Planet under Pressure
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
The 2020s are the make-or-break decade for Sustainability. But Covid-19 questions almost everything. How can we handle increasingly frequent shocks? What can a resilient society and economy that is in line with planetary boundaries look like? These and many other questions are discussed in the new 2020 edition of the Global Goals Yearbook titled “Planet under Pressure”. The Yearbook supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is one of the publications in strong international demand.
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The UNSSC Knowledge Centre for<br />
Sustainable Development was established<br />
to equip the UN and its partners<br />
with the knowledge, skills, and behaviours<br />
to implement the 2030 Agenda for<br />
Sustainable Development as well as the<br />
Paris Agreement <strong>under</strong> the United Nations<br />
Framework Convention on Climate Change.<br />
The Centre supports policy and operational<br />
work of the UN through the development<br />
of learning tools, platforms for interaction<br />
and a mature set of learning offerings for<br />
UN staff. It serves as a catalyst and convener<br />
prompting dialogue and knowledge<br />
sharing on issues relevant to the vision<br />
and mission of the United Nations.<br />
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<br />
profoundly challenges the way all<br />
development partners think, work and<br />
act. It requires enhanced multi-sectorial<br />
as well as cross-institutional integration<br />
and holistic thinking. Moving beyond separate<br />
mandates and structures, exploring<br />
linkages and interdependencies between<br />
different pillars and thematic issues is<br />
imperative. It is in this context that:<br />
•We strengthen and communicate the<br />
sustainable development narrative.<br />
•We focus on empowering stakeholders<br />
and facilitate integrated and transformative<br />
action for sustainable<br />
development.<br />
The World Business Council for<br />
Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is<br />
a global, CEO-led organization of over<br />
200 leading businesses working together<br />
to accelerate the transition to a sustainable<br />
world. WBCSD helps its member<br />
companies to become more successful<br />
and sustainable by focusing on the maximum<br />
positive impact for shareholders, the<br />
environment and societies.<br />
Its member companies come from all<br />
business sectors and all major economies,<br />
representing a combined revenue of more<br />
than US$8.5 trillion and with 19 million<br />
employees. WBCSD’s global network of<br />
almost 70 national business councils gives<br />
our members unparalleled reach across<br />
the globe. WBCSD is uniquely positioned<br />
to work with member companies along<br />
and across value chains to deliver highimpact<br />
business solutions to the most<br />
challenging sustainability issues.<br />
The Club of Rome is an organisation of<br />
individuals who share a common concern<br />
for the future of humanity and strive to make<br />
a difference. Our members are notable<br />
scientists, economists, businessmen and<br />
businesswomen, high level civil servants<br />
and former heads of state from around the<br />
world. Their efforts are supported by the<br />
Secretariat in Winterthur, Switzerland, the<br />
European Research Centre registered in<br />
Constance, Germany and National Associations<br />
in more than 30 countries.<br />
The Club of Rome conducts research and<br />
hosts debates, conferences, lectures,<br />
high-level meetings and events. The Club<br />
also publishes a limited number of peerreviewed<br />
“Reports to the Club of Rome”,<br />
the most famous of which is “The Limits<br />
to Growth“.<br />
The Club of Rome’s mission is to promote<br />
<strong>under</strong>standing of the global challenges<br />
facing humanity and to propose solutions<br />
through scientific analysis, communication<br />
and advocacy. Recognising the interconnectedness<br />
of today’s global challenges,<br />
our distinct perspective is holistic, systemic<br />
and long-term.<br />
•We support the UN Development<br />
System reform process.<br />
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