A new business model is emerging at the United Nations – one where governments, businesses, investors, and civil society gather to solve global problems. In line with this new model, the Sustainable Energy for All initiative – like the Every Woman Every Child initiative before it – presents a new cooperative path to encourage the energy transformation that the world requires.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim are calling on governments, businesses, and civil society to commit to taking concrete actions to achieve Sustainable Energy for All by 2030. These actions will provide significant benefits, including strengthened economic growth, expanded social equity, and a cleaner environment.

Accountability is a critical aspect of the initiative. A robust Accountability Framework will enable transparent recognition and tracking of voluntary commitments to the initiative, facilitating feedback and learning. The framework will complement the initiative’s Global Tracking Framework, which measures overall progress on the three objectives.

This document provides the context for, and lays out, such a framework. It is intended as a living document – one that will evolve over time as the initiative develops, particularly as country commitments grow in importance.

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