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INE (#Statistics of Portugal) released the 6th edition of the national publication on the statistical follow-up of the United Nations 2030 Agenda: “2030 Agenda - Indicators for Portugal: 2015-2022” 🌱 🇵🇹 #Portugal registered a #favorable #progress 📈 in 101 of 170 indicators of the #Sustainable Development Goals (#SDG), in which 20 reached the set goal 🎯 Some of the main #indicators that had a good positive development are #GoodHealth and #Wellbeing, #Partnerships for the goals, decent #work and #EconomicGrowth, #SustainableCities and #Communities 💪 This INE’s #publication corresponds simultaneously to the statistical annex of the 2nd Portuguese Voluntary National Report which illustrates the national performance regarding the SDGs 👌 You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dz4jCpeX #sustainability

Read the ICC Conference & Mayors Business Conclusions https://lnkd.in/dSTu8zbx #ICC #SmartCities #Sustainability #Thessaloniki #LocalGreenDeals

India and the European Union both recognise the transformative potential of Digital Public Infrastructure and digital commons in advancing SDGs. The paper by Vy Dang, Ali Asger Bootwalla, Eva-Maria Lynders and Wulf Reiners highlights how India and the European Union can share expertise and collaborate to build the core principles of digital governance. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dsfD2m5F #DigitalPublicInfrastructure #EuropeanUnion #SDG #DigitalCommon #India #DigitalGovernance #Digitalcommons #DigitalPublicGoods #DPI #Agenda2030 #GHanalysis #GHresearch #MGGNetwork #ManagingGlobalGovernance #PRODIGEES German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)

Vasileiadis Group of Companies (V Group) in the #50_Most_Sustainable_Companies_in_Greece_2024 On Thursday, May 30, for the 7th consecutive year, the QualityNet Foundation announced the #Sustainable_Development_Index according to which #The_50_Most_Sustainable_Companies_in_Greece_2024 were selected. The #list of is formed based on the #evaluation of an organization's #performance according to #ESG criteria #Environment #Society #Governance encompassing a company's holistic approach to addressing issues of #Sustainable_Development and #Responsible_Operation. The #50 leading companies announced this year are considered #models of #Sustainable_Development in Greece. They come from 13 different sectors of the economy, shaping the #Business_Charter of Sustainable Development in our country. #esg #sustainability #greendevelopment #sustainabledevelopment

INE (#Statistics of Portugal) released the 6th edition of the national publication on the statistical follow-up of the United Nations 2030 Agenda: “2030 Agenda - Indicators for Portugal: 2015-2022” 🌱 🇵🇹 #Portugal registered a #favorable #progress 📈 in 101 of 170 indicators of the #Sustainable Development Goals (#SDG), in which 20 reached the set goal 🎯 Some of the main #indicators that had a good positive development are #GoodHealth and #Wellbeing, #Partnerships for the goals, decent #work and #EconomicGrowth, #SustainableCities and #Communities 💪 This INE’s #publication corresponds simultaneously to the statistical annex of the 2nd Portuguese Voluntary National Report which illustrates the national performance regarding the SDGs 👌 You can read the full report here: https://lnkd.in/dz4jCpeX #sustainability

Making Finance Work for the People and the Planet… Delighted to contribute yesterday, the 29th of July in Civil20 of G20 Summit at #Jaipur (29-31 July 2023) as one of the discussant of the panel on “Making Finance Work for the People and the Planet” organised by Special Committee on Financial Issues of Civil20 of G20 under India’s Presidency 2023. The panel comprised of: ·     Riccardo Moro- Secretary General, LVIA, Italy, ·     Jyotsna Sitling - Member of SEBI Advisory Committee on Social Stock Exchange, India ·     Irvan T. Harja - Prakarsa, Indonesia The panel was moderated by Deepti George, Deputy Executive Director, Dvara Research, who has been steering conversations on Financial Issues of the Civil20 under India’s Presidency of G20. The concern over the high costs coupled with mounting sovereign debts of developing and transitioning economies in meeting SDG goals, especially in dealing with the climate change was discussed at the backdrop of ‘One Earth and One Future’, and the issues to be addressed in multilateral funding regime for addressing these concerns was the highlight of the discussion. Panel members discussed on funding principles. Emphasised the need to move away from solution driven funding principle to working on co-building local solutions for sustainability. It is high time to recognize myriads of innovative action on social and institutional innovation for peer/self disciplining of public at large. Since there is a lot of trade-off between equity and environment in dealing with our endangered commons, it is important to shift funding practices for localisation and let proximate social leadership emerge and function to build climate resilient societies. Role of the Govt. as a Regulator, as a Facilitator and as a Market Participant in promoting Solidarity Economy for Localization and in promoting Equity and Inclusion was also on the highlight. #C20G20 #SoverignDebt #PublicParticipation #ClimateFinancing #SolidarityEconomy #Locaisation #localcommunity

