While real progress has been made by the business community, action to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is not advancing at the speed or scale required. Our insights show that awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals is high among companies, but they lack the tools and direction to get started and take action.  That’s […] ... lees meer

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, today announced new milestones in its aim to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. In collaboration with its partners, Philips aims to address pressing societal issues with a focus on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 3, 12 and 13 aimed at improving access […] ... lees meer

The newly formed Dutch Sustainability Group (DSG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding Tuesday to jointly help the UAE achieve its Sustainable Development Goals. The Memorandum was signed at the backdrop of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi the UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and […] ... lees meer

Zes ondernemingsprojecten in ontwikkelingslanden die bijdragen tot de Duurzame Ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen werden geselecteerd voor het steunprogramma Business Partnership Facility van de Belgische Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en de Koning Boudewijnstichting. In totaal is in deze selectieronde 1 miljoen euro aan steun toegekend.  Met het steunprogramma Business Partnership Facility ‘Enterprises for SDGs’ worden innovatieve ondernemingsprojecten gesteund die inzetten op minstens […] ... lees meer

Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires more than political commitment, says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). Increased investment, especially by the private sector, is needed to address current economic, social and environmental challenges. The Committee therefore advises the EU and its Member States to adjust their investment and tax policies to enhance […] ... lees meer

The UN Global Compact is excited to launch the CFO Taskforce for the SDGs — a global taskforce of Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) designed to put corporate finance at the centre of the Sustainable Finance agenda to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As the stewards of trillions of dollars in corporate finance, CFOs have a critical role […] ... lees meer

There is no shortage of problems facing humanity, but there is a shortage of successful startups solving them. Google aims to fix that. Their goal for the Google for Startups Accelerator: Sustainable Development Goals is to empower technology startups to build and scale viable social impact companies to solve the world’s biggest problems with the best […] ... lees meer

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) publish today the first independent quantitative report on the progress of the European Union and its member states towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), agreed by all UN member states in 2015. The Netherlands ranks on place 7 in the ranking of […] ... lees meer