Today, more than 150 world leaders will convene at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to kick off the UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015 and formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda. The summit will focus on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets which build on the Millennium Development Goals from 2000 and complete what those did not achieve. The new SDGs aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and reverse climate change by the year 2030.
With so much buzz and excitement, our team has put together some of our favorite resources for you to familiarize yourself with what you need to know about the SDGs and their intersection with business.
SDGs 101:
- The Sustainable Development Goals un.org
- Your Comprehensive Guide To The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Summit The Guardian
- Sustainable Development Goals: All You Need To Know and Interactive Guide The Guardian
- Making the Sustainable Development Goals a Reality: Five Things We Need To Know The Huffington Post
- Leaders Aim For Sustainable Development After Millennium Goals Success LA Times
- There Is No Business Case For Enduring Poverty Unilever
- Become a Global Citizen, watch this powerful video and explore the Global Goals further
SDGs + Business:
- Impact 2030: A Business Led Global Collaboration Of The United Nations, The Private Sector, And Civil Society Organizations.
- Partner with the UN: Bringing together multi-stakeholder initiatives for SDGs to track data and share innovative ideas (1743 engagements pledged to date)
- 17 Ways Your Company Can Help the United Nations Achieve Its Global Development Goals by 2030 Business 2 Community
- What Is the Payoff from Product Sustainability Investments? Sustainable Brands
- How The Private Sector Can Make Sustainable Development A Reality GreenBiz
- Sustainable Development Will Hinge On The Smooth Union Of Private And Public The Guardian
- Why the SDGs are an opportunity companies can’t afford to ignore GreenBiz
Now that the Global Goals have been adopted (update 10/2/15):
- How Do We Get Businesses Working Towards the Sustainable Development Goals? Forbes
- How Businesses Can Contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals Triple Pundit
- Redefining the Role of Business to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals Sustainable Brands
- Countdown to COP21: How Can Companies Most Wisely Communicate About Climate Change? Sustainable Brands
Companies leading the way (update 10/2/15):
- Unilever Sees Business Case in UN Development Goals Bloomberg
- Food industry executives call on Congress for climate change action Guardian
- Microsoft Leads Movement to Offset Emissions With Internal Carbon Tax NY Times
- Mars, Bloomberg vow with ‘6 million companies’ to act on climate change GreenBiz