The Sustainable Development Goals: Year 1 The starting line. Ms. Punjanit Leagnavar, Manager, Sustainable Development Policy and Government Affairs.

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1 The Sustainable Development Goals: Year 1 The starting line Ms. Punjanit Leagnavar, Manager, Sustainable Development Policy and Government Affairs.

2 Webinar Outline The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) How they get implemented on country level Priority SDGs Targets and indicators Country organization Year 1: HLPF What we should expect this year GRI and UNDP Reporting on SDGs for Year 1 Looking ahead Q&A

3 The Sustainable Development Goals A unifying movement towards global sustainability

4 The Sustainable Development Goals New, global goals for the world The SDGs builds on input from all sectors of society and all parts of the world 17 goals and 169 targets set the global priorities for The SDGs aspire to end poverty and to create economic, social and environmental global sustainability

5 The Sustainable Development Goals 17 goals for the world

6 How does implementation happen?

7 SDG Implementation Year 1 Priority SDGs Define targets and monitor indicators Inter-ministerial coordination Starting point

8 SDG Implementation Priority areas

9 SDG Implementation Priority areas MALI

10 SDG Implementation Priority areas THAILAND

11 SDG Implementation Priority areas UNITED STATES

12 SDG Implementation Defining targets and indicators How do we know if we are progressing? 17 goals 169 targets 230 indicators UN Statistical Division Inter Agency and Expert Working Group has developed indicators Country context is important, data availability is key

13 SDG Implementation Defining targets and indicators Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all Target 8.10: Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all Indicator 8.10: Number of commercial bank branches and automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults Indicator : Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile money-service provider

14 SDG Implementation Inter-ministerial coordination Countries are organizing Each country will decide how it organizes itself Ministries, civil society, business also play a big role

15 Monitoring at the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF)

16 HLPF Ensuring no one is left behind 22 countries have volunteered to be reviewed for their SDG progress

17 HLPF Ensuring no one is left behind The theme is Ensuring No One if Left Behind Disaggregation is key

18 HLPF Ensuring no one is left behind HLPF includes all actors in society Partnership exchange

19 GRI s contribution to the SDGs Enabling and tracking private sector contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

20 UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI How are businesses engaging and aligning with the SDGs? How can the data from GRI reports be used to monitor business contribution? What aggregate data can be take from GRI reports? How do governments measure business contribution?

21 UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI Many stages of awareness Companies surveyed about SDG activities Aware Engaged and active Not Aware Most reporting companies

22 Significance of economic, environmental and social impacts UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI Materiality as a launching pad for SDG alignment Influence on stakeholder assessments and decisions Climate Change Human Rights Gender Equity

23 Significance of economic, environmental and social impacts UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI Materiality as a launching pad for SDG alignment Influence on stakeholder assessments and decisions Climate Change Human Rights Gender Equity

24 UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI Value chain analysis Raw materials Suppliers Inbound Logistics Distribution Operations Product Use Product end life Human Rights Carbon Emissions Resource Efficiency Resource Efficiency Gender Water Carbon Emissions Biodiversity

25 UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI Value chain analysis

26 UNDP Business Call to Action + GRI Governments measuring business contribution to the SDGs: Using sustainability frameworks Dialog with business associations Anecdotal information Sharing best lessons and practices

27 Reporting in SDG Year 1

28 Reporting on SDGs Annual reports

29 Reporting on SDGs SDG Mapping Service By making sustainability data more traceable and useable and the link to the SDGs more clear, the SDG Mapping Service can give your internal and external stakeholders more faith in your reporting, thereby increasing trust. GRI organizational mark - confirms successful completion

30 Looking forward GOLD Community supporting the SDGs

31 Looking forward GRI's continous work Be interviewed for our UNDP report about how you measure development outcomes Do you want your voice heard at the UN? Showcase what your company is doing? Send us feedback on SDG Compass Cast your vote for who is the next SDG series speaker a government representative? UN representative? Business? Follow our SDGs work on :

32 Thank you GRI Barbara Strozzilaan HN Amsterdam The Netherlands Amsterdam New York Beijing Sydney New Delhi Johannesburg Bogotá São Paulo