Austria's Commitment to the 2030 Agenda
Guided by the BKMC's mission to foster leadership for the Sustainable Development Goals, we have been closely collaborating with the Austrian Federal Chancellery since 2018 to advance the implementation of the SDGs in and by Austria. On the margins of the UN High-Level Political Forum 2023, we are very proud to launch the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens publication “Austria’s Commitment to the 2030 Agenda”. The publication covers national, European, and global efforts to implement the SDGs. Against the backdrop of multiple crises, it is now more important than ever to find global solutions based on cooperation, partnership, and sustainability. Dive into our report and check out milestone activities, good practice examples, and initiatives of SDG implementation in Austria from 2019 to 2023.
Guided by the BKMC's mission to foster leadership for the Sustainable Development Goals, we have been closely collaborating with the Austrian Federal Chancellery since 2018 to advance the implementation of the SDGs in and by Austria.
On the margins of the UN High-Level Political Forum 2023, we are very proud to launch the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens publication “Austria’s Commitment to the 2030 Agenda”. The publication covers national, European, and global efforts to implement the SDGs.
Against the backdrop of multiple crises, it is now more important than ever to find global solutions based on cooperation, partnership, and sustainability. Dive into our report and check out milestone activities, good practice examples, and initiatives of SDG implementation in Austria from 2019 to 2023.
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ACTIVE ON NATIONAL LEVEL<br />
DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL SOCIETY<br />
SDG FORUM IN<br />
ALPBACH: IN THE<br />
NOWHERE FOR<br />
EVERYWHERE<br />
The implementation of <strong>the</strong> SDGs in Austria and Europe was<br />
<strong>the</strong> subject matter of <strong>the</strong> high-profile event at <strong>the</strong> European<br />
Forum Alpbach. Its results were integrated in<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
recommendation report of <strong>the</strong> Ban Ki-moon Centre for<br />
Global Citizens (BKMC) on promoting <strong>the</strong> SDGs in Austria.<br />
Year after year, <strong>the</strong> European Forum<br />
Alpbach (EFA) ga<strong>the</strong>rs <strong>the</strong> leading figures<br />
from science, economy, politics and civil<br />
society <strong>to</strong> discuss future issues <strong>to</strong>ge<strong>the</strong>r.<br />
In 2019, <strong>the</strong> SDGs of <strong>the</strong> United Nations<br />
and <strong>the</strong>ir implementation were also an<br />
important <strong>to</strong>pic. In line with this <strong>the</strong><br />
high-level event was organised, featuring<br />
former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon<br />
and Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander<br />
Schallenberg. Their discussion partners<br />
were, among o<strong>the</strong>r persons, Jeffrey Sachs<br />
(Direc<strong>to</strong>r of <strong>the</strong> Sustainable Development<br />
Solutions Network), Gün<strong>the</strong>r Bachmann<br />
(German Council for Sustainable Development),<br />
Klaus Bergsmann (Head of Group<br />
Environmental Management at Erste Group<br />
Bank), Heinz Nusser (Partner Decision Advisory<br />
Group GmbH) and Mirjam Sick (Head<br />
of Technology & Project Management at<br />
Energiedienst Holding AG). Already before<br />
<strong>the</strong> event, <strong>the</strong> Austrian Federal Chancellery<br />
and <strong>the</strong> BKMC had collected contributions<br />
and inputs from <strong>the</strong> representatives of <strong>the</strong><br />
youth and civil society in many discussion<br />
rounds under <strong>the</strong> title of “Promoting <strong>the</strong><br />
SDGs in Europe with a Global Mindset”.<br />
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