The private sector is critical to creating innovative and technological solutions, as well as providing resources to meet our global environmental challenges
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system, and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment.
Our mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations.
The actions of governments and civil society alone are not enough for tackling our most pressing environmental challenges and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Business is an important partner to find the solutions to our global challenges and bring positive and sustainable action.
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Harnessing the Private Sector for solutions to the Three Planetary Environmental Crises: 2023 Report to the Committee of Permanent Representatives on Private Sector Engagement
Tackling the three planetary environmental crises requires a transformative shift in markets, sectors and systems. This means ambitious action from the private sector is critical, and that is why the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is seeking to build wider and deeper collaborations that have impact with lasting solutions. UNEP would like to update the Committee of Permanent Representatives on its engagement with the private sector.
This report sets out the evolving policy context that highlights the role of the private sector in addressing the three planetary environmental crises; the pressure on business to act; how UNEP has refined its approach to private sector engagement including the due diligence process; how we are strengthening collaborations with other United Nations (UN) agencies and others.
