10/1/2022

SDG Lab 2021 Year in Review

In 2021, the SDG Lab continued to adapt to the context of the global pandemic, using innovative meeting and exchange formats to work with SDG actors and other partners across SDG sectors.
SDG Lab 2021 Year in Review

In 2021, the SDG Lab continued to adapt to the context of the global pandemic, using innovative meeting and exchange formats to work with SDG actors and other partners across SDG sectors. Last year also saw the Lab expand its outreach and media presence on topics such as post-COVID recovery and sustainable finance, among others.

The below slideshow captures a selection of activities over the past year— highlights of some of the Lab’s keymoments and achievements in 2021.

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SDG Lab in the News:

Building Bridges 2021

  • An opinion piece by SDG Lab Director Nadia Isler and Sustainable Finance Geneva Director Sandrine Salerno was published in Geneva Solutions (English) and l’Agefi (French) ahead of Building Bridges.
  • UN Geneva Director-General Valovaya spoke to the importance of Building Bridges in a special newsletter (French) of the Canton of Geneva interparliamentary group on International Geneva.
  • “Capsules”: As part of the SDG Lab’s contribution to Building Bridges, key Summit speakers were filmed for short social “capsules”, capturing nine invitees, including the UN Deputy Secretary-General and Ambassador Christian Frutiger of the Swiss Agency for Development Corporation (SDC), among others.
  • Geneva Solutions’ article on SDG Lab warm-up to the industry-wide Building Bridges Week, where Geneva's SDG and finance communities put the social dimension at the centre of sustainable finance.

Sustainable Finance

  • Geneva Solutions partnered with the Ground_Up Project to publish a three-part commentary series on the SDGs, finance and investment.

COVID-19 Recovery and SDGs

Goals
1
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No Poverty
5
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Gender Equality
6
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Clean Water and Sanitation
9
.
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
11
.
Sustainable Cities and Communities
13
.
Climate Action
17
.
Partnerships For the Goals
Resources
Special Newsletter
Gallery
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