On December 1, I was honored to be invited to take part in the 7th International Forum on Food and Nutrition, hosted by the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BFCN) at Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy. There, I had the opportunity to join Peter Bakker (CEO of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development), Hilal ElverContinueContinue reading “Youth, the SDGs and the Food Sustainability Index”
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SDSN Youth at UNGA71
As the Leadership Council Meeting of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network gets underway in New York City on the eve of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, I am particularly proud of the ever increasing role played by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Youth (SDSN Youth) in mobilizing action from allContinueContinue reading “SDSN Youth at UNGA71”
Youth Solutions Report: celebrating and showcasing youth-led Solutions for the SDGs
When ‘Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ was agreed at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, there was widespread agreement on the fact that the international community’s progress towards a sustainable future should be a matter of utmost importance for all inhabitants of this planet, butContinueContinue reading “Youth Solutions Report: celebrating and showcasing youth-led Solutions for the SDGs”
The SDGs can transform our universities, if we accept the challenge
The following is the text of a speech I recently gave on the role of universities as leaders on the Sustainable Development Goals, when I was invited to the 2016 International Sustainable Campus Network Conference, themed “Leadership for a Sustainable Future” (Siena, Italy, 13-15 June). This post originally appeared on SDSNYouth.org. Good morning to youContinueContinue reading “The SDGs can transform our universities, if we accept the challenge”
Statement on COP21 participation
The Paris Agreement is a done deal. Despite its foreseeable shortcomings, it is a global climate agreement that will shape transformational pathways of change for our economies and societies in the next decades and beyond. Every young individual around the world should read this text, or learn more about it from the excellent reviews that are alreadyContinueContinue reading “Statement on COP21 participation”
#KnowYourGoals – A Campaign for the SDGs
Last July 28th, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Youth Network announced #KnowYourGoals – a global campaign to bring awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to communities all over the world! In partnership with oikos and Project Everyone, #KnowYourGoals calls upon everyone – organisations and individuals – to host an event during the monthContinueContinue reading “#KnowYourGoals – A Campaign for the SDGs”
Dario Piselli 