strategy
Sharing business experience on sustainable development
Synonyms:
Sharing private sector information on sustainable practices across sectoral groups Context:
Agenda 21 recommends that the organs and organizations of the United Nations system, as well as other governmental and non-governmental organizations, should document and share information about the sources of available information in their respective organizations. Existing programmes, such as those of the Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Information Systems (ACCIS) and the International Environmental Information System (INFOTERRA), should be reviewed and strengthened as required. Networking and coordinating mechanisms should be encouraged between the wide variety of other actors, including arrangements with non-governmental organizations for information sharing and donor activities for sharing information on sustainable development projects. The private sector should be encouraged to strengthen the mechanisms of sharing its experience and information on sustainable development. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends that businesses and the private sector generally share their experiences relevant to sustainable development with local authorities, national governments and international agencies. Broader:
Exchanging informationDiffusing best practicesCooperating for sustainable developmentEnsuring sustainable industrial developmentSharing success stories for sustainable developmentEstablishing environmentally responsible enterprisesTransforming environmental information for different user groupsSharing private sector information and experience on sustainable developmentImproving business informationImproving access to sustainable development informationProviding information on sustainable development for organizationsTransmitting accumulated knowledge Facilitates:
Funding environmentally sustainable businessExchanging information about environmentally sound technologyPromoting good practice in health, environment and safety management Facilitated by:
Enabling cross-sectoral cooperationSurveying private sector information on sustainable development Subjects:
Information → Information Commerce → Business enterprises
Education → Educational level
Government → Private
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
