What a year! More than ever we as a city need to pull together for each other and especially those even further behind in our communities.
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the growing climate emergencies and increasing inequalities are just some of the many challenges the world, including Liverpool, face - and reasons why keeping the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, is more important than ever right now.
The United Nations General Assembly in September is the only time all world leaders gather and this year it occurs at a critical moment for humanity. The time is now to mobilize the collective action we need to turn things around for people and planet. As we mark the adoption of the Global Goals, the world’s to-do list for people and the planet, we need to redouble our efforts to make them happen.
2030hub is again proud to be a formal global partner for 2021 and working with all the stakeholders of Liverpool City Region to provide a platform for our home city to shine on and learn from, whilst connecting to a worldwide tribe of city-level impact makers.
Global Goals Week: Liverpool is a working week of celebration, activism, annoucements and hope for how we as a city and city-region community create even more, and faster positive impact at home, but also as global citizens, for those struggling in communities around the world.
Liverpool - Call To Action - Time for everybody to share their impacts!
2030hub are one of 130 global partners and it is our ambition to champion the SDGs and support every single person or organisation wanting to use this framework to accelerate impact.
We will be encouraging, supporting and promoting any SDG activity from local stakeholders - we just need to know about it. Either use the #GGWLiverpool or #Liverpool2030 hashtags or send your activity to us via social media or directly to 0151 558 1066 or globalgoals@the2030hub.com
Liverpool's Global Goals highlights that we should all be proud of include:
- The City of Liverpool's commitment to the SDGs and inclusion in the City Plan
- Peel L&P's early SDG adoption into corporate planning - possibly the first local private sector commitment!
- University of Liverpool's signing of the SDG Accord
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's global work around health
- Liverpool Fashion Summit 2020 & 2021
- Merseyside Recycling & Waste Authority's alignment and commitment to the SDGs into corporate report
- Fifty Eight - a spectacular local SME (and highest scoring B Corp in UK) working globally to reduce modern slavery
- Bold industry-leading net-zero commitment from Liverpool HQ of Princes Group
- and modesty aside for a brief moment - 2030hub's recognised work promoting the city internationally and supporting locally including
- Highlighted in UK Govt report to UN in Voluntary National Review 2019
- A case study in the Local Govt Association Guide for Councils: SDGs
- and so much more hidden across Liverpool's grassroots organisations making an impact everyday with no time to promote their own work! This is your time to give these projects the public kudos they deserve!
2030hub + Liverpool events
We are hosting our own four events to focus on two key areas cities / region and business (as below) but we encourage you to host or share other SDG related events that are happening.
2030hub will also be making a handful of important announcements about new projects on Monday (Liverpool's new SDG Data Platform), Wednesday (Liverpool's new 2030ambassadors) and Friday (2030zero - a local Liverpool City Region net-zero + SDG campaign and pledge).
Tell us about your events and we can share them too! Here are ours...
Explore the City of Liverpool's role in UK and global SDG leadership.
Monday 20th Sept - 11am to 12pm
Speakers (to be updated):
- David Connor - Director, 2030hub
- Martino Miraglia - Human Settlements Officer, UN Habitat
- Allan Macleod - Operations and Stakeholder Manager at Bristol City Office
- City of Liverpool (tbc)
Local SDG impact in Liverpool
Monday 20th Sept - 1pm to 2pm
How do we accelerate the existing SDG momentum? Data versus storytelling. Global versus local.
This event will also see the launch of Liverpool's new SDG Data Platform with colleagues from the Office for National Statistics.
Speakers (to be updated):
- Stephen Sykes - Director, 2030hub
- Clare Casey - Sustainbility Officer, University of Liverpool
- Henry McGhie - Consultant, Curating Tomorrow
- Joanne Evans - Head of International Collaboration, Office for National Statistics
- Ann Corp - Head of SDG Data Website Development, Office for National Statistics
- City of Liverpool (tbc)
What is the role of SDGs in Liverpool's businesses?
Friday 24th Sept - 11am to 12pm
This event hosted by Ethos Magazine will also see the launch of 2030zero - Liverpool City Region's new localised net-zero +SDG awareness and pledge campaign.
Speakers (to be updated):
- Stephen Sykes - Director, 2030hub
- Joanne Holden - Sustainability Director - Peel L&P
- University of Liverpool (tbc)
- Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (tbc)
Good for Business Social
Friday 24th Sept - 4pm - 6pm
Fingers crossed for good weather as we invite all of Liverpool's good businesses and B Corps to reconnect in the real world at Bruntwood's Cotton Exchange Roof Garden, and our new home.
A full list of all 2030hub #GGWLiverpool and other events is available via Eventbrite here.
