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Observance of International Anti-Corruption Day-2021 Say No to Corruption
The theme for the International Anti-Corruption Day 2021was: “Your right, your role: Say
no to Corruption.” Reeling under the impact of Covid-19, when the efforts to achieve
Sustainable Development Goals have suffered a major blow, it is important that the
rights and responsibilities of every individual stakeholder in tackling corruption, is
highlighted - including Public & Private Sectors, Law enforcement agencies, Civil society
organizations, Academia, Media and Youth as well.
Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics and Transparency (CEGET) at UN Global
Compact Network India (GCNI) observes the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD)
every year to promote the cause of collective action in preventing corruption and the
theme of IACD-2021 was ideally suited for GCNI mandates.
Urban Lab 3 – ‘Fostering Engagements and Making Partnerships Sustainable’
The breakout session was held on September 25th 2019 at Indian Habitat Center, New Delhi with a purpose to involve representatives from cities comprising thought leaders, innovators, businesses focusing on social impact and corporates interested in resilience, and policymakers & investors from different regions and sectors and portfolio managers and other stakeholders, in a Focused Group Discussion to deliberate on what role they can play in co-development of the cities.
Business Biodiversity Alliance, India: Partnerships, Communities and SDGs
The Biodiversity Alliance was created through collaboration between The Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics and Transparency (CEGET), Keystone Foundation and VNV Advisory Services.The Alliance is being set up as a collaborative to support businesses to innovate and sustain programs which mitigate the impacts on the biodiversity in the country, while pursuing business goals. The Alliance will work towards achieving SDG 15 (Life on Land) by leveraging greater collective investments and partnerships to create seamless linkages between businesses and implementation partners.
Business Round-Table Towards Collective Action For Smart Cities
Centre of Excellence for Governance, Ethics and Transparency (CEGET) organized its
1st Business Roundtable for Smart Cities in New Delhi on 19th September with Phillips
Lighting Pvt. Ltd. as a Corporate Partner.
The purpose of the Business Roundtable was to explore the opportunities and create a
platform that can develop a strong network between cities challenges and business
solutions and through the deliberations done at the round-table, the team initiated its
first step to establish this network.
Project Progress Report: Sustaianble Development Goals (SDGs) Assessment & Advisory For Thane Smart City Limited
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are an ambitious commitment by world leaders which set out a universal and an unprecedented agenda which embraces economic, environmental and social aspects of the wellbeing of societies. The progress of the world to meet the SDGs, largely depends on India’s progress. India played a prominent role in the formulation of SDGs and much of the country’s National Development Agenda is mirrored in the SDGs. Each of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are mapped with a set of 169 targets to be achieved by 2030.
Accelerating Deliberation Workshop : Accelerating Social Impact Through Collective Action Between Industry And Start-Ups
Technological change in the digital era is transformational, but it does not always advance sustainable development. Today, technological change is driven largely by private sector and therefore it has become the core responsibility of social scientists, policymakers, governments and legislators to guide and support private sectors and keep these changes up. The better understanding and implementation of new technologies will help the people as well as the government in ensuring sustainable development of the nation. Not only in India but also across the world private sector including startups are contributing a lot to achieve sustainable development Goals (SDGs).