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15 Aug 2020

Author:
Global Compact Network Australia

Australian businesses, universities & civil society urge the Government to use SGDs for economic recovery from pandemic

[Letter addressed to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, August 2020]

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As we start planning for Australia’s recovery from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the signatories of this letter ask that the Australian Government considers building on the achievements that Australia has made against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and use these as a framework for policy design to ensure that we recover stronger and united to establish a better future for all.

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We therefore recommend that the Government:

1. Use the SDGs to unite all sectors behind a plan to build a stronger and more resilient economy. [...]

2. Use the SDGs to prioritise the most vulnerable in our society and level-up regional and societal inequalities.[...]

3. Use the SDGs to build coherent policies for a healthy planet and to aid the transition to net zero. [...]

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