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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).
Deliberation Workshop: Accelerating Social Impact Solutions Through Collective Action Between Industry And Start-Ups
India’s private sector, including start-ups, are well positioned to support the centre and
state governments in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). There have been
several strategic developments related to the UN system recently. The United Nations
Secretary General (UNSG) has entrusted the Local Networks with a greater responsibility to
increase SDGs impact and UN business partnerships at the country-level.
A key focus area that has been added to the UNGC mandate is inclusion and promotion of
innovators in respective countries. The Local Networks are being encouraged to play a
significant role in both guiding and supporting start-ups as responsible business locally in
collaboration with Government, the UN, and other stakeholders.
City Need Assessment For Transforming City Through Co – Development
A smart city is a designation given to a city that incorporates information and communication technologies (ICT) to enhance the quality and performance of urban services such as energy, transportation and utilities in order to reduce resource consumption, wastage and overall costs. Smart Cities Mission is an urban renewal and retrofitting program by the Government of India with the mission to develop 100 cities across the country making them citizen friendly and sustainable. In the approach to the Smart Cities Mission, the objective is to promote cities that provide core infrastructure and give a decent quality of life to its citizens, a clean and sustainable environment and application of 'Smart' Solutions.