“The call for the SDGs is to invest, not support” – Monaem Ben Lellahom during his keynote at EXPO Dubai 2020 on how to accelerate the uptake of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Dubai, UAE – April 26th, 2022 – On February 18th 2022, Sustainable Square CEO delivered a keynote at Expo 2020 about accelerating the uptake of SDGs. The talk focused on urgent solutions, practical actions and needed shifts in both public and private sectors to achieve the SDGs by 2030.
“We only need 1.1% of the existing global financial resources to achieve the SDGs,” Monaem advised after explaining the current context of the business landscape globally. According to him, only one critical shift is needed: moving from classic CSR funding to proper impact and SDGs investment. “If we are serious about saving this humanity, we need to channel investing and financing towards the right place,” he concluded.
His keynote was part of Expo 2020, a World Expo hosted by Dubai, from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. The event focused on Connecting Minds and Creating the Future through sustainability, mobility and opportunity. Expo 2020 had more than 200 participants, including 192 nations from across the world, multilateral organizations, businesses and educational institutions.
You can find the entirety of Monaem’s keynote through this link.
About Sustainable Square:
Headquartered in the UAE, Sustainable Square is a micro-multinational firm that focuses on ESG, sustainability, transparency & disclosure, responsible investment and social impact. With a presence in 5 offices (Dubai, Mumbai, Accra, Bangkok and Nairobi) and 15 markets of operations, Sustainable Square works with leading brands across various industries and sectors, supporting them to enhance their sustainability performance, ESG integration, drive and up-scale their impact and conduct their operations in a responsible, inclusive manner.
