SD in Depth

195 countries and the bulk of their populations are coastal, tied to the health and productivity of marine ecosystems, which offer valuable assets to generate substantial economic and developmental gains, and play a key role in climate change mitigation. (UNCTAD, 2017) The rapid development of technologies, coupled with fast economic development and demographic growth in …

On Blue BioTrade and Sustainable Development: how to devise this new tool to promote sustainability and equity. Opportunities and challenges Read More »

Just within last few years, the world saw the destruction of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, the Brazilian Museu Nacionalin Rio de Janeiro, founded in 1818, which housed an invaluable collection of 20 million artifacts, the destruction of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra by ISIS and the Buddhas of Bamiyan by Taliban. However, dozens of …

UNCTAD: if we want to meet our global sustainable development goals by 2030, we must tap into our vast cultural capital to change our behaviour Read More »

WHO Fair Pricing Forum, held on 11-13 April, sought to motivate an open discussion among a wide range of stakeholders including the public sector, civil society, and the pharmaceutical industry to find the ways and strategies to reduce medicine prices, make them more transparent and SDGs-responsive in order to expand access to medicines for all. …

WHO Fair Pricing Forum: countries and civil society call for greater transparency in respect to pricing mechanism and fairer prices Read More »

“Good health is one of humanity’s most valued assets. It is key to advancing sustainable development – to end poverty, promote peaceful and inclusive societies and protect the environment. This puts the health goal (SDG 3) right at the centre of the entire 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,” – says the WHO in its Summary …

WHO: Global Action Plan represents a historic commitment to advancing collective action and accelerating progress towards the SDGs Read More »

We have not seen the broad transformation that we need, to achieve the SDGs by 2030, – said Inga Rhonda King, President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the opening of the Forum on Financing for Development, held this week at the UN’s headquarters in New-York. The ECOSOC Forum on Financing for Development …

ECOSOC at the Forum on Finance for Development: We have not seen the broad transformation that we need, to achieve the SDGs by 2030 Read More »

A growing number of studies and reports reveal the complex relationship between the existing competition rules and sustainability, arguing that Competition law as a product of the neoliberalism, based on the assumptions of rational self-interested individual agents seeking profit maximization: (i) has significantly shaped modern global supply chains and led to massive imbalance of power, …

Competition Law and Sustainability: just a complex marriage or irreconcilable foes? Read More »

While not limited to agriculture, GIs play a crucial role in the agricultural sector. By way of example, in the European Union (EU), where farmers can continue to compete on international markets only relying on quality rather than price, the worldwide sale value of the GIs is estimated at € 54.3 billion (OriGIn, 2018) The …

FAO: Geographical indications (GIs) is one of the ways to enhance the provision of public goods – such as food heritage, landscapes, traditional knowledge and the rural economy at large Read More »

The research by the WBCSD explores the board’s role in creating long-term value and pays special attention to how environmental and social risks and opportunities affect the corporate governance process. The Report addresses the common misconception that the duty of directors is to solely maximize shareholder value and how this ideology has led to short-termism. …

Corporate and Business Sustainability: World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new research exploring the state of corporate governance across twelve jurisdictions Read More »

The UN General Assembly in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of 7 April 2011, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight “to celebrate each year at the international level the beginning of the space era for mankind, reaffirming the important contribution of space science and technology in achieving sustainable development goals and increasing …

Deploying Outer Space for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and implementing Agenda 2030. Space governance for Sustainable Development. Read More »