Poverty, (youth) unemployment, inequality, food insecurity and environmental degradation are major challenges our world is facing, and which the SDGs are targeting.
Small and growing enterprises account for over 90% of all businesses and provide more than 60% of total employment globally. These enterprises tend to employ a larger share of women, youth and people from poorer populations. The enterprises that we support at SEED provide practical solutions through their value chains, products and services to secure water and sanitation for all, ensure affordable and sustainable energy, and develop inclusive, sustainable communities. With their sustainable production patterns, these enterprises successfully protect, restore and promote the availability of resources for future generations.
Scroll over each SDG to discover how SEED programmes and eco-inclusive enterprises support the joint achievement of these goals:
While working directly with enterprises in our Direct Enterprise Support programmes, we have gathered ample evidence of the contributions of eco-inclusive entrepreneurship to poverty eradication and sustainable economic development.
Although significant progress towards UN Development Goals have been made, further Ecosystem Building support through multi-stakeholder collaboration is required to enable these enterprises to more effectively and efficiently deliver their products and services for our joint achievement of the SDGs by 2030.
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Over the years, we have published articles, blogs and publications on the contribution of eco-inclusive entrepreneurship towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
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SEED's activities around Sustainable Development Goal achievement through eco-inclusive entrepreneurship are primarily supported by the Government of Flanders.
Join us in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
Multi-stakeholder collaboration that involves and promotes smaller enterprises at the base of our global economy will be key in reaching the goals set in the SDGs. Support eco-inclusive entrepreneurship with us as we facilitate the design of financing and capacity-building instruments that enable small and growing enterprises to make meaningful contributions towards the SDGs.
Christine Meyer
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