POWER TALK SUSTAINABLE PROFITS DEC-JAN 20-21

2019
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2020
117
• Reduce international dependence for key industries and
sectors in case of major disruptive events (e.g. protective
masks, food supply).
• Pursue efforts to enforce environmental treaties and
national regulations despite the lockdown and economic
turmoil
Transformation in Sustainable Food,
Land, Water and Oceans
• Strengthen food security and hygiene, including the reduction
of risks of zoonotic diseases.
• Emphasize the resilience and sustainability of food systems.
• Accelerate efforts to provide universal access to water and
sanitation, and increase focus on hygiene and handwashing to
help curb transmission of oral-faecal diseases.
• Pursue efforts to reduce negative impacts on biodiversity and
ecosystems to prevent future pandemics
Transformation in Sustainable Cities and
Communities.
• Address immediate threats to vulnerable groups in urban
settlements (homeless, refugees), to avoid a deep worsening of
their living conditions and to make confinement measures more
effective.
• Strengthen the territorial distribution of doctors and
availability of care, including in rural areas.
• Further integrate vulnerable groups in urban settlements,
including homeless people, refugees, and migrants.
• Adapt public transportation systems to the need for physical
distancing and hygiene, and to changing
patterns in working and commuting habits.
• Develop integrated territorial strategies to address the impact
of travel restrictions on business, exports, and tourism activities
Transformation in Harnessing
the Digital Revolution for
Sustainable Development:
• Further expand digital health solutions to reduce
the burden on hospitals and increase access.
• Develop and use online education tools.
• Further development of other digital government
services and e-commerce.
• Further investments in digital skills, equity, and
lifelong learning.
• Accelerate the adoption of measures that
support a fair transition for workers affected by the
digital and technological revolution.
Conclusions
This is matter of concern for India that we slipped
two rank below on Global SDG Rank from last year
It will be important to put the SDGs at the heart of
policymaking. In December 2018, the United
Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the
International Year of Plant Health (IYPH).This is of
special interest to me as it casts a spotlight on the
Environment and Sustainability function at UPL Ltd.
We believe that without agrochemicals food will
not survive and without food people will not
survive. It has also shown us that we will not be
able to protect ourselves from global pandemics
unless until our health systems strengthened. The
SDG framework suggested in this paper may guide
the immediate post-crisis recovery and frame longterm
strategies towards more resilient and
sustainable societies. I take it as both, a challenge
and an opportunity to guide my team in carrying
out our roles effectively.
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