I’ll start this week’s blog by turning the clock back to 25th September 2015. David Cameron was the Prime Minister. Barack Obama was the US President. The United Kingdom was a member of the European Union and Marko Arnautović was tearing up Premier League defences in a Stoke City shirt.
25th September 2015 also marked the date when the world adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The SDG are a set of 17 goals which have been agreed by global leaders, in order to build a greener, fairer, better world by 2030 and every one of us has a role in achieving the SDG.
The SDG were agreed in 2015 and we’re now just over halfway to the target end date of 2030. As a global community, we face huge challenges in todays’ world. There is a need to reflect a shared aim across all countries to end poverty and hunger everywhere, to combat inequalities within and among countries, to build peaceful, just, and inclusive societies, to protect human rights and promote gender equality of women and girls and to ensure the lasting protection of the planet and its natural resources.
Huge challenges need bold action if we are to succeed and this is where the SDG play a part in achieving this, calling for worldwide collaboration between governments, businesses, and civil society to deliver a powerful vision for improving our world by 2030.
Staffordshire Chambers’ of Commerce is proud to be a UN SDG Ambassador and we hope that more Staffordshire businesses will join us in showing their commitment to the Global Goals and the action that they’re already taking to combat major global challenges including climate change, decent work, gender inequality and poverty.
UN SDG are discussed across all of our Chamber policy forums to raise awareness of how we can collectively play our part in helping to overcome the global challenges and make a difference to the life experiences of people everywhere.
• Do you have sustainability pioneers on your organisation? Why not give them a platform! Encourage them to publish their stories and ideas on your company website and social media channels.
• Encourage your colleagues to commit to both personal and professional pledges towards achieving SDG.
• Encourage your company’s suppliers and customers to embrace your pledges towards achieving SDG.
All the information you need can be found here.
On Monday 25th September 2023, we’re hoisting the SDG flag to show our support for the SDG and to mobilise support in looking ahead to the next seven years. Whilst notable progress has been made across some of the 17 SDG, further effort is needed if we are to achieve the SDG by the start of the next decade. We hope you’ll join us and play your part in shaping a better world for all.
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