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STS461 Maciej T.

Collaboration on SDG-data between national
stakeholder groups
Maciej Truszczynski
Statistics Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

Abstract
Four years after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been
adopted, a growing number of stakeholders recognize that the fulfilment of
the SDGs will only be possible, if all stakeholder groups, public and private,
play an active role in implementing the 2030-agenda. At the centre of the
implementation of the SDGs lie the data on which performance will be
measured and evaluated and new initiatives taken, irrespectively of whether
you are a nation, a NGO or a private sector representative. A number of
initiatives focusing on SDG data have been taken which either is focusing on
governments or private sector performance reporting on the SDG. Amongst
other, initiatives have been taken by the UN World Data Forum, UNCTAD-
ISAR, UN Global Compact, the SDG Index and many others. In the spirit of SDG
17, a number of initiatives on SDG-data have been taken. In Denmark, Statistics
Denmark has initiated collaboration between all stake-holders in Denmark on
Partnership for SDG data with the aim of co-creating the solutions needed.
Some of the key challenges of the current initiatives on SDG-reporting are:
1. Focus is on reporting the SDG indicators on national level by governments
or solely on specific stakeholder group SDG-reporting – we argue that the
UN process should cater for all stakeholder groups voices as part of the
review of the progress towards meeting the SDGs through reporting.
2. There is no differentiation between reporting on do no harm and positive
pursuits – we argue both should be present for balanced reporting.
3. Comparable data for all stakeholder groups are not available – we argue
that focus should be on progress on national or company level –
comparison should focus on how well nations and companies developed
The event will provide an opportunity to discuss experiences and learnings
from working cross-collaborative between all stakeholder groups in order to
secure a focus on both do no harm and potential positive pursuits, in order to
ensure a balanced approached and good governance, so that the reporting
on sustainable results towards 2030 builds on trust between governments,
NGOs and the private sector.

Keywords
SDG; Sustainable Development; Indicators; Reporting Platform; Private Sector

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