🌟 New Insights on Balkan Competitiveness! 📈 Our latest research paper, "Assessing Balkan Sustainable Competitiveness: An Entropy-MARCOS Analysis" delves into the key drivers of competitiveness in the Balkans, focusing on Natural Capital and Resource Efficiency as vital factors. Our research ranks the Balkan countries, with Greece and Albania leading the charge and North Macedonia showing areas for improvement. 📊 For a deeper dive, you can read the full paper @ https://lnkd.in/dpn7svDj #Balkans #Research #Sustainability

Looking forward to meet Amb. Omar Abou Eich - Secretary General of the Coordinating Secretariat for the Implementation of The Egyptian - European Union Participation Agreement. and learn from their insights on driving sustainable change, at the 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦. 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐎𝐖: https://lnkd.in/gfdc8iup #GreenEconomy #Sustainability #Innovation #CircularEconomy #GreenEntrepreneurship #ClimateAction #Zero_Carbon #Green_Future #Climate_Action #Green_Hydrogen #GreenEconomyForum #Sustainability #GlobalMarkets #ExportRequirements #GreenBusinesses

We need more of this. They used to say, ‘all politics is local.’ Today, we need to start seeing that all climate solutions are local. Local governments - from major cities down to tiny villages - are in the ideal position to address the causes of, and prepare for the effects of the climate crisis. This is the level at which climate change goes from being an abstract concept, to an urgent need in our own backyards. This is where solutions can be deployed efficiently, where a tight feedback loop allows iterations to be rolled out quickly. And moreover, it’s a level of government that will see unprecedented growth over the coming decades. The UN global population report tells us that we are in the midst of a historic shift toward urban areas, and that that shift will not be slowing down any time soon. With that shift, urban areas are becoming central to climate goals and agreements. But the “urban areas” they refer to are not just major cities. In the US, they are more akin to Metropolitan Statistical Areas, which contain hundreds of smaller forms of government - townships, villages, reservations. Every one of these bodies has the power to introduce climate solutions that can inspire and inform similar solutions throughout a region. Eventually, as those solutions are iterated and improved upon, good policy has been shown to trickle outward and upward throughout a region, and possibly, around the world. But for too long, local governments have been left out of the conversation. It’s good to see that changing with opportunities like President Biden’s IRA, and now, the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Group on Local and Regional Government. With voices closer to the ground, it’s my hope that we begin to see a more practical path forward - rooted in voices that are better acquainted with how the climate crisis is taking shape, and how solutions can be implemented, in their own backyards. ICLEI ICLEI USA United Nations António Guterres #climatechange #climateaction #localgovernment #climatehope

Last Tuesday, our Executive Director, Nuno Moreira da Cruz, participated in the conference Paving The Way To The Pact of The Future, promoted by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and SDSN Portugal. The event brought together experts to contribute to the Summit of the Future. It mobilized the higher education and innovation sector, as well as Portuguese society in general, towards the urgency and opportunities of sustainable development. 📈 According to Nuno, "Companies will always need to be in the epicenter of the so-needed change. Beyond GDP, in the corporate world, translates into beyond P&L. We need to be able to account for the externalities they cause”. During the Conference, the 2024 Sustainable Development Report, developed by the UN SDSN, was also launched. It can be downloaded at: https://lnkd.in/du4zXZKn. #SustainableDevelopment #SDGs