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So What's Next Series: Rethinking Economic Systems for Long-term Sustainable Development
Without a radical transformation of our economic systems, we will not be able to honour the commitments and promise of the Sustainable Development Goals for a sustainable future that is equitable and leaves no one behind. On 31 October 2023, as part of the SDG Lab’s What’s Next Series, the SDG Lab organized an event on ‘Rethinking Economic Systems to Achieve Long-term Sustainability.’ It brought together influential speakers from the UN and various civil society organizations (CSOs) to address the urgent need for a paradigm shift in our economic systems.
Read MoreSo What's Next Series: Emotions - A Missing Link Towards Long-Term Sustainability?
We are at the midpoint to 2030 and progress on the SDGs is nowhere where it should be. There are valid questions to be asked as to why the international community is not delivering on the promise of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. Arguably, the lack of progress has led to frustration, complacency and ultimately inaction. So, what’s the missing link? Is it agency? Do people feel empowered to act? Are we omitting human emotions and psychology from the equation? Join us for a panel discussion on 29 November, 16h-17h30 followed by an Apéro, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva.
Read MoreWellbeing Beyond GDP: Embracing a Beyond Growth Approach for Sustainable Futures
We need a transformation in how we define and measure economic value, and how we design economic systems to respect environmental boundaries of our planet and promote human well-being and prosperity within those limits. It is against this background that the SDG Lab is focusing on new lenses to sustainability, such as systems change and regenerative development. Complementing the What’s Next high-level event on “Rethinking economic systems for long-term sustainable development” of 31 October 2023, this article discusses the imperative to embrace a beyond growth approach for sustainable futures.
Read MoreReflecting on "Emotions: A Missing Link Towards Long-Term Sustainability?"
Emotions are inherent to being human. They influence all aspects of our daily lives—from the choices we make to the decisions we take. Yet, factoring in emotions as a crucial component of sustainable development has been lacking. And while the links between emotions and sustainability are clear, there has been limited effort to infuse the two areas in support of accelerating the shift to long-term sustainable actions. Against this background, the 29 November What’s Next event "Emotions: A Missing Link Towards Long-Term Sustainability?" was designed with three overarching questions in mind: 1) How can we better understand what motivates action; 2) Which emotions are most likely to trigger pro-sustainability behaviours, and 3) How can this knowledge be applied to strategies and practical policymaking.
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First SDG Community Coffee of 2023: Foresight Strategies in Sustainable Development
In collaboration with CERN IdeaSquare, the first SDG Community gathering will feature an exchange on foresight strategies for achieving long-term sustainability.
Read MoreSDG Lab's Pipeline Builder Project Among 7 Winners Selected for Working on SDG Impact Finance
Together with the Ground_Up Project, the SDG Lab has been developing an innovative approach to source SDG investments from emerging markets – the Pipeline Builder.
Read MoreSDG Lab 2022 Year in Review
The SDG Lab reflects on key moments in 2022 that contributed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals.
Read MoreThe Power of Coffee: Convening Geneva’s SDG Actors in 2022
During 2022, the SDG Lab convened nine SDG Community Coffees, bringing together some 180 participants and guest speakers from International Geneva’s vast network of organizations focused on bringing the Sustainable Development Goals to life.
Read MoreDigital transformation for the SDGs: an Ecosystems Approach
When used properly, digital tools and technologies can act as a catalyst for advancing SDG implementation and help deliver global, local and people impact at scale. Building on this belief and on two previous Geneva SDG Community meetings on digitalization, the SDG Lab convened on December 1st the workshop “Digital transformation for the SDGs: an Ecosystems Approach”, facilitated by Nadim Couchair, founder of the 2030Cabinet.
Read MoreBuilding Bridges 2022 – SDG Lab Recap
Following the conclusion of Building Bridges 2022, the SDG Lab has compiled a summary of its engagements during this event.
Read MoreLaunch of Geneva SDG Data Forum
November 11 marked the convening of the launch of the “Geneva SDG Data Forum”, a roundtable discussion on practices, challenges, and futures of the SDG data systems and brought together by SDG Lab, the Graduate Institute of Geneva, and Deloitte.
Read MoreStrengthening the Geneva 2030 Ecosystem: New Study Underlines Need for Physical Collaboration Space in Geneva
The SDG Lab and IISD in collaboration with ImpactHub conducted an analysis of how a physical collaboration space in the Nations district in the city of Geneva could strengthen existing efforts to build a more inclusive and connected ecosystem
Read MorePipeline Builder Partnership interview series
A series of interviews looked at sustainable finance from the perspectives of four individuals involved in the Pipeline Builder pilot project, a joint initiative of the SDG Lab and the Ground Up Project. The Pipeline Builder, which has been inaugurated in Ghana, aims to streamline and boost financial flows to projects aligned with national sustainable development strategies.
Read MoreGoing Beyond the Sustainable Finance Trend – Mobilizing the Financial Sector for the Sustainable Development Goals
With just eight years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 SDGs, accelerating the transition to a global economic model aligned with SDGs is of the essence. So, what’s needed to speed up this transition? What are the roadblocks to accelerating the pace?
Read MoreMeasuring the SDGs: Data Practices, Challenges and Futures
The growing turn to data as a means of knowing and governing global problems requires a multidisciplinary and cross-sectoral dialogue. This round table event brings together key representatives from international organizations, academia, and civil society to reflect on the practices, challenges, and futures of the Sustainable Development Goal data system.
Read MorePipeline Builder Partnership: John Hendra
Over the next four weeks, and in the lead up to Building Bridges Week 2022, the SDG Lab is running a series of interviews looking at sustainable finance from the perspectives of four people involved in the Pipeline Builder pilot, a joint initiative of the SDG Lab and the Ground_Up Project. The Pipeline Builder seeks to streamline and boost financial flows to projects aligned with national sustainable development strategies, and it has been kickstarted in Ghana.
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