"Build back better": our letters to EU leaders and the UK's Prime Minister
We're calling on world leaders to put the UN's Sustainable Development Goals at the heart of coronavirus recovery plans
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In the last week we have joined two coalitions calling on leaders in the UK and Europe to "build back better": to put sustainability and the transition to a low carbon economy at the heart of Covid-19 recovery plans. Again demonstrating our commitment to use our influence for good.
In the UK
We have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask that the Sustainable Development Goals – part of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – are used "as the basis for a socially just and green recovery". Putting the SDGs at the heart of Covid-19 recovery plans would:
- prioritise the most vulnerable and level up inequalities
- aid the transition to net zero
- unite all sectors behind a plan to build a stronger and more resilient economy
In Europe
We have joined an investor coalition representing €12 trillion of assets and written to EU leaders to push for a "green and sustainable recovery", and an "accelerated transition to a net zero emissions economy".
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