Sustainable Business

Webinar Objective

This webinar seeks to introduce you to ways in which you can explore and implement green and responsible practices in your business, consumer choices, and or life. The webinar is also for those who are generally interested in the subject and would just like to learn more. Furthermore, it seeks to reinforce Sustainable Development Goal 17 on revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development.

In 2015, 17 Sustainable Development Goals were agreed by 193 UN Member States to shape the global agenda for sustainable development in the next fifteen years and beyond. 

Achieving these goals will require an unprecedented mobilization of the energy and skills of young people, and recognition of their significant role in promoting them. 

Webinar Objective

This free, English language webinar will give the floor to speakers representing social enterprises and organizations that support the development of social business and social entrepreneurship, especially in the context of youth. They will share their experiences, accomplishments, lessons learned, designs for the future, and best practices.

The Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) is a multi-stakeholder platform established in December 2011. The SRP is co-convened by UN Environment and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to promote resource efficiency and sustainability in trade flows, production and consumption operations, and supply chains in the global rice sector.

Bangkok, 14 September 2020 – A new ecolabel launched today by the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP) will help shoppers reduce their environmental impact by identifying rice that has been sustainably produced.

The Practical Guide outlines a three-step process to embed the SDGs in existing business and reporting processes in alignment with the GRI Standards and recognized principles. 

• Step 1 addresses the process of prioritization of impacts and the identification of those SDGs to act and report on. 
• Step 2 addresses aspects on how to set business objectives, select disclosures and analyze performance. 
• Step 3 offers tips and guidance on reporting and improving SDG performance. 

Explore how our new tools, resources and activities can help your business achieve its sustainability goals and find the right UN Global Compact engagement tier.