sustainable development goals
As a water utility with a strong global presence, Isle takes pride in adhering to the UN's blueprint Sustainable Development Goals. Although our key focus is SDG 6, the call to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all, this group incorporates findings across the entire sustainable development space. Reflecting the cross-cutting nature of today's most pressing challenges, this group will tackle trends, learnings and experiences that unite all global stakeholders invested in the ultimate goal to protect our planet.
New steps in Asia: Data + Connectivity = Better Infrastructure Investment
Better data leads to better infrastructure for development, especially in Asia, which holds "the world’s fastest growth rates, while also accounting for about 36 percent of the world’s extreme poor.”
Ensuring reliable water service in Vietnam through digital technology
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of smart solutions in the utilities sector. In the city of Hue in Vietnam, digital technology helped the city to deliver safe and continuous water supply, and respond swiftly to customer concerns.
After COVID-19: How to Pull Off the SDG Hat-Trick
The UN remains committed to the existing timeline of the SDGs by 2030, and developing country governments are seeking to pull off a hat-trick over the next decade. In a new paper, CDG considers how realistic this is and asks: after the COVID-19 pandemic, what type of economic growth will be required to end global poverty and reduce inequality by 2030? The answer is sobering: countries will need to follow unprecedented growth trajectories not only to recover from the economic damage wrought by COVID-19 but in order to have any chance of achieving the poverty and inequality SDGs by 2030.