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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...
Read MoreHeadlines 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...
Read MoreThe Future Of Work In A Socially Distanced World
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced a shift in many of the norms of our lives, including the ways we work. To adjust to these changes, employees have developed new skills and employers have had to rethink their strategies for recruiting...
Read MoreWomen 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...
Read MoreRecharging 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....
Read MoreSustainability Leadership In Japan In A COVID-19 World
Goal 17 Partners joined the UN Global Compact for their 20th Anniversary Leaders Summit featuring 26 hours of continuous programming. Goal 17 Partners hosted a panel entitled “Sustainability Leadership in Japan in a COVID-19 World.” The panel focused on challenges facing Japan...
Read MoreFireside Chat With Mike Milken and Scott Minerd
Mike Milken, Chairman of the Milken Institute, and Scott Minerd, Chairman of Investments and Global CIO, Guggenheim Partners, discuss the pathway forward from COVID-19 and its long-term implications on society and the economy. You can watch their fireside chat by...
Read MoreThe Opportunity Of The Moment
Goal 17 Partners hosted the sixth in its series of webinars exploring the role of the private sector in solving pressing challenges facing society – the most urgent being COVID-19 and the pandemic’s social and economic consequences . Moderated by...
Read MoreHow Do We Cultivate Innovation And Collaboration For Urban Mobility Solutions?
As the world continues to urbanize and grapple with both the environmental and health challenges, countries around the world face challenges in meeting the needs of their growing urban populations, particularly around transportation, energy systems and other critical infrastructure. According to the United Nations, 55% of the world’s population currently lives in...
Read MoreGlobal Cooperation for Crisis Response
The UN Global Compact Academy convened a diverse group of speakers as part of its weekly series during the COVID-19 crisis, focused on the global cooperation needed not just to address the pandemic but also for the future. The discussion focused on...
Read MoreOur Ongoing Commitment to Foster Collaboration
The work of Goal 17 Partners is dedicated to the essential role played by partnerships, and in particular the role of business, in approaching the challenges of creating an equitable, prosperous, and sustainable world. In the midst of the catastrophic human...
Read MoreBuild Back Better
On a recent call co-hosted by Goal 17 Partners for our network with colleagues from the UN, Dawda Jobarteh, Global Head of the SDG Strategy Hub, shared his insight on how the UN is thinking about recovery from the Covid-19...
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