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SDGs Public Education and Participation Partnerships Actions
Description/achievement of initiative

This initiative aims to generate qualified alliance by mobilize and empower partnership among different stakeholders, including business, CSOs, and individual etc. to promote public awareness and engagement for SDGs achievements with special focus on accelerating carbon peak and neutral targets in China in next three years. It will provide training for around 300 key decision makers, ESG staff, and educational professions and build up professional networks for measuring, analyzing, evaluating, reporting and managing SDGs into their respective working fields . In addition, systematic training and certification mechanism for SDGs general education will be functioned to motive and empower public, especially for youth.

Implementation methodologies

Members from SDGs Partnership Management Committee (SPMC) all demonstrated strong technical and innovative experiences in different development fields.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nBased on these experiences,this initiative will :\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nbuild up the Industry SDGs Promotion Cooperation Mechanism, \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nprovides basic SDGs general education for industries and for public, \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nenhance the sustainable development awareness of decision-makers and practitioners at all levels; \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nevaluate and authorize qualified institutions as training partners to jointly conduct training for Corporate Sustainability Management (CSM)program, and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD); \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nprovides annual exchanges, sharing and visiting opportunities on SDGs practice and lower carbon emission practice for professionals and public \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nAnd to promote the whole institute participant in SDGs achievement in China.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nIn specific:\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n1. Each year will organize the SDGs Industrial Participation and Innovation Round Table Conference to promote understanding and implementation of SDGs and dual-carbon policies for better sustainable business environment and a green circular economy transformation. It will also provide opportunities for sharing, learning, communication and display SDGs implementation and services for more than 300 companies and institutions in three years.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n2.Provides 2 TOT workshops to promote CSM for green industry transition and ESD for 200 professionals each year. A think tank and expertise trainers of 30 professionals from Sustainability management field and institutions will be established to train these CSM and ESD instructors. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n3.SDGs good practice visits and exchanges among industries internationally and domestically to promote green industry transition for 100 professionals at least once a year. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n4.Conduct SDGs general training with standard curriculum and courses within the certified SDG education center integrating with outdoor activities and enriched sustainable environment. It is estimated that at least 1,000 candidates will be trained and materials including TV channel will reach 100,000 people across China.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

1.The Corporate Sustainability Management (CSM) Training program includes three courses: \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n“Sustainable Development Planning, Performance and Reporting”\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n“Low-Carbon Production, Circular Economy and Carbon Trading”\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nAnd “Public Incentivizing Green Behaviors of Consumers and Responsible Production and Consumption”. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nIt will be delivered by experts from SPMC and leading institutions both domestic and international in the practical fields. It will also formulate standards, certification and methodology of SDGs promotion in business fields. Promote international cooperation and increase the global influence of domestic recycling enterprises. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nIt requires participants to complete at least 60 hours’training with these three courses, \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nand pass the exam (60% of the exam scores are qualified) to obtain the CSM certificate. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nCSM certificate holders must have 20 hours mandatory continuing education every year to ensure that their expertise is up-to-date. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nThe training system and materials developed could also contribute to a global and regional exchange.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n2.For public awareness raising and participation in SDGs, we will:\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nDevelop and improve 3 set of SDGs general education training packages \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nTwo levels’ training system ( TOT and Training for SDGs general education)\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nRespectively for all age groups (preschool, elementary and middle schools, and adults).\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nThese course will be held both on line and offline. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nIt includes training manual,teaching and learning reading materials, and evaluation tools for SDGs, how it linked to our daily life and professions, how it will be achieved with public participation, etc. for systematic standardized courses taken by respective candidate groups. By setting up TOT and Training for SDGs general education, these packages will be used by trained trainers to conduct standard training in different SDGs education centers. It can ensure young students’ understanding and practice of SDGs and related issues, and build sustainable development learning capabilities.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

This initiative will be governed through supervision from government institutions, public audience and participants, and self-regulated mechanism. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nwill build up a core SDGs Partnership Management Committee (SPMC) as the reporting and self-regulating body under the supervision from Center for Environmental Education and Communication of China Ministry of Ecology and Environment . The SPMC includes: \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n1.Environmental conservation institutions, such as the All-China Environment Federation, the largest environmental NGO in China; Committee of Green Circular and Inclusive Development of All-China Environment Federation which is committed to supporting the 2030 SDGs, improving green, low-carbon consumption; promoting resource recycling and circular economy; \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n2.Sustainable development and ESD companies, such as Global Youth Tie Education & Technology Co., Ltd. which promoted youth and public participation through training, and SDGs study tour worldwide since 2016 and implemented Children Centered Biodiversity Learning & Research Working Committee for UN CBD COP15 in 2021 authorized by China National Children’s Center; Beijing V Carbon Technology and China Beijing Green Inclusive Internet Technology which are leading companies working on technology transformation on lower carbon emission, carbon finance and public engagement. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n3.Experts and professors from UN System such as UNEP, UNDP, UNESCO and universities, and International institutions . \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nIt will also invite partners from government, non-governmental, business and civil society to be the board member and monitoring parties to govern the process. A Secretariat will be responsible for the monitoring and reporting submission work, organize and interact with committee members.\\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\nIn addition, activities and events for this initiative will be submitted as semi-annually and annually to DESA and share on the website which will be set up for publishing and circulating good practice and KIC (knowledge, information, and communication).

Partner(s)

Supervision: Center for Environmental Education and Communication of China Ministry of Ecology and Environment; Implementation:1. All-China Environment Federation, the largest environmental NGO in China; 2.Committee of Green Circular and Inclusive Development of All-China Environment Federation 3.Global Youth Tie Education & Technology Co., Ltd. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n4.Beijing V Carbon Technology Co., Ltd. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n5.China Beijing Green Inclusive Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
Progress reports
Goal 4
4.7 - By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
Goal 12
12.8 - By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
Goal 13
13.3 - Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
Goal 17
Technology -
Capacity-Building -
17.16 - Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the sustainable development goals in all countries, in particular developing countries
08/2022
2.Provides 2 TOT workshops to promote CSM for green industry transition and ESD for 200 professionals each year.
by 12/2024
1.3 SDGs Industrial Participation and Innovation Round Table Conference will be organized for about 300 companies and institutions in three years.
by 12/2024
3.At least 10 SDGs general training workshops with standard curriculum and courses within the certified SDG education center will be held in three years.
Staff / Technical expertise
Beijing V Carbon Technology and China Beijing Green Inclusive Internet Technology will provide technical support to guarantee the quality of this initiative.
Staff / Technical expertise
Global Youth Tie will provide full time staff to implement this initiative.

Basic information
Time-frame: 08/2021 - 12/2024
Partners
Supervision: Center for Environmental Education and Communication of China Ministry of Ecology and Environment; Implementation:1. All-China Environment Federation, the largest environmental NGO in China; 2.Committee of Green Circular and Inclusive Development of All-China Environment Federation 3.Global Youth Tie Education & Technology Co., Ltd. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n4.Beijing V Carbon Technology Co., Ltd. \\\\\\\\r\\\\\\\\n5.China Beijing Green Inclusive Internet Technology Co., Ltd.
Countries
Contact information
Zuo Tao, Ms., gyt@globalyouthtie.com
United Nations