Series - Making progress: Canadian solutions for a better 2030

5 sustainable development experts on what it’ll take to achieve the SDGs

Author Kylie Adair
How we can make progress on a better 2030

Why It Matters

The deadline for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is less than 10 years away, and much progress still needs to be made. And not only is the pandemic highlighting what progress still needs to be made on inequities in Canadian society, it’s creating an even greater need for a commitment to sustainability, for a stronger recovery and regeneration. This is our second story in partnership with the Waterloo Global Science Initiative in the lead up to the Together|Ensemble conference.

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