SDG Ambition Accelerator
Apply todayAs we approach the 2030 Agenda deadline, the private sector is increasingly becoming an important player of the solution. Accelerating progress requires companies to develop business strategies that fully integrate the SDGs and help build more inclusive and sustainable societies.
The SDG Ambition Accelerator is a six-month accelerator that challenges and supports participating companies in setting ambitious corporate targets and creating actionable plans to help them reach their goals. Companies can select benchmarks linked to the Forward Faster targets and use the 8-step approach to integrate the SDGs into core business management to deliver long-term value to their business and society. Almost 70% of companies from previous rounds have committed to adopting SDG Ambition Benchmarks associated with the Forward Faster-initiative.
What will you learn during the six-month SDG Ambition program:
● A clear understanding of the baseline impacts across the company essential for developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy.
● How to set goals that align with ambitious benchmark targets, positioning your company as a front-runner.
● How to identify sub-goals and track performance indicators to evaluate progress and support iterative decision-making.
● How to develop a business case and build support for sustainability within your company.
● An opportunity to enhance your communication and reporting practices in line with the Communication on Progress (CoP).
For whom is the SDG Ambition?
We encourage our members committed to strengthening corporate goals and taking action to advance the SDGs to participate!
Each company appoints two representatives to participate in the program. Additionally, an executive-level “Ambassador” is appointed to track developments in the program and provide support as needed.
The SDG Ambition Approach
The SDG Ambition Accelerator supports companies in applying the SDG Ambition Benchmarks into their core business strategy. The program follows an 8-step approach to guide companies in elevating their ambition and embedding the SDGs into their operations.
By the end of the program, participants will have developed one or more revised or new goals, aligned with an SDG Ambition Benchmark. Along with a clear action plan for implementation.
TIMELINE
Application deadline
23 September 2024
Start Accelerator
October 2024
End Accelerator
March 2025
Lotte Mastwijk, Manager Communications & Sustainability at LC Packaging describes the disruptions in their operations directly linked to challenges such as climate change and fossil fuel scarcity. To alleviate risks and to reduce the consequences of these disruptions she then emphasizes the need to define strategies to build supply chain resilience, such as investing in climate change mitigation and climate-resilient infrastructure and to green the company’s operations, and eliminate dependency on fossil fuels.
Participating companies
Ambition Guide: Setting Goals for the Decade of Action
This publication establishes the initial set of SDG Ambition Benchmarks that challenge organizations to set more ambitious goals and targets in the areas in which business is positioned to have a substantial impact. Business leaders can use this document to support their strategy and set goals ambitious enough to deliver the SDGs by 2030.
Integration Guide: Designing Business Systems for the SDGs
This publication presents the approach through which the ten SDG Ambition Benchmarks can be integrated into core business processes and systems to enable effective measurement & management of sustainability performance. Business leaders can use this publication to identify the system opportunities to integrate the SDGs into core business processes.
SDG Ambition Benchmark Reference Sheets (for consultation)
SDG Ambition – Scaling Business Impact for the Decade of Action
This publication is an introduction to SDG Ambition — a new initiative of the UN Global Compact. By raising ambition, deepening integration, and embracing new technologies we believe business can become a leading actor in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the launch of SDG Ambition, the UN Global Compact is proud to share its new SDG Implementation Framework, which aims to guide companies to deepen integration of the SDGs and Ten Principles into business strategy, operations, and stakeholder engagement.