Financing the 2030 Agenda: An SDG alignment framework for Public Development Banks
Public finance can play a critical role in work towards the SDGs and in alignment of finance with the SDGs. This report makes three main contributions to that effort: (i) Providing a common conceptual basis for alignment with the SDGs for the PDB community; (ii) Sharing practical ways, tools and processes to implement such alignment and make it operational through all decision levels; and (iii) Laying the groundwork for future in-depth discussions and alliances among stakeholders interested in SDG alignment and financing for sustainable development.
Public finance can play a critical role in work towards the SDGs and in alignment of finance with the SDGs. Though they have an interest and willingness to take the necessary steps to mainstream SDG priorities in their strategies and operations, considerable work remains to really align these banks with the 2030 Agenda and SDGs. PDBs will need to harmonize the terms they use and approaches they take and obtain tools and solutions to support their quest to implement this ambitious agenda.This report makes three main contributions to that effort: (i) Providing a common conceptual basis for alignment with the SDGs for the PDB community; (ii) Sharing practical ways, tools and processes to implement such alignment and make it operational through all decision levels; and (iii) Laying the groundwork for future in-depth discussions and alliances among stakeholders interested in SDG alignment and financing for sustainable development.
