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The Role of the Private Sector in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
CSIS Headquarters


In September 2015, the 193-member states of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Development Agenda and the 17 SDGs, built off of the Millennium Development Goals. The SDGs are not an official treaty, but a form of soft law aimed at eliminating extreme poverty, building partnerships, and spurring economic growth around the world. The private sector provides 9 out of 10 jobs in developing countries and has an important role to play in achieving the SDGs and solving global problems. Many private sector actors support the SDGs and have joined the UN Global Compact. At the Addis Ababa Financing for Development conference in 2015, it became clear that it would take trillions not billions of dollars of financing of all types to achieve the SDGs. Private sector participation is critical to strengthening the economies in developing countries, employing the growing youth bulge in Africa, and solving global challenges like migration.

Please join us at CSIS (1616 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036) for this important discussion.

This event is part of the "Chevron Forum for Development" series and made possible with general support from Chevron.
Featuring
Parag Mehta
Executive Director of the Center for Inclusive Growth at Mastercard
John Morris
Co-Founder and CEO at 17 Asset Management
Kelsey Freeman
Manager, Policy, and Public Affairs at Nestlé
CSIS Experts
Johanna Nesseth Tuttle
Senior Associate (Non-resident), President’s Office
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Daniel F. Runde
Senior Vice President; William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development
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