Tag: Sustainable Development Goals

Unlocking quality corporate insights into SDGs progress

Stuart Mitchell

An updated online database, Business reporting on the SDGs: An analysis of the Goals and Targets, was made available recently to improve business reporting on the SDGs, featuring a comprehensive inventory of potential disclosures at the targets level for each of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The database was first launched in 2017 by GRI and the UN Global Compact to effectively integrate the SDGs into existing reporting processes, and to demonstrate their impact and contributions to sustainable development through high-quality, consistent and comparable data. With a redesigned, user-friendly interface,…

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Girls at risk of being left behind by Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

More funding and political will is urgently needed to advance gender equality ahead of a critical 2030 deadline. The world is currently off track for achieving nearly all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations eight years ago – including targets critical to advancing girls’ and women’s rights. At the current rate of progress, the SDGs will make little noticeable difference to the lives of girls and young women, according to new analysis by Plan International published ahead of the 2023 SDG Summit on 18-19 September. Calling…

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UN launches campaign, calling for renewed global ambition and action for the Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

The United Nations, is kicking off a communications campaign to rally for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the roadmap for people and planet adopted by world leaders in 2015. Ahead of a critical UN Summit in September, the campaign aims to amplify an urgent call for ambitious new action, showcase the Goals as the blueprint for sustainable progress globally, and galvanize the global public around this shared agenda for our common future. At halftime toward the deadline of 2030, the promise of the SDGs is in peril. For the first…

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Mondi signs €750 million revolving credit facility linked to its 2030 sustainable development goals

Stuart Mitchell

Mondi has signed a new €750 million 5-year revolving multicurrency credit facility agreement (‘RCF’) to refinance the existing €750 million facility that was due to mature in July 2022. It includes an option to extend the RCF by one or two years with each bank’s approval. The RCF incorporates key sustainability targets linked to MAP2030 (Mondi’s Action Plan to meet its ambitious 2030 sustainability goals), classifying the facility as a Sustainability Linked Loan. MAP2030 is designed to tackle global issues across the value chain with commitments focused on three action…

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Davos session debates role of emerging markets philanthropy in delivering Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

Philanthropic capital and how best to deploy it for maximum social impact, was the focus of one of  Davos’ 2020 high-level meeting entitled, ‘Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World: The Role of Philanthropy in Emerging Economies’. Discussion leaders comprised Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Founder and Chairperson of Kalimat Foundation for Children’s Empowerment; H.E. Dr Thani Ahmed Alzeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment; H.E. Dr Rania Al-Mashat, Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation; David Miliband, President & CEO, International Rescue Committee; Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red…

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