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By Jorge Moreira da Silva 2021-01-11T16:42:00+00:00 Delivering the 2030 Agenda in the COVID-19 era and beyond After 2020 started with a “call to action” to deliver the SDGs in the remaining decade, the COVID-19 crisis reversed hard-earned progress and is estimated to increase the SDG financing gap in developing countries by $1.7trn, from $2.5trn to $4.2trn [1]. Public investment budgets, even when combined with Official Development Assistance (ODA) inflows, cannot fill the gap alone. Achieving the 2030 Agenda demands aligning an additional, sizeable share of international private fl...

(Credit: REI Co-op) REI Co-op is engaging its more than 1,000 brand partners to advance more sustainable and inclusive business practices. The REI Product Impact Standards include the co-op’s expectations for how brands are addressing carbon reduction, inclusive marketing practices and cultural designs in the products they make and sell to REI. The standards first launched in 2018 as a way for REI to advance sustainability across the industry and have expanded to include additional areas of impact. The standards also include voluntary product certifications, known as preferred attribut...