A4ID Conference 2024

Responsible Business and the SDGs: A Roadmap to Prosperity

The 2024 A4ID annual conference, ‘Responsible Business and the SDGs: A Roadmap to Prosperity’ was held on 21 May and focused on the UN Prosperity Chapters of the Sustainable Development Goals: 8-11.

The prosperity goals are all concerned with achieving a higher standard of living: Affordable and clean energy (SDG 7); decent work and economic growth (SDG 8); industry, innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9); reduced inequalities (SDG 10); and sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11).

The event held at Dechert LLP offices fostered dialogue between legal and developmental experts on achieving on enhancing and enabling the economic well-being and growth of people worldwide following global crises such as climate change, Covid-19, and the Russo-Ukraine war and the impact on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.

In 2023 the World Bank witnessed slow economic growth and high inflation rates impact standards of living worldwide. The conference offered an opportunity to take a deeper look at how we understand and measure prosperity, and how the legal sector can support development efforts.

Sessions included:

• Using the UN Prosperity SDGs as a Framework to Strengthen Rule of Law
• Community Land Rights and the SDGs
• Role of Pro Bono in Last Mile Fair Labour Practices
• Promoting Sustainable and Responsible Economic Growth
• Emerging Economies and the Opportunity to Get it Right