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Finance can be a force for good
We have inherited a level of global prosperity greater than any time in human history, with the economies of the world generating wealth at a near unprecedented rate. Yet, this is unequally distributed across the world and these inequalities have been…
Unprecedented COVID-19 stimulus packages are not being leveraged to accelerate investment in the SDGs
Facing another global crisis, governments are spending trillions to revive their economies amid growing calls from different corners to channel these funds to the underfinanced Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Recently UNCTAD took a deep dive (hyperlink) into responses to two separate but…
Trade policy can ensure inclusive prosperity in wake of COVID-19
Rare opportunity to rethink the trade regime Trade-restrictive measures imposed by G20 governments have reached historically high levels, a trend that has only increased with the pandemic. Worldwide, supply chains are also constricting, and some countries are promoting reshoring of production due to both…
The role of MSMEs and entrepreneurship in achieving the SDGs
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,1 adopted in 2015 by all nations (of the United Nations) is a powerful universal framework for action to end extreme poverty, fight inequality, foster peace and justice, and protect our planet. The Agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development…
Rio+20 and Beyond: A New Era of Sustainable Development, Partnership and Interdependence
The year 2015 marked a turning point for development policies: from a period when development efforts focused on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which encapsulates a much broader—and much more ambitious—set of seventeen Sustainable…
Why are we behind on Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) finance and what can we do about it?
Progress on fulfilling the Financing for Sustainable Development Agenda is slower than ever. This article considers constraints to financing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and addresses key obstacles: heightened geopolitical tensions around trade and technology, growing external debt amidst unresolved systemic issues;…
The fleeting chance for a sustainable and just world
TEDxSainteAnnedeBellevue | September 2018
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