What is the Agenda 2030?
Agenda 2030 is a document drawn up by the United Nations as a compromise to ensure the implementation of the principles of sustainable development.
On January 1, 2016, the United Nations (UN) resolution entitled “Transforming our world: 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” came into force, consisting of 17 objectives out of 169 goals. These goals are known as the “Sustainable Development Goals” (ODS), which are an integral part of the Agenda 2030 and were designed from the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) between 2000 and 2015.
Agenda 2030 consists of…
The ‘2030 Sustainable Development Agenda’ addresses various dimensions of sustainable development – social, economic and environmental – by mobilizing the means for implementing financial resources, developing technologies and training local actors for sustainable development.
Achieving the Goals of Sustainable Development implies making the member countries responsible and involving them through a collective effort, new partnerships and institutional solidarity.
Management, implementation and evaluation
The assessment of progress will be carried out regularly by each country, involving government, society, companies and representatives of various interest groups. A set of global indicators will be used, the results of which will be compiled in an annual report, in order to more effectively measure the degree of implementation and compliance with the objectives for sustainable development.
History of Agenda 2030
The Rio + 20 Conference, held in 2012 in Brazil, established that UN member countries should collectively set up a set of goals and targets, enhancing the success of the Millennium Goals. One of the novelties of the Sustainable Development Goals and their goals is the fact that they apply to all Member States of the United Nations, which reflects the recognition that all countries – developed and developing – have challenges to overcome in promoting sustainable development in its three dimensions: social, economic and environmental.
Agenda 2030 is not limited to proposing SDOs, but also addresses the means of implementation that will enable these objectives and their goals to be achieved, involving aspects of a systemic nature such as financing for development, transfer of technology, technical and international trade.
This new agenda also proposes the operation of a mechanism to monitor the degree of implementation of the SDOs and their goals. This mechanism should help countries to communicate their successes and identify their challenges by helping them strategize and advance their commitments to sustainable development.
This agenda was officially adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the whole world at the “United Nations Summit for Sustainable Development 2015”, which took place at the UN Headquarters in New York from September 25 to 27.
Discussion process
The discussion process of this new agenda lasted about three years and sought to be as broad as possible, involving not only States and international experts, but also representatives of society, the private sector and the scientific community. To accommodate different interests and concerns, the agenda has been quite broad: in addition to social issues such as poverty eradication and gender equality, SDOs include issues such as sustainable patterns of production and consumption, inclusive economic growth, justice social and safety.
The United Nations General Assembly’s approval of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals is the culmination of a long process initiated with the Bruntland report “Our Common Future” (1987). Sustainability is not a new challenge.
After decades of discussion on the subject, the term now has a definition presented by the ISO – International Organization for Standardization. The ISO Guide 82: 2014 Guidelines for addressing sustainability in standards.
