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Five years since the adoption of the SDGs challenges still exist
particularly in the areas of extreme
poverty, inequality - for women,
young people
For Kenya to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030,
it must create an enabling legal, institutional and policy framework
hinged on a robust institutional framework with distinct yet
complementary roles, responsibilities and accountability mechanisms.
This is the overarching message of the SDGs Readiness study conducted by
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM),
Global Compact Network Kenya and the Office of the Deputy President.
The report, titled
SDGs Readiness report: A Policy, Legislative and Institutional Review of the 17 SDGs in Kenya,
identifies gaps in the laws and policies across the 17 goals with an
emphasis on how the country can achieve green economic growth and
recommend interventions. Additionally, it reviews institutional
arrangements for executing SDG commitments and makes recommendations on
how the parliament should monitor the national and sub-national
execution of SDG commitments.
Five years since the adoption of the SDGs challenges still exist
particularly in the areas of extreme poverty, inequality - for women,
young people and workers and climate change. Now more than ever, this
state of affairs demands decisive leadership, collective action, and
greater partnerships to get back on track and boost shared prosperity by
2030.
As part of its initiatives to assist business communities to meet the
deadline, the UN Global Compact and B Lab developed an SDG Action
Manager to empower companies of all sizes anywhere in the world, to take
meaningful action and track their progress on the Global Goals.
The web-based impact management solution brings together B Lab’s B
Impact Assessment, the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact that
broadly cover areas of human rights, labour, environment and
anti-corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals, to enable
businesses to take meaningful action on the SDGs through 2030.
The UN Global Compact Network Local Chapter Board Chair and KAM Chief
Executive, Ms Phyllis Wakiaga notes that the delivery of the SDGs
requires bold action from businesses and for leaders to set radical
goals to establish a new normal for doing business.
“
Every individual effort from large and small businesses alike will
count in helping realize our collective goal. To bridge the gap between
commitment and action, the SDG Action Manager is available to all
companies to self assess, benchmark and improve their sustainability
performance aligned with the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and
the Global Goals.
The SDG Action Manager is free to access by companies and is
informed by the work and feedback from a range of stakeholders,
including experts in corporate sustainability, civil society, the UN,
and academia,” adds Ms Wakiaga.
The SDGs cover a wide range of issues ranging from Leaving no One
Behind; keeping sustainable development at the core; transforming
economies for jobs and inclusive growth; building peaceful and
effective, open and accountable institutions and forging a new global
partnership; culminating into the five (5) Ps – People, Prosperity,
Planet, Peace and Partnerships.
The SDGs are action-oriented, global and universally applicable. They
take into account different national realities, capacities and levels of
development and respect for national policies and priorities.
The targets integrate economic, social and environmental aspects and
recognize their interlinkages in achieving sustainable development in
all its dimensions.
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