SF Publishes Two SDG2030 Series Papers

The third and fourth in Stakeholder Forum’s SDG2030 series papers recognize, respectively, the emergence of ‘stakeholder democracy’ as a vital approach to both policy development and multi-stakeholder partnership for helping to deliver global agreements – in particular the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals – and the linkages between the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) agenda discussed at the 7th Global Platform to the 2022 High-level Political Forum’s theme of “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).”

Issue 3 of the SDG 2030 Series is Stakeholder Engagement Overview and Guide by Elisabeth Butler, the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina.

This third in the series recognizes the emergence of ‘stakeholder democracy’ as a vital approach to both policy development and multi-stakeholder partnership for helping to deliver global agreements – in particular the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals.

The stakeholder concept came from the 1992 Earth Summit process, where for the first time it enabled nine unique stakeholder voices to be heard.  In 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, agreed to by UN Member states, added several additional stakeholder groups.

The reality is that any engagement with stakeholders around policy – or for developing a partnership – should always start by mapping out the relevant stakeholders. This new publication adopts the point of view that a relevant stakeholder is any stakeholder that is impacted by a decision or can impact a decision.

Stakeholder Forum itself was established after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, as both a national multi-stakeholder platform in the United Kingdom, and then expanded in 2000 as a global multi-stakeholder platform that engages in major UN events and processes.


Issue 4 of the SDG2030 Series is Enhancing Governance to Help Address Vulnerable Groups – Building Back Better, edited by Rene Marker-Katz and Cameron McBroom-Fitterer, Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, and Re-Energize DR3.

Issue 4 is the transcript of a webinar that was one of the official side events scheduled during the 2022 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, designed to link the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) agenda discussed at the 7th Global Platform to the 2022 High-level Political Forum’s theme of “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.” A link to the webinar recording found on the Stakeholder Forum YouTube channel.