39 sustainable brand initiatives were awarded in the 2nd edition of AkijBashir Group Presents SDG Brand Champion Awards in Association with Intellier, held at Le Méridien Dhaka on September 10. Among the awardees, 16 initiatives received the winning accolade and 23 received the Honourable Mentions. Initiated by Bangladesh Innovation Conclave, this
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Development banks’ role in reorienting economies toward SDGs
Public development banks, or PDBs, have a unique role to play in helping to reorient economies toward the Sustainable Development Goals and the objectives of the Paris Agreement. PDBs can do so by addressing market failures, mobilizing governments and public institutions, financial markets, the private sector, civil society, and by
Only one-third of child-related SDG targets on course: UNICEF
Halfway into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), only one-third of child-related targets are on course, shows a new report of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) released on Monday. Only 6 percent of the child population, or 150 million children, living in just 11 countries have reached 50 percent
Halfway to 2030: Our 5 asks at the SDG Summit
At the UN SDG Summit in New York, the Forus global civil society network is calling for decisive action on SDG implementation. Clearly, as we hit the midpoint towards the “finish line” of the Agenda 2030, progress is stagnating. The 2023 Special Edition of the SDG Progress Report emphasized that we’re
Call for NGOs to work towards achieving the SDGs to create Smart Bangladesh
Md. Akhter Hossain, Principal Coordinator for SDG Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office has urged all government and non-governmental organizations to work together to build a developed and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. On 7 September 2023, he addressed a seminar titled 'Role of NGOs in the Implementation of Sustainable Development
UN financing appeal last hope for SDGs and climate?
The United Nations Secretary-General’s Dialogue on Financing for Development on 20 September may well be the world’s last chance to save the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and curb global warming in time. The UN and international finance Many features of the international financial system – including multilateral arrangements developed over many decades
LHBL wins SDG Brand Champion Award
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) has won the SDG Brand Champion Awards 2023 in two categories 'Affordable and Clean Energy' and 'Sustainable Community Development', a press release said on Monday. The awards ceremony initiated by Sustainability Brand Forum was held at a city hotel recently. Company’s sustainable waste management through Geocycle
Seminar on localizing sustainable development held
A seminar on “Localising of Sustainable Development” was organized jointly by Innovation & Development Associates (iDEA) Foundation and International Research Center SIMEC Institute of Technology, a press release said Wednesday. Md. Abul Kalam Azad, Vice Chairman of iDEA Foundation and former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and Principal Coordinator of
Accelerating post-pandemic SDG 6 achievements on water & sanitation
Global progress has been staggeringly inadequate against Sustainable Development Goal 6, “clean water and sanitation for all.” According to the latest SDGs progress assessment, 2 billion people still lack safely managed drinking water, 3.6 billion lack sanitation services, and 3 billion lack basic hygiene services. Waterborne diseases continue to take a heavy
UNGA: PM to highlight challenges of reaching SDGs: Momen
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to highlight the challenges that developing countries have to face in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) giving utmost importance to multilateralism while delivering her speech at the UNGA on September 23. Briefing the media on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the