1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
EU-Chile Joint Consultative Committee
Second meeting of the EU-Chile Joint Consultative Committee
Brussels, 8 November 2017
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Prepared by Lidija Pavic-Rogosic, EESC member

2. What is the European Union (EU)?
28 Member States
More than 500 million citizens

3. What are the EU's main principles?
Common values: respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, human rights, pluralism, non-discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity (Article 2 TEU)
Aim: to promote peace, the Union's values and the well-being of its people (Article 3 TEU)
4 freedoms: free movement of people, goods, services and capital

4. The European Economic and Social Committee

5. Council of the European
What is the EESC?
An advisory body set up by the Treaty of Rome (1957)
Represents organised civil society
European Parliament
Council of the European
Union
European
Commission
European Economic and Social Committee

6. What is organised civil society?
People “on the ground” – represented by organisations of
Employers
Workers
Various Interests
(including farmers, consumers, NGOs, professions…)
committed to defending their interests or convictions
(human rights, children's rights, the environment, poverty, the fight against racism and discrimination...)

7. What is the role of the EESC?
Through its consultative role vis-à-vis the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission, the EESC has three main tasks:
to ensure that EU policies reflect the true economic, social and civic picture,
to build a more participatory EU, closer to its citizens, and
to promote EU values and civil society organisations globally.

8. EESC and Sustainable Development
EESC fully supports and promotes the concept of SD and implementation of SDGs
EESC's Sustainable Development Observatory (SDO) promotes sustainability in the EU by advancing economic prosperity, social inclusiveness and environmental responsibility in an integrated and balanced way
fostering active participation of citizens and civil society in making the shift towards a more sustainable Europe
SDO facilitates dialogue and partnerships
EESC support for SD in several opinions

9. The 2030 Agenda – a European Union committed to sustainable development globally (10/16 )
The EESC welcomed the 2030 Agenda and 17 SDGs as they see three dimensions as a whole
the voluntary reporting on implementation may undermine the coherent, effective and measurable implementation of the 2030 Agenda
the EESC calls on the EU to approach the implementation of the 2030 Agenda as an obligation and opportunity to shape future EU policies and programmes

10. SD and civil society involvement in stand-alone EU investment agreements with third countries (3/15)
The EESC recognised that EU has successfully negotiated a number of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), each containing a specific chapter on SD, together with a joint civil society mechanism to monitor implementation
Appropriate mechanism enabling civil society involvement is needed
Better understanding is needed as to how the three dimensions of SD interact in order to identify fair, moderate and effective solutions

11. The new context for EU-CELAC strategic relations and the role of civil society (9/17)
Encourages progress towards EU-CELAC agreement, to include principles for action in terms of political dialogue, cooperation and sustainable development
Involvement of organised civil society contributes to creating awareness that enables and promotes global solutions for peace, SD, fair trade and the well-being of peoples and regions
Effective actions needed to encourage protection of the planet, combat climate change, preserve biodiversity and SD, promote human well-being, contribute to eradicating poverty, ensure social and territorial cohesion, promote high-quality education and health for all, gender equality and local cultures, defend peace, etc.

12. Three pillars of Sustainable Development
SOCIETY
acceptable
equitable
SUSTAINABLE
ENVIRONMENT
ECONOMY
viable

13. Social inequality:
Between states and within the countries
Global injustice:
20% of the wealthiest use 85% of resources and produce 90% of waste and emissions

14. Tipping points Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment 1972
Brundtland report
World Summit– Rio de Janeiro
World Summit on Sustainable Development – Rio + 10, Johannesburg
Rio + 20, Rio de Janeiro
Europe 2020 – smart, sustainable and inclusive development
World Summit on Sustainable Development, New York

15. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Go ALS

16. The 2030 Agenda
is based on a global partnership involving all stakeholders
requires mobilisation of all means of implementation and strong institutions
requires a strong follow-up and review mechanism to ensure progress and accountability
The 17 SDGs provide qualitative and quantitative objectives till 2030 to prepare ourselves for the future and work towards human dignity, stability, a healthy planet, fair and resilient societies and prosperous economies

17. Global Sustainable Development Goals
Deciding on goals is important because:
It is unavoidable for community mobilization
The world needs to be oriented in one direction, towards poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development  it’s hard to achieve required effort to fulfill our common purpose in today’s loud, different, divided, crowded world
Acquisition of global goals helps individuals, organizations and governments across the world to agree on the direction of development and focus on what’s really important for our future

18. The European institutions and SDGs

19. EU and SDGs
At global level, Europe has made strong commitments to the SDGs, 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement
The EU has committed itself to:
protecting social, labour and cultural rights;
promoting economically sound, sustainable and fairer development;
preserving the planet and fighting against the adverse effects of climate change;
respecting and fully upholding human rights;
helping to preserve peace, maintain multilateralism and resolve existing conflicts by means of negotiation

20. The Council of the European Union
A sustainable European future: The EU response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (6/17)
sustainable development is as an overarching EU objective, that lies at the core of European values
recognise the commitment and responsibility of the EU and its Member States, within their respective competences, to promote a transformative agenda for sustainable development domestically, regionally and globally

