CIFAL Philippines - Sustainable Development Goals for Transformational Business (SDGs4BIZ) Session I
Type
Workshop
Location
Web-based
Date
-
Price
$0.00
Event Focal Point Email
cifalphilippines@up.edu.ph
Partnership
CIFAL Philippines
Coolaire Consolidated
Registration
Private – by invitation
Mode of Delivery
E-learning
Language(s)
English,
Other
Pillar
People
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In 2015, the United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which provides plans for the people and the planet to achieve a peaceful and prosperous future. This led to the creation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries—developed and developing—in a global partnership. The 2017 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Business Forum emphasized the significant role of business, private institutions, government, and civil society organizations in the achievement of the 17 goals by promoting sustainable and inclusive development. The forum highlighted the need for (1) developing a clear mechanism for monitoring business investment in the SDGs; (2) designing projects that incentivize private investments by offering enticing returns on investment; and (3) increasing awareness of the SDGs in the private sector. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippine economy experienced a series of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) declines, thus further exacerbating the unemployment rate in 2020. As a response, UP-CIFAL Philippines offers the Sustainable Development Goals for Transformational Business (SDGs4BIZ), a capacity-building activity that aims to increase awareness and further promote how the private sector can integrate the 17 SDGs into their transformational business strategies and, consequently, contribute to building back a better economy. It enables learners to adopt the SDGs into their own industry plans, ethics, operations, and practical outcomes.
At the end of this session, the participants are expected to: Explain the relevance of the SDGs to their company’s vision and mission; Discuss existing company initiatives in relation to the SDGs; Provide program and policy recommendations for the company integrating the principles of SDGs; Design solution-oriented project proposals that integrate priority SDGs, selected targets, and policy recommendations; and Apply monitoring and evaluation of SDGs in the context of the transformational business project proposals
At the end of this session, the participants are expected to: Explain the relevance of the SDGs to their company’s vision and mission; Discuss existing company initiatives in relation to the SDGs; Provide program and policy recommendations for the company integrating the principles of SDGs; Design solution-oriented project proposals that integrate priority SDGs, selected targets, and policy recommendations; and Apply monitoring and evaluation of SDGs in the context of the transformational business project proposals
"Day 1: Experts' Presentation and Group Workshop Day 2: Experts' Presentation and Group Workshop"
The SDGs4BIZ: Advancing Corporate Sustainability Impact combines lecture and workshop modalities. This will be conducted by UP-CIFAL Philippines as a two-day virtual activity via Zoom Communications from 28 & 30 April 2025.
The Sustainable Development Goals for Transformational Business (SDGs4BIZ): Advancing Corporate Sustainability Impact is intended for mid- to senior-level employees of Micro, Small, and Medium enterprises (MSME), and private corporations.