FAO is the designated United Nations custodian agency for 21 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators and a contributing agency for another five – covering almost 10% of the entire SDG global indicator framework. This expanded role reflects the Organization’s significant involvement in supporting countries’ efforts to monitor SDG targets.

One of the key gaps in country monitoring and reporting on progress towards the SDGs is capturing the significant contribution of the private sector. While many private sector organisations – both large and small – are now collecting a significant amount of data related to their environmental, social and governance impact; this data is often not in a form easily merged with government data; or not aligned specifically with SDG indicators; or they are incomplete or inconsistent so not comparable, not communicated to the relevant national authorities. This means that countries are not able to report comprehensively on progress towards the SDGs nor to meaningfully align the private sector with the countries’ goals and strategies.

This event will explore initiatives to improve reporting frameworks and overall availability and management of data at country level by harnessing the power of the private sector to capture and share more data on progress towards the SDGs. Objectives of this event are: Raise awareness about ongoing initiatives to align private sector practices and reporting with the SDGs. Contribute to discussions on a harmonized framework for SDG reporting between public and private entities. Better understanding of key barriers to uptake/use of existing indicators/tools. Identify multistakeholder opportunities to collaborate on improving measurement and reporting on SDG progress. Increase accountability from the private sector on SDG alignment Date and Time: Thursday, 3 June 2021, 2:00pm - 3:30pm CET

Participate in this virtual event at https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jmoKG2zSTxucIYJ1LF4eKw