ESDN Conference 2015

Past ESDN Events

“Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the EU and national level: Designing effective governance architectures and strategic frameworks”

Luxembourg 8 - 9 October 2015

The ESDN Conference 2015 took place in Luxembourg on 8-9 October 2015, organized in cooperation with the incoming Luxembourgish EU Presidency. The was entitled “Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the EU and national level: Designing effective governance architectures and strategic frameworks”. A total of 82 participants from 21 European countries took part in the conference.

The United Nations launched the ‘2030 Agenda’ in New York in September 2015. There have been numerous inputs to the agenda, notably a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The main aim of the ESDN Conference 2015 was to discuss how the 2030 Agenda and SDGs will be taken up and implemented at the EU and national level in Europe, which governance architecture and strategic frameworks need to be set up, and how the different stakeholder groups will be involved in the implementation process.

Agenda
Documents
Keynote presentations
Session 1: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its implementation in Europe

‘Transforming our World’–The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Approach for a new universal and transformative agenda for sustainable development

David Donoghue: Co-chair of the Post-2015 Development Agenda negotiations, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations

Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Europe

François Wakenhut: Head of Unit F.1 Resource Efficiency & Economic Analysis, DG Environment, European Commission

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Its importance and opportunities in the EU Members States

Carole Dieschbourg: Minister for the Environment and Climate Protection, Luxembourg

Session 2: The role of different actors in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation process

Two perspectives on the role of the business sector in the implementation process: Contribution to the implementation and public-private cooperation

Lorena Sorrentino: Project manager of EU Team, CSR Europe

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Ulf Bjornholm: Head of the UNEP Brussels Liaison Office, UNEP

Two perspectives on the role of Civil Society Organisations in the implementation process: How to make multi-stakeholder partnerships a success?

Andreas Versmann: Sustainable Development Observatory, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

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Sascha Gabizon: Executive Director, Women in Europe for a Common Future (WECF) International

Session 3: Governance architecture and strategic frameworks for 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation at the European level

Governance for sustainable development: effective governance architecture and principles for the 2030 Agenda implementation

Gerald Berger: ESDN Office at the Institute for Managing Sustainability, Austria

Session 5: Challenges and opportunities for actions at the EU, national and trans-national level to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Final panel discussion on ideas for actions and initiatives at the EU, national and trans-national level to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Ulf Bjornholm: Head of the UNEP Brussels Liaison Office,UNEP

François Wakenhut: Head of Unit F.1 Resource Efficiency & Economic Analysis, DG Environment, European Commission

Stéphane Bernaudon: Ministry for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, France

Alan AtKisson: Adviser on SD, corporate responsibility, and transformational change, AtKisson Group, Sweden

Kirsta Kampus: Senior Adviser & Head Baltic 21 Unit, Council of the Baltic Sea States