9 May 2023 virtual
Standards and SDGs: Leveraging Sustainability Standards for Reporting on SDG Progress

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development outlines an ambitious vision for people and the planet. It sets out 17 Goals and 169 targets for the global community to work together to achieve by 2030, ranging from boosting climate action and eradicating poverty to ensuring gender equality, halting biodiversity loss, and conserving natural resources. 

However, progress towards achieving this vision has stalled following setbacks caused by unexpected events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, conflicts, and the food and energy crises. How can voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) help governments to stay on track in their pursuit of the 2030 Agenda?

This event will share the findings of a forthcoming IISD SSI Review titled, ‘Standards and the Sustainable Development Goals: Leveraging Sustainability Standards for Reporting on SDG Progress’. It explores how governments can work with VSSs to advance the SDGs and better track and report progress towards achieving them.

The report includes three case studies from India, Tanzania, and Uganda to demonstrate how VSSs can help governments prepare voluntary national reviews (VNRs) for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), which outline their progress on advancing the SDGs in their jurisdictions. 

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date: 9 May 2023
location: virtual
www: https://www.iisd.org/ssi/webinar/leveraging-sustainability-standards-for-reporting-on-sdg-progress/
https://www.iisd.org/events/leveraging-sustainability-standards-reporting-sdg-progress