Digital Program
Session Type: Panel
Participants: Belissa Rojas (UNPDF - Washington DC), Claudia Olmedo (UNDP Accelerator Labs - El Salvador), Kylie Porter (Global Compact Network Australia) and Michael Donaghue-Evnans (UN Victoria)

The panel will be moderated by Lionel Lee (InvestUnited).

 Belissa Rojas

Impact Measurement and Management Lead
SDG Impact Team
UNDP

Ms. Rojas brings over 15 years of experience in sustainability and international development, advising private sector organizations, impact investors, development banks, and foundations on how to professionalize their impact management and measurement practices. As UN SDG Impact IMM lead, Belissa works on advancing the adoption of the SDG Impact Standards including strategic engagement, training delivery and advisory. The Standards enable investments and enterprises to set managements systems, policies and practices aiming at contributing positively to sustainable development. 

SDG Impact is a UNDP flagship initiative focusing on generating and leveraging private sector capital in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Launched as a “start-up” in September 2018, SDG Impact aims to provide investors, businesses and others with unified standards, tools, and services required to authenticate their contributions to achieving the SDGs and to identify SDG investment opportunities in emerging economies and developing countries. The initiative highlights experimentation, innovation and partnerships as it focuses on developing prototype products and services that will be tested, refined and brought to the market in a relatively short time frame.

Topic: State of Sustainable Development Goals

Synopsis: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. With the continued COVID-19 pandemic affecting every country, how are efforts to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, and discrimination against women and girls affected. What creativity, knowhow, technology, financial resources and cooperation are being applied to keep the SDGs on track? Our panel of experts share their examples and provide insight into the state of SDGs globally and in Australia.