The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the National Council for Private Enterprise (Conep) are developing a joint work to support and promote companies towards sustainable developmentas part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 agenda.
Inka Mattila, UNDP resident representative in the Dominican Republic; and César Dargam, executive vice president of Conep, companies were invitedregardless of their sizes, to be part of the sustainable companies platform and to observe the examples of companies that have already been selected in the two catalogs that have been made and the advances and visibility that they have obtained in their businesses.
Both visited the Listín Diario editor and were treated in the Ricart room. They explained that the closure of this third edition of the Promising Practices initiative It’s the 30th of this month.
Since 2009, the UNDP and Conep formalized an alliance with the purpose of encouraging the achievements of sustainable development.
Wanted incentivize promising practices in the private sector for companies to incorporate the SDGs into their business strategies and serve as an example of How the private sector can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs and that progress be made towards measuring the impact of all sectors, channeling the contributions of the entire society at an accelerated pace.
two editions
The executive vice president of Conep, Dargam, recalled that two presentations have been made, one in 2020 and another in 2021, and stressed that the figures speak for themselves, since in the first catalog of promising practices saw 38 initiatives and in the second year 45 and MSMEs were included. For this year they hope to get more involved.
There are 17 SDGs, starting with the end of poverty, zero hunger, health and well-being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and non-polluting energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation and infrastructure. .
Likewise, sustainable cities and communities, responsible production and consumption, climate action, underwater life, life of terrestrial ecosystems, peace, justice and solid institutions and alliances to achieve the objectives.
Dargam explained that in case of success, more than one SDG can be combined, as part of the 2030 agenda of leaving no one behind. He maintained that several gender and inclusion initiatives have been awarded.
Mattila added that From the call, a jury selects the promising practice with standards, criteria bases and state-of-the-art methodology worldwide, on four main axes: business strategy, several SDGs, the management approach, and values transparency and governance.
He argued that every time in the country the business agenda with sustainability issues. He said that the digital portal is a repository of methodology, global, regional and local tools
Dargam reiterated that it seeks to give visibility and who is doing it well, the reduction of its operating costs and the impact it leaves on the community. He gave the example of two success stories: clean energy and the savings it represents and its contribution to the community.
Another example is in recycling. In the first catalog, 28 companies presented 38 initiatives and 15 were recognized, while in the second catalog 45 initiatives from 36 companies were presented and 17 were recognized.
Last year, an award-winning MSME was dedicated to cleaning vehicles. In the second catalog, the first awards went to decent work, followed by energy, water, gender, and others.
The closing date is the 30th of this month and interested companies can go to the portal https://www.empresassosteniblesrd.org/.
Success stories catalog
In its second edition, the catalog of successes shows the evaluation criteria, the awarded companies. The 17 initiatives recognized and included in the 2021 edition were selected from a total of 45 initiatives from 40 organizations.
The objectives are: Register business practices with tangible results in support of the implementation of the SDGs, Make the private sector an active part of the solution so as not to leave anyone behind. and encourage other companies to initiate or accelerate management practices and actions that measure long-term impacts.
In addition, generate reliable, credible and replicable information that helps informed decision-making to optimize contributions to achieve the SDGs.
What are sustainable companies?
Sustainable Companies is an initiative that focuses on promoting sustainable, resilient and inclusive development in the private sector of the Dominican Republic, through the collaboration of multiple actors from the public, private, academic and international cooperation sectors. The objective is to promote the achievement of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
The 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) offer a vision to the business sector to be an active part of the transformation.
