Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Letter from UKSSD
After Boris Johnson was elected as Prime Minister, the UK Stakeholders for Sustainable Development (UKSSD) wrote to him with a series of recommendations to help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
The letter's three most important messages were:
- Show leadership by signalling support for our organisations to work together in the UK, across sectors and industries to transform broken or failing systems
- Publicly communicate the performance of the SDGs and develop a more effective approach to their implementation
- Help the UK understand its progress on the SDGs by openly disclosing our progress towards the targets
Our CEO, Adam Donnan, signed the letter on behalf of the IES, demonstrating our commitment to the transition towards a sustainable society. UKSSD has since ceased to operate as an organisation (it was merged into the UK's Global Compact Network).
Where to find out more
- If you want to stay up-to-date with the latest developments, make sure you are subscribed to Essential Environment.
- For more information about the latest environmental priorities, read our recommendations to the UK Government.
- Take a step towards developing your own policy skills through our training on ‘Understanding environmental policy’ and 'Influencing and Engaging with policy'.
- To support the delivery of environmental policies in practice, see our Environmental Policy Implementation Community.
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