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Sustainable Development Goals
Where do we stand in 2019?
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James Gomme
Director of SDGs, WBCSD
Peru 2021: A valued member of our Global Network
What do we mean by “Sustainable Development”?
“…..a form of
development that meets
the needs of the present
without compromising
the ability of future
generations to meet their
own needs”
The emergence of “donut” economics
8 million tons
More
of plastic
plastic than
enter the
fish by 2050
ocean per
year
Wildlife
populations
fallen by 60%
since 1970
Biodiversity Crisis
1 million
species
facing
extinction
815 million
GHG suffer from
emissions hunger - 2 bn
are overweight
Detailed Ambitious
4 years into the
SDG agenda
Where do we
stand?
142 National
Reviews
City-level UN
action Reform
Extreme
Progress in Improved access
poverty and
combatting a to electricity in
child mortality
number of poorest
rates continue
diseases countries
to fall
Proportion Marked
Unemployment increase in
of urban
back to pre- marine
populations
financial crisis protected
living in slums is
levels areas
falling
Slowing Wrong
progress on
821 million direction on
Undernourished in 2017 hunger
poverty
up from
784 million
in 2015
Worrying trends
Rising
Biodiversity emissions
loss and climate
change
The role of business in achieving the SDGs
Engine of Employment
Governance &
Collaboration
Transparency
Opportunities for business: New markets
ESG SDG Bonds
Investment
ESG-linked Blended
loan finance
facilities
Capturing SDG Opportunities
Emerging best
practice and
guidance
SDG Sector
Roadmaps
Entering a
Decade of
Delivery
James Gomme
Director, SDGs
gomme@wbcsd.org