Promoting People first Public- Private Partnerships (PPPs) for
SDGs
Prof.Dr.Aung Tun Thet
Introduction
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)• “The future we want” • Global agenda for next 15 years
SDGs
• Priority to partnerships • Public-private partnerships (PPPs)• Enhanced resource additionality
Public- Private Partnerships (PPPs)
PPPs
Increase access to basic service
Increase quality & efficiency
Mobilize Capital
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PPPs
• Key for achieving SDGs• SDG Number 17• Require massive investment - trillions of dollars• Governments do not have resources • Leverage private finance
PPPs
• Filling gap between• Needs for achieving ambitious goals• Volume of investment required
PPPs
• Mechanism to use resources and expertise of private sector• Foster new solutions • Bring finance• Combine skills and resources of both public and
private sectors • Sharing of risks and responsibilities
PPPs
• Benefit from expertise of private sector• Government focus on policy, planning and
regulation
PPPs
• Analysis of long-term development objectives and risk allocation essential• Legal and institutional framework support new
model of service delivery • Effective governance and monitoring
mechanisms
PPPs
• More than 134 developing countries apply PPPs• Advantages in:• Off budget funding• Efficiency gains• Improved service quality
PPPs
• Government fulfill responsibilities • Complex• Special expertise, knowledge and skills • ‘Leap in the dark’
People-first PPPs
People First’ PPPs
• ‘People’ priority • Main beneficiary• Improving quality of life
People First’ PPPs
• Fighting poverty • Creating local and sustainable jobs• Fight hunger • Promote wellbeing• Promote gender equality
People First’ PPPs
• Increase access to water, energy, transport• Education for all• Promote social cohesion and justice • Disavow all forms of discrimination based on
race, ethnicity, creed and culture
People First’ PPPs
• Increase in scale and spread• Meet criteria
Criteria
• Accessibility• Equity• Efficiency• Effectiveness• Sustainability • Replicability
Partnerships
• Promote • Equity leaving no one behind• Social justice • Essential services accessible • Without restriction to all
Partnerships
• Increase efficiency • Doing more with less• Improving productivity of assets and making
savings
Partnerships
• Effective - work and deliver• Sustainable - cuts Co2 emissions and fosters
green growth• Replicable - scaled up and achieve
transformational impact
‘People first’ PPPs
Raise awareness Benchmarking Monitor progress Developing standards
‘People-First PPPs’
• “New alliance” • “New mind set” • Commitment of private partner to 'investing in people’
SDG Compass
• “Business is a vital partner in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. • Companies can contribute through their core
activities, and • we ask companies everywhere to assess their
impact, • set ambitious goals, and • communicate transparently about the results.”• Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-
General
SDG Compass
• Sustainability at heart of strategy• Business take action
Companies
• Creative• Innovate • Solve sustainable development challenges• Business-led solutions and technologies developed
and implemented
Companies
• Advance sustainable development• Minimizing negative impacts • Maximizing positive impacts
Companies
• SDGs overarching framework • Shape, steer, communicate and report
strategies, goals and activities
Companies
• Benefits:• Identifying future business opportunities • Enhancing value of corporate sustainability • Strengthening stakeholder relations and
keeping pace with policy developments• Stabilizing societies and markets • Using common language and shared purpose
SDG Compass
• Companies align strategies • Measure and manage contribution to SDGs• Five steps - companies maximize contribution
Five Steps
• 01 Understanding SDGs • 02 Defining priorities • 03 Setting goals • 04 Integrating • 05 Reporting and communicating
SDG Compass
• Responsibility of all companies to comply with all relevant legislation• Respect international minimum standards • Address all negative human rights impacts
Companies
• Advance sustainable development through • Investments • Solutions • Business practices
Conclusion
SDGs
• Transforming our world: 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development • 17 aspirational "Global Goals" • Post 2015 Development Agenda • ”… there can be no Plan B, • because there is no Planet B.”
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