officials and others about what we can do and how.

Solve Challenge Finals 2023

Solve Challenge Finals 2023 is an unparalleled live pitch event bringing together global investors, philanthropists and other cross-sector leaders who are making big impacts across the world. During the event, Solve will reveal the 30 most promising tech-based solutions that address our 2023 Global Challenges. A delegate from each of the selected teams will pitch their solutions live for a chance to win over $1 million in prize funding and to meet our community of supporters and collaborators.

SDG Challenge Miami – Launch Event

The SDG Challenge is a student competition that provides practical work experience to mobilize companies, organizations, universities, and students in Miami to advance the UN SDGs. Companies in South Florida will be the key drivers of the challenge and will lay the foundation for students to become the next generation of sustainability leaders.

Forum of the Future: Future of Sustainability

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 UNGA

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.