NITI Aayog and CII launch partnership on SDGs

The NITI Aayog and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and entered into three-year partnership. The MoU was signed during Government and Business Partnership Conclave held in New Delhi. This partnership focuses on specific activities that seek to develop vision and action agenda for businesses and industries to contribute to SDGs, annual status reports and sector-specific best practise documents.

Government and Business Partnership Conclave

It was jointly organised by NITI Aayog, CII and United Nations. IT witnessed participation from senior officials from Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Power and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.
On sidelines of this conclave, CII also launched report—Indian Solutions for the World to Achieve SDGs. The report deep-dives into each of SDGs, targets and business implications thereof. It also cites examples that illustrate how companies have incorporated SDGs framework into their business strategy and gone about achieving them.

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

CII is an association of Indian businesses which works to create environment conducive to growth of industry in India. The headquarters of CII is located at New Delhi.

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018