the sustainable development goals: the new business compass
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Environment and Urban DevelopmentThe American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines
Mr. James DonovanJanuary 19, 2017
United Nations Conference on Environment
and DevelopmentRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
3-14 JUNE 1992Kyoto Protocol16 FEBRUARY 2005
MDG6-8 SEPTEMBER 2000
Paris Agreement12 DECEMBER 2015
► RIO Declaration on Environment and Development
► Agreement on Climate Convention
UNITED NATIONSMillennium Development Goals
Source http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/
Average overall income increased by approximately 21%
Number of people in extreme poverty declined by an estimated 130 million
Child mortality rates fell from 103 deaths per 1,000 live births a year to 88
Life expectancyrose from 63 yearsto nearly 65 years
Additional 8% of the developing world’s people received access to water
Additional 15% of the developing world’s people acquired access to improved sanitation services
Difficulty or lack of measurements for some goals
Uneven progress towards the achievement of the Goals
Huge disparities across and within countries
Poverty is greatest for rural areas within countries
Urban poverty is also extensive, growing, and underreported by traditional indicators
Source http://www.unmillenniumproject.org/goals/
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PEOPLE
PLANET
PARTNERSHIP
PEACE
PROSPERITY
$2.5 Trillion Annual Investment Gapto Achieve the SDGs
Source: World Investment Report 2014 – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
$2.5TRILLION
Sustainable innovation is a powerful engine for growth.
- Nike Sustainable Business Report
Governments can promote the circumstances for inclusive economic growth but private sector led investment is the only sustainable engine of inclusive economic growth.
– Right Honorable Desmond Swayne TD MP Minister of State at the Department for International Development UK
PARTNERSHIP PARTNERSHIP
FRAMEWORK for PPPs
Competitive Planning
Pricing & Risk Transfer
Accounting & Reporting
Legal, Regulatory & Monitoring
However, PPPs that require social or human capital investment need more attention.
PPPs are better suited for economic infrastructures.
LINES are blurry.
Source: “How Businesses Can Contribute to the SDGs” Corporate Citizenship
1 in 4 are aware
of what SDGs are, but have no
concrete plans
4 in 10 are exploring the significance and implications of
SDGs, but have not taken any actions to
address them
1 in 5 are involved in
partnerships, but the longevity of
engagement has not been
determined
What we found out
Companies lack targeted precise actions, resources, and had limited long-term collaboration with the government and civil society.
What the Private Sector Can Do Next?
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Strategy
Innovation Collaboration
Engage the MISSING MIDDLE
Conduct of a materiality assessment that engages and involves stakeholders in the process of identifying the issues related to SDGs
Traversing the gap from the private to global and vice-versa, thus responding to a changing business and societal landscape
GlobalPrivate
Working with the private, public sector,and civil society, resulting in a new modelof systematic change.
Initiating a blueprint that integrates policy solutions, technology, and innovation to address the targeted SDGs.
Advancing the circular economy involving infrastructures,establishment of smart citiesand improving the life on landand below water.
Treating SDGs as a roadmap which would set the company’s direction towards sustainability
SDGs as the new business compass
Adjusting the current actions to meetthe commitment
Setting quick-wins and long-term goals
Developing innovative services andproducts, tagged as breakthroughinnovations
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Through open access to information by providing an enabling environment for knowledge and technology exchange
integratereporting requirements
acceleratepositive impact
engagewith stakeholders
new ways of accessing sustainability products and services; reinvent ways to enable people communicate directly to what or whom they need
whether implementation best practice, use of technology
evaluating the ways on how resources/ process can be used more efficiently.
members are active participants for learning; relevant field of experts are involved in sustainability systems thinking.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
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