Month: August 2016

Around the world, people are calling for a new kind of globalization. The current version, once called the Washington Consensus, has delivered economic growth but at enormous cost: rising inequalities of income, massive environmental destruction, and growing lawlessness. The search is on for a new approach, sometimes called sustainable development, to ensure that economic growth …

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The new SDG16 Data Initiative, unveiled at the UN in New York during the High-Level Political Forum, showcases currently available data on all SDG16 targets from a variety of official and nongovernmental sources. The global data compiled and presented on the SDG16-DI website were selected by specialists from the fourteen independent organizations which collaborated on this new initiative. …

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On July 15, 2016, the SDSN, Ford Foundation, the Office of the Mayor of New York City, and 100 Resilient Cities co-convened a workshop on SDG localization. The workshop provided an opportunity to reflect on a range of practical tools to support implementation, including a new SDSN guide for cities getting started with the SDGs. Jointly developed by …

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The #SDGIndex launch brought together 150 UN diplomats, academics, private sector professionals, non-profit representatives and sustainability conscious citizens. The report prepared by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the SDSN helps countries get started with implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The event was broadcasted live on social media and mentioned in various media outlets.

The Hellenic Energy Regulation Institute has released its latest Newsletter, covering the most important developments in the Greek and EU Energy market. This month’s issue highlights the following topics: ·         EU Energy Law at the Crossroads: The ‘Athens Conference on European Energy Law and Policy’ ·         EU Environment Ministers …

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The UN Statistics Division just released the first official SDG progress report, available here: http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2016/ It provides a quick overview of aggregate progress on all of the goals and features regional groupings – which could be useful for your networks! The underlying database that was also released yesterday, featuring country by country data for available SDG …

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