21. sustainability challenges are interdependent, should be addressed in a holistic and coherent approach, ensuring that no-one is left behind
prerequisites for peaceful and inclusive societies: good governance, the rule of law, democracy and effective and accountable institutions
need of partnerships and stakeholder involvement, needs to raise awareness of EU citizens, stress the potential of a bottom-up approach to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
Trade - one of the key factors for inclusive growth and sustainable development

22. Request to the Commission
to elaborate, by mid-2018, an implementation strategy outlining timelines, objectives and concrete measures to reflect the 2030 Agenda in all relevant EU internal and external policies

23. The European Commission
Next steps for a sustainable European future - European Action for sustainability (11/16)
A life of dignity for all within the planet's limits that reconciles economic prosperity and efficiency, peaceful societies, social inclusion and environmental responsibility
European societies today face many sustainability challenges from youth unemployment to ageing populations, climate change, pollution, sustainable energy and migration

24. Two work streams
to fully integrate the SDGs in the European policy framework and current Commission priorities, assessing where the EU stands and identifying the most relevant sustainability concerns
To launch reflection work on further developing EU longer term vision and the focus of sectoral policies after 2020; the new Multiannual Financial Framework beyond 2020 will reorient the EU budget's contributions towards the achievement of the EU's long-term objectives

25. EESC respond to EC Communication
not introducing into EU policies the paradigm shift brought about by the 2030 Agenda towards a new model of development (economically more sustainable, socially more inclusive and environmentally more viable in the long term)
mapping of EU policies needs to be complemented by a profound analysis of the real gaps in the EU as regards SDG implementation
welcomes EC's a multi-stakeholder platform on the implementation of the SDGs in the EU - support and advise the EC and all stakeholders involved on the implementation of the SDGs at EU level; provide a forum for exchange of experience and best practice on the implementation of the SDGs across sectors and at local, regional, national and EU level

26. The European Parliament
2030 Agenda and the associated SDGs mark is comprehensive and transformative agenda for SD that in addition to the social sector also encompasses issues of production, consumption and governance
to monitor progress will require a monitoring framework - strong, rigorous, more comprehensive than any global or national monitoring efforts previously seen

27. The aim of follow -up and review
keeping track of progress
provide useful input to the decision makers, including mayors and district governments, civil society organisations, individual citizens and consumers, private companies and family enterprises

28. Data challenges
Two global and overarching challenges for the current state of data and thus for SDG monitoring:
the challenge of invisibility – gaps in what we know from data
the challenge of inequality – gaps between those with and without information

29. The SDG Follow-Up and Review process
High-level Political Forum

30. Association Agreement between EU and Chile – the modernisation
EC "Global Europe" strategy (2006) - modernising agenda for EU trade policy and seeking deeper trade agreements covering, among other issues like area of sustainable development (i.e. decent work, labour standards and environmental protection)
EU-Chile Association Council created in 2015 a Joint Working Group - exploratory process for the possible modernisation (to generate new economic opportunities, create jobs and growth, to promote improved sustainable economic, social and environmental conditions for consumers, workers, citizens and businesses in the EU and Chile)

31. The EU-Chile Joint Consultative Committee (JCC)
During the first meeting of the EU-Chile JCC (10/16), the JCC a joint work plan was developed that includes, among others, the issue of Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda and involvement of organised civil society in the modernisation of AA

32. Joint Parliamentary Committee EU – Chile
support for modernising the EU-Chile AA to reflect the new reality in bilateral relations and a future-orientated perspective, e.g.:
targets on sustainable development, particularly labour rights and health, and mainstreaming gender equality into international trade and the fight against corruption,
ensuring the inclusion of the private sector, particularly SMEs, trade union representatives and other sectors of civil society at all stages of the process, from developing the AA to monitoring its implementation and assessing it

33. Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
They stress that compliance by companies with the principles of CSR, would be a major step forward in achieving sustainable development grounded in environmental sustainability, economic growth and social equity
The EP Delegation welcomed the Action Plan adopted by Chile's Council on Social Responsibility for Sustainable Development

34. Monitoring SDGs implementation across the EU
Clear governmental proces to implement 2030 Agenda

35. Existance of national indicators to monitor progress

36. Structured CSO participation process

37. Participatory process for national voluntary reviews

38. CONCORD calls on all EU Member States and the EU institutions to:
Appoint political leaders that have the power and political will to guide the whole-of-government approach to drive this holistic Agenda forward
Set up a structured and clear governmental process to implement the 2030 Agenda, involving different ministries
Parliaments should set up a structured and clear parliamentary process to engage in the implementation and monitoring of the 2030 Agenda, involving different political parties and parliamentary committees

39. Step up efforts to localise the 2030 Agenda and involve also regions, provinces, cities or communes.
Carry out an honest and thorough gap analysis, identifying clearly what is still missing to fully implement the 2030 Agenda and where contradictions between policies exist
Adopt a sustainable development strategy and implementation plan to deliver on the 2030 Agenda, covering both domestic and international policies