Author: Goal 17 Partners
Investing In Infrastructure
The week of May 10th marked Infrastructure Week in the US, hosted by United for Infrastructure in partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, and American Society of Civil Engineers. This year, Infrastructure Week was particularly noteworthy, since...
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Disability And Inclusion Dialogues
Over the next few months, Goal 17 Partners will be hosting a series of dialogues on disability inclusion in partnership with Global Goals Advisory and The Harkin Institute, This series will focus on bringing together the disability and investor communities...
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Here’s How You Can Learn To Think Bigger
The year 2020 will certainly go down as one of the most unprecedented years in recent history, with the COVID-19 pandemic altering the lives and livelihoods of people across the world and turning what was meant to be the start...
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The IMF And World Bank Are Shooting For A Fair Recovery
Each spring, the World Bank Group hosts its bi-annual meeting in partnership with the International Monetary Fund to discuss progress on the work of these institutions and to foster dialogue for the challenges ahead. This year, the central topic was...
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COVID-19 Vaccination Resources for the Private Sector
While a small number of countries have made substantial progress in rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to their populations, the inequity of distribution reminds us that we are still a far way off from achieving the more prosperous and equitable future...
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Building Bridges: Social Impacts and the Practice of Infrastructure Investment
“You want to be doing a few things right rather than a lot of things superficially.” — Christy Pham, Senior Principal, British Columbia Investment Management Co. In the Building Bridges Webinar, co-hosted by Goal 17 Partners, The Fletcher School at Tufts University,...
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Headlines From The 2020 Green Horizon Summit: The Pivotal Role Of Finance
“We need a shift in our economic model that places nature and the world’s transition to net zero at the heart of how we operate, prioritizing the pursuit of sustainable, inclusive growth in the decades to come.” HRH The Prince of...
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Headlines from the 2020 Milken Institute Global Conference
“I challenge you to see the world through new eyes,” — Conference founder Michael Milken in his opening remarks. After twice postponing the conference due to the coronavirus outbreak, the 23rd annual Milken Institute Global Conference took place from October 12th – 21st under the theme...
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Recapping Global Goals Week
Reflecting on the first-ever virtual UN General Assembly high-level debate in the organization’s 75-year history, the community committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals used the moment to bring new voices and leaders into the fold, and to re-energize and...
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Cross Sector Collaboration to Accelerate Sustainable Infrastructure
As our world becomes increasingly more aware of the threat that the climate crisis poses, players from the private sector are taking action to help change our collective trajectory. Leaders in this space are coming together to find ways to...
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Goal 17 Partners Joins Global Goals Week Coalition
Goal 17 Partners is excited to join over 100 partners as part of this year’s Global Goals Week Coalition. Global Goals Week is an annual week of action, awareness, and accountability for the SDGs. From September 18-26, the coalition will mobilize...
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Leading The Way To The Global Goals
We hope you are well as we hit the 6-month mark of events that certainly changed our lives and ways of working forever. As we approach what will be a very different UN General Assembly – the first fully virtual...
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