strategy
Cooperating for sustainable development
Synonyms:
Building partnerships for sustainable developmentDeveloping partnerships for sustainable development
Forming alliances concerning environment and development
Description:
Partnerships with both the private sector and civil society are a powerful tool to advance the goal of sustainable development. Context:
All sectors of society, including government, business, public interest groups and consumers have a role to play in contributing to sustainable development and business recognizes that these sectors need to work in partnership, bringing their values and experience to bear on the challenge. Sustainable development will best be achieved if each stakeholder fully plays its part, focusing on what each can do best. Through partnerships, local, national and global, society can build on the strengths of each group.Close cooperation on research and development, education and training on Earth observation and related information technology will be the key to the success in developing global information networks and redressing current imbalances between North and South in the access to databases, information and decision support tools for managing the Earth resources and environment and ensuring sustainability.
Broader:
Cooperating internationallyCooperatingPartnering for changeBuilding a sustainable societyBuilding bridges of cooperationAdvocating sustainable developmentBuilding capacity for sustainable developmentIncreasing collaboration among development actors Narrower:
Building environmental partnershipsEnlisting media cooperation on the environmentCooperating for local sustainable rural developmentSharing business experience on sustainable developmentFacilitating joint ventures for sustainable developmentFacilitating joint ventures for sustainable developmentManaging international efforts for sustainable developmentCreating environmental education partnerships with industryEnsuring exchange of scientific data on sustainable developmentDeveloping financial sector strategies for environmental protectionStrengthening cross-sectoral partnerships for sustainable developmentPromoting cooperation on transboundary sustainable development issuesEstablishing world-wide corporate policies for sustainable developmentForming long-term international partnerships for sustainable developmentPromoting cooperation on sustainable transport for health and environmentCombining public and private sector resources in biodiversity conservationImproving tripartite cooperation to ensure equitable sustainable developmentIncluding sustainable development in company education and training programmesImproving cooperation on sustainable development programmes for and by childrenCooperating between local NGOs and authorities on sustainable development programmesImproving cooperation with industry on sustainable development strategies and programmesIncreasing support for sustainable development programmes of small and medium enterprisesDeveloping technical cooperation strategy on capacity building for sustainable developmentEstablishing partnerships for sustainable development between industry and research agenciesEstablishing partnerships for sustainable development with small and medium-sized enterprisesSupporting and strengthening regional and public/private cooperation for sustainable developmentIntegrating sustainable development in curricula of business, industrial and agricultural schoolsCooperating between industry and trade unions to improve capacity for sustainable development operationsAssessing contribution of technical cooperation to national capacity building for sustainable developmentDesignating national units to coordinate technical cooperation for capacity building for sustainable developmentStrengthening role of local authorities in sustainable development Facilitates:
Funding environmentally sustainable businessPromoting proactive approaches to sustainable development Organizations:
Commission for Environmental Cooperation South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme European Cooperative Research Network on Sustainable Rural Environmental and Energy Euro-Asian Municipal Environment Cooperation Programme Danish Cooperation for Environment and Development China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre African Development Forum References:
Commission for Environmental Cooperation: A Shared Vision: Toward sustainability in North AmericaBergesen, Helge Ole Bergesen, Parmann, Georg and Thommessen, Øystein B: Green Globe Yearbook of International Co-operation on Environment and Development Subjects:
Commerce → Business enterprisesIndustry → Construction
Environment → Environment
Development → Development
Development → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
