On Monday 30 January 2017, 19 leading global banks and investors – worth a total of $6.6 trillion in assets, launched the Principles for Positive Impact Finance, setting standards for financing sustainable development. The four Positive Impact Principles – which are the first of their kind – provide a global framework for financiers and investors to analyse, …
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The EurEau external newsletter – edition 10 – January 2017 is out It includes news and EurEau views on: Pharmaceuticals in the environment: The presentations and the report from the workshop organised by the NGO Health Care Without Harm on this topic can be found here. Reduced water consumption The position paper is now available. Also: European …
With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and the signing of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, we have reached a sustainability policy tipping point. There is now widespread buy-in from international, national, business and civil society actors about the need, urgency and targets for a transition towards sustainability. The challenge now is to …
The UNSSC Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development is looking for two (2) Associate Fellows and a Course Assistant. Below you will find tasks associated to each position and you will find more information by clicking the link related to each post. 1. Associate Fellow 002/2017 (E-Learning on Sustainable Development) Assist in the design and development …
On 20 January during the World Economic Forum in Davos, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Ant Financial Services Group (Ant Financial) – China’s leading online and mobile financial services provider – unveiled the ‘Green Digital Finance Alliance’, an initiative to stimulate the advancement of digital technologies in green finance. Ant Financial Services is the …
In this passionate and powerful new book – part manifesto, part plan of action – Sachs dwells on issues that have captivated the nation and political debate, including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, the proper size and role of government, the national debt, and income inequality. From the book jacket: “With a nation seemingly more …
Are you passionate about making an impact? Are you interested in being part of a global network of change makers? Are you determined in tackling some of the biggest challenges of our time? The youth division of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Youth) is seeking young, talented and passionate individuals for …
2016 was a year full of action, excitement and surprises in the arena of sustainable development. SDSN launched a new SDG Index and Dashboards, rolled out new courses at the SDG Academy, hosted several successful international conferences and more. Some of the key highlights are summarized below. In the spring of 2016, SDSN, the Ministry …
Malaysia established itself as a leader in the global effort to promote sustainable development with the official launch of the Jeffrey Sachs Center on Sustainable Development at Sunway University and with support from the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. The Center is the first of its kind in Asia. More information
SDSN Spain (REDS) launched the Spanish edition of the SDG Index & Dashboard in Madrid on December 12. The event had two main objectives: to present the SDG Index, a global report and country ranking prepared by SDSN and the Bertelsmann Foundation in July 2016; and to assess where Spain is situated in this ranking and why. In addition, REDS wanted …
The final outcome of the Budapest Water Summit 2016, the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Messages and Policy Recommendations was prepared by the Drafting Group, responsible for the elaboration of the Summit’s final document. The Group held its first meeting in Tihany, Hungary on July 22-24 2016 and developed the first version of the document. After …
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“In a time when climate change is causing migrations of entire populations, it becomes more important to always preserve the natural resources that the world offers us as gifts, to ultimately share with all existing creatures and for them to be protected for all future generations.” SDSN Greece co-chair, Prof. Andreas Papandreou (ICRE8, NKUA) participated in …
Στους επόμενους δύο μήνες η Ανθεκτική Αθήνα απαντά στα διαγνωστικά ερωτήματα των πέντε Πεδίων Διερεύνησης και προσδιορίζει τις δράσεις και τα έργα που θα μπορούσαν να ενισχύσουν την ανθεκτικότητα της πόλης! Ολοκληρώθηκε η πρώτη φάση του προγράμματος Αστικής Ανθεκτικότητας του δήμου Αθηναίων με την υποστήριξη των 100 Ανθεκτικών Πόλεων του ιδρύματος Rockefeller με τη …
The official website of the Think20 (T20) has been launched today! Think20 (T20) is the research and policy advice network for the G20 during the German G20 Presidency and it has just been launched today at: t20germany.org The T20 as a politically independent network of research institutes and think tanks from the G20 countries …
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SDSN Greece Youth members Joseph Adler, Christina Christoforou Livani (SDSN Greece Youth Coordinator), Paraskevi Karra, Christoforos – Dimitrios Zafeiris, Stylianos Zlatanos, Achilleas Vassilopoulos (Academic Head SDSN Greece) and Klea Morianou (Manager SDSN Greece) attended the “Adapt or Die?” Sustainability Summit for Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean on November 30th, 2016 at the Divani Apollon Palace&Thalasso in …
We are excited to announce a live hangout with Professor Glenn Denning this Wednesday (November 30) at 11AM EST/6:00PM Greek Time. Professor Denning is an expert on global food systems. With more than 30 years of experience in international agricultural research and development, Professor Denning provided leadership to the MDG Centre’s agenda in agriculture and rural …
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A Dialogue with Prof. Jeffrey Sachs and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Join the Ethics in Action Initiative for an interview with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon by Professor Jeffrey Sachs. They will discuss the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, adopted last September by 193 countries — goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by …
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An Advanced Policy Workshop in “Sustainability and Resource Valuation” will be held on 28 June 2017 in the historic Kostis Palamas Building (Akadimias 48) in the center of Athens under the auspices of UN SDSN-Greece. Leading international experts will present their research and discuss issues which are on the frontier of current research and policy agendas. …
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Parliamentarians, negotiators and policy experts discuss the findings of the Global climate legislation data and the analysis of the legislative gap that needs to be bridged to implement the NDCs to the Paris agreement. They will also share experiences with initiating NDC implementation. Time and Date: 11.30am – 1pm (GMT), 17th November 2016 Venue: Observer room 5 (300), …
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