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- 1ISO and UNDP launch first international standard for Sustainable Development Goals▼ISO and UNDP launch world’s first International Standard to advance action on the Sustainable Development Goals
The International Organization for Standardization and the United Nations Development Programme have launched the world's first International Standard designed to advance action on the Sustainable Development Goals. The new standard is intended to give governments, businesses and organisations a common framework for measuring and accelerating their contributions to the 2030 Agenda, and is being highlighted across UN-affiliated channels.
- 2Policymakers turn to humanities to advance sustainability goals▼Bridging the gap: Policymakers turn to humanities to advance sustainability goals
Arizona State University reports that policymakers are increasingly drawing on the humanities to help advance global sustainability goals. The piece argues that insights from ethics, history, philosophy and the arts can bridge the gap between technical policy solutions and the human values, behaviours and cultural contexts needed to make sustainable development succeed on the ground.
- 3ISO adopts new standard for managing SDG commitments●ISO adopts standard for managing SDG commitments
The International Organization for Standardization has adopted a new standard for managing commitments to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The standard gives organisations a formal framework for setting, tracking and reporting their contributions to the SDGs. Sustainability and corporate responsibility observers are expected to scrutinise how companies and institutions implement it.