Presentation by Les Pickett Regional Director and ARTDO International

Representative to UN Global Compact

The outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The future we want” set out a mandate to establish an open working group to develop a set of sustainable development goals that are coherent with and integrated into the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015.

Global Sustainable Development Report

The Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR) is a United Nations publication aiming to strengthen the science-policy interface at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, which replaced the Commission on Sustainable Development after Rio+20 as the main United Nations platform providing political leadership and guidance on sustainable development issues at the international level.

Global Sustainable Development Report

2015 edition

The 2015 Global Sustainable Development Report is expected to be launched in June 2015 and contribute to the 2015 session of the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

The report will be global in coverage while taking into account the

perspectives of the five UN regions. Extensive inputs will be sought from the UN system, government

officials and stakeholders at all levels, including representatives of academies of sciences, of key international assessments, and relevant UN expert groups.

Global Sustainable Development Report 2015 Draft Outline

• Chapter 1: The science-policy interface • Chapter 2: Integrated perspectives on the Sustainable Development

Goals (SDGs) • Chapter 3: The oceans-marine and coastal biodiversity-poverty

eradication nexus • Chapter 4: Disaster risk reduction: cross-cutting issues in the

context of the SDGs • Chapter 5: Economic growth, inclusive and sustainable industrial

development, and sustainable consumption and production • Chapter 6: Countries in special situations • Chapter 7: Science issues and solutions for the attention of

decision-makers • Chapter 8: Conclusions and way forward

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

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“ The Global Compact asks companies to embrace universal principles and to partner with the United Nations. It has grown to become a critical platform for the UN to engage effectively with enlightened global business.”

– UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/

Contact details

Les Pickett Chief Executive Pacific Rim Consulting Group PO Box 291 Brighton Victoria 3186 Australia Email: lespickett@pacrimconsult.com Web: www.pacrimconsult.com

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