Exploring how events could enable participation and inclusion in decision making

Positive Impact ran a webinar exploring how SDG 16.7.2 could bring to life a new narrative for the event sector:

“We are the sector that makes participation and inclusion in decision making possible.”

Date: Tuesday 6th April 

Time: 3-4pm (GMT)

Cost: £15 (approx €17/$20) or £50 for a bundle deal of 5 webinars across 2021

100% of the registration fee was used to fund the creation of the Climate Action framework.  The funding was received and administered by Positive Impact. No funding was allocated to the UNFCCC.

Why was this an important topic to explore? 

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are a roadmap for the world which would work for us all. The Sustainable Development Goals are also a language that business and governments understand because they have committed to these goals being delivered.

There is one sustainable development goal, target and indicator which is of particular interest to the event sector: SDG 16, Target 7, Indicator 2.

Imagine if in 2021 the event industry reimagined itself as the people who made human interaction happen and enabled inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making. 

Ensuring inclusive, participatory and representative decision making is something every business and government wants and the state of the world demonstrates that new ideas and actions for inclusion, participation and representative decision making are needed.

SDG 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

Target 7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels.

Indicator 2

Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group.