The High-level Political Forum (HLPF) is the main United Nations platform for reviewing and following up on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It provides a space for member states, civil society, NGOs and other stakeholders to discuss progress, share experiences and propose solutions to achieve the SDGs. This year the SDG Progress Report indicated that just 17% of the SDGs were on track for 2030 delivery.
The overarching theme for 2024 was ‘Reinforcing the 2030 agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crises: the effective delivery of sustainable, resilient and innovative solutions’ with a focus on SDGs 1, 2, 13, 16 and 17. The forum concluded with calls for urgent action, especially in conflict zones, and highlighted the need for sustainable, resilient solutions and global partnerships to accelerate progress towards the SDGs.
Ipieca participation
Ipieca Deputy CEO Sophie Depraz and Ipieca Director for Sustainability and Social Performance Isabel Miranda attended and held on-site meetings with key stakeholders.
Sophie participated as a panellist on the Business and Industry Major Group event on ‘Business as a Catalyst and Enabler of Climate Action Across the UN’.
Sophie and Isabel took part in the following side events:
‘Measuring what matters: bridging corporate sustainability reporting with SDG implementation’, hosted by GRI
‘Tripling renewable energy capacity and accelerating just energy transitions in the Global South’, hosted by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
WBA side event to launch its 2024 Social benchmark
USCIB roundtable on ‘Moving the needle on tackling climate change across the Global Pact for the Future’.
Key insights from the HLPF
Emphasis was placed on accelerating the transition to renewable energy sources and enhancing global energy interconnectivity to ensure a stable and sustainable energy supply.
Strengthening global partnerships and cooperation was a key theme, with calls for increased investment in sustainable development projects and enhanced international collaboration.
The following launches took place at the HLPF 2024:
The first-ever UN system-wide strategy on water and sanitation
The UN Environment Programme’s 2024 Global foresight report on planetary health and human wellbeing
For more highlights from HLPF 2024, please see the ISSD’s summary report.
Ipieca and the SDGs
Ipieca brings the oil, gas and alternative energy industry together to explore, articulate and mobilise the oil and gas industry to align its contribution to the realization of the SDGs.
In 2021, Ipieca, in partnership with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development launched Accelerating action: An SDG Roadmap for the oil and gas sector. The Roadmap aims to prioritise areas where the sector can significantly impact SDG progress by identifying key impact opportunities for the most material SDG goals and targets, coordinating effort across the entire industry to establish a collective sector pathway to 2030.
Find out how Ipieca members are contributing to achieving the SDGs, in the SDG Roadmap progress report: April 2024.
