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The role of the private sector in fostering peace, justice, and strong institutions

Sustainable Development Goal 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions - presents a set of issues of particular salience to the private sector, including a number of factors that directly foster stable business environments.The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law conference will consider various questions arising from the intersection of business and SDG 16
The big picture: The built environment sector embraces the Goals

This years’ ecobuild event challenged the UK’s built environment sector to raise its level of ambition and support for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. We explore discussions from the three-day event and opportunities for further action.
Single Departmental Plans and the Sustainable Development Goals

The UK Government’s Single Departmental Plans could be a key cross-Government mechanism for planning delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals but from what we’ve seen so far, more work is needed if they’re to achieve that. Georgina Chandler from RSPB shares this analysis from the Bond SDG Group.
How to influence individuals to drive action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Last week we ran our first skill-builder workshop focused on influencing people to drive action for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Charlotte and Jo from creative change agency, Impact. In this blog we share three areas of learning from the day.

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Steering Group

The Steering Group are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the network and the strategic development of the network.
Driving action for the Sustainable Development Goals in the UK

There is currently no national plan for the Sustainable Development Goals in the UK. We’re going to create it. We've launched an ambitious project to produce the first stakeholder-led national plan for the UK.
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Measuring up - how the UK is performing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Work begins on the first comprehensive assessment of the UK’s performance against the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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DFID's approach to the SDGs in the UK and beyond

There is much to be welcomed in the government’s first attempt at outlining a UK response to the Sustainable Development Goals at home and abroad. Dr Graham Long explores what’s good, and what’s missing, on behalf of UKSSD.
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Open Letter to the Prime Minister

On the 16th January 2016 UKSSD coordinated an open letter to the Prime Minister which was published in The Times. Over 80 major businesses united to call on the Government to demonstrate its commitment to delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the UK and overseas.