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PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERSHIP IN A PANDEMIC
The private sector is facing unprecedented uncertainty, risk, and disruption. No business model will escape 2020 unscathed. Yet, in the midst of chaos, there is opportunity.
Once we get the virus under control and the economy begins to improve, society will enter an unprecedented period of re-balancing. Every norm, every assumption, every company, every leader will be looked at through a new perspective. Investors will need to adjust their portfolios, consumers will change their buying preferences, voters will reassess elected officials, and employees will seek out the companies most able to provide long-term career opportunities.
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Headlines from the 2020 High Level Political Forum
The COVID-19 pandemic will have lasting impacts on the 17 SDGs and has implications for people, businesses, and the environment worldwide, according to the UN SDG Progress Report (E/2020/57). To name a few impacts: the pandemic is reversing the current...
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Women in the Workforce: How Has the Pandemic Impacted Gender Equality?
In the second in a series of three online discussions Goal 17 Partners hosted in collaboration with Global Perspectives as part, Susan Myers moderated a discussion on gender equality with the following panelists: Yumiko Murakami of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Aragon St Charles of Hogan Lovells, Mihoko Kashiwakura of...
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Recharging the Region: Sustainable Business in Post-Pandemic Asia
Goal 17 Partners, in collaboration with Global Perspectives, hosted a series of online discussions the week of July 20-21, 2020. The aim of these discussions was to highlight and support the sustainability movement in Asia and drive continued momentum around equality and diversity....
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The Sustainable Development Goals are the roadmap for the global economy by 2030: to build an equitable and sustainable global economy that works for us all.
But since their launch, there has been only sporadic engagement with the Goals. Corporate leadership has varied widely and political leadership has been patchy.
Our goal is to change that dynamic.
The Goal 17 Partners are a network of executives and entrepreneurs integrating the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals into business models and practices.
The Goals need business leaders.
Goal 17 Partners
Our Mission
The Goals are a shared mission for a shared challenge: to build an economy that ends extreme poverty and protects our planet. The shared nature of the challenge and the solution is why the last of the 17 goals is about partnerships.
The Goal 17 Partners bring that spirit to life.
Events
Thought leadership and convening opportunities that demonstrate and amplify influence for the Goal 17 Partners at tentpole events around the world.Network
A safe harbor for action-minded executives, subject-matter experts, and civil society leaders who drive change as they develop business practices and models that advance the sustainable development goals.Accelerators
Executive collaborative education and networking experience that equips participants with the resources to integrate the sustainable development goals into their business models.
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