BSR | ADVANCING THE SDGs THROUGH COLLABORATION Collaboration in the Context of the SDGs From addressing growing socioeconomic inequality to tackling Collaborations in the CoLab the devastating impacts of climate SDGs Program & their change, multi-stakeholder collaboration Contributions to the SDGs is needed to ful昀椀ll the objectives laid out in the SDGs. NEW COLLABORATIONS Business needs to play a leadership role in these collaborations for a number INCUBATED BY BSR SUPPORTED BY BSR of reasons. First, unlike the Millennium Development Goals, which were focused on government, the SDGs intentionally call out the role for business. It’s widely recognized that business is affected by and affects sustainable development by creating employment, shaping policy environments, or providing access to critical services where government regulation or action may be limited. Second, businesses, working together with stakeholders, have the power to tackle systemic challenges related to the SDGs such as climate change, economic inequality, and gender inequality through the mobilization of META-COLLABORATIONS resources, expertise, and innovation. Finally, due to the complexity of today’s global challenges, it is essential that business leaders participate as an active partner alongside governments, foundations, civil society, and other key stakeholders, going beyond good intentions to build high-impact collaborations that can deliver systemic change to meet these ambitious targets. 5