Summary of Side Events

Business Action on Sustainable Development Goals

The side event "Business Action on Sustainable Development Goals" was co-hosted by the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations, UN Global Compact, Global Reporting Initiative, and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development. It brought together UN missions, UN agencies, NGOs, and business organizations to discuss concrete actions on how the private sector can be engaged in the SDG process. It presented the WBCSD–UNGC–GRI alliance and briefed the audience about the undergoing development of its expected outcome: an implementation guide. The implementation guide will be designed to inform companies on impact assessment, KPI selection and goal setting, which will assist businesses in measuring and reporting their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.

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• Informal summary: Discussion Document for Declaration

• Discussion Document for Declaration
• Elements paper for Declaration Discussion & Letter from Co-facilitators

• Agenda for Interactive Dialogue with Major Groups, Post-2015 Declaration session
• Member States and Stakeholders discuss vision for post-2015 - News Article
• Speakers list Major Groups, Post-2015 intergovernmental negotiations | 17- 20 Feb 2015 (Declaration)

• Side Events Preliminary Programme

• Live on UN Webcast

TUESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 2015

10:00 - 10:15 AM

Opening - Co-facilitators introduce elements document

10:15 AM - 1:00 PM

Elements document - Open discussion of elements document

3:00 – 6:00 PM

Elements document - Open discussion of elements document

WEDNESDAY, 18 FEBRUARY 2015

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Elements document - Open discussion of elements document

3:00 – 6:00 PM

Elements document - Preparation of draft of Declaration

THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2015

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Interactive dialogue with Major Groups and other stakeholders

4:00 - 6:00 PM

Draft Declaration - Open discussion of draft Declaration

FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY 2015

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Draft Declaration - Open discussion of draft Declaration

3:00 – 5:00 PM

Draft Declaration - Open discussion of draft Declaration

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Closing

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