The upcoming High-Level Political Forum will conduct in-depth reviews of the following SDGs goals:
SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth.
SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
Don’t miss out 14-23 July 2025!
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There are three directions of change toward the empowerment of the 17 UNDP Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
The success of the system alignment with relevant SDGs is measured with ESG standards, which address three key areas, vital for assessing the level of sustainability, ethics, and social responsibility commitment of a company:
1) Environmental,
2) Social &
3) Governance.
Supporting countries to build inclusive, ethical, and sustainable digital systems
Empowering companies to enhance the performance of entire systems, making them adaptive and resilient
Partnering of governmental and the private sector to align public and private capital flows with the SDGs
Strategies:
Green Chemistry & Manufacturing
Sustainable Sourcing
Water Stewardship
Carbon Neutral Goals
Relevant SDGs:
SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
SDG 13 (Climate Action)
EU environment polices aim to protect the environment and biodiversity, minimize risks to human health, and promote the transition to a circular economy. They are interlinked with the main aim of the European Green Deal: Striving to be the first climate-neutral continent.
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive modernizes the rules concerning the social and environmental information that companies have to report. A broader set of companies will now be required to report on sustainability, some non-EU companies also.
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has the aim to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behavior in companies’ operations and across their global value chains. The new rules will ensure that companies address adverse human rights and environmental impacts of their actions inside and outside Europe.
The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) establishes the platform to support the implementation of NZIA. This platform includes representatives from the Commission and the EU countries and monitors progress towards the Act’s objectives.
Environmental management systems — For companies and organizations of any type that require practical tools to manage their environmental responsibilities.
Energy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
Strategies:
Access to Medicines
Ethical Clinical Trials
Community Engagement
Employee Well-being
Relevant SDGs:
SDG 1 (No Poverty)
SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
SDG 5 (Gender Equality)
SDG 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
The Pillar of Social Rights is about better delivering on rights for citizens by building on 20 key principles guiding us towards a strong social Europe that is fair, inclusive, and full of opportunities.
Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
Strategies:
Transparent Reporting
Anti-Corruption Measures
Responsible Innovation
Board Diversity and Oversight
Relevant SDGs:
SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)
SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)
Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence. The aim of this Directive is to foster sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour and to anchor human rights and environmental considerations in companies’ operations and corporate governance.
Quality management systems — Requirements
Amendment 1: Climate action changes
Information technology —
Service management
Part 3: Guidance on scope definition and applicability of ISO/IEC 20000-1
Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems — Requirements
Amendment 1: Climate action changes
Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security management systems — Requirements
Information security, cybersecurity, and privacy protection — Information security controls
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Determine eligibility: Identify whether your company falls under CSRD requirements (e.g., >250 employees, >€40M turnover, >€20M assets, or listed SMEs from 2026).
Know the timelines: Reporting becomes mandatory in stages (2024–2028) depending on company size and listing status.
Know the framework: CSRD mandates the use of ESRS (European Sustainability Reporting Standards).
Impact materiality: Evaluate how your operations impact people, society, and the environment.
Financial materiality: Assess how sustainability-related risks and opportunities affect financial performance.
Use pharma-specific lenses, such as: Access to medicines, Supply chain ethics, Environmental impact of R&D and manufacturing & Public trust and regulatory scrutiny
General standards: ESRS 1 (Principles) and ESRS 2 (General disclosures) – mandatory for all.
Topical standards: Select relevant ones based on materiality:
ESRS E1–E5 (Environment): Emissions, pollution, biodiversity, etc.
ESRS S1–S4 (Social): Workforce, consumers, affected communities.
ESRS G1 (Governance): Business conduct, anti-bribery, risk management.
Pharma companies often find ESRS E1, S1, and G1 especially relevant.
Establish ESG KPIs: Emissions, water use, clinical trial diversity, supply chain risks, etc.
Align with existing frameworks: Leverage data from GRI, SASB, TCFD, and previous ESG reports.
Integrate finance & ESG teams: Ensure consistency between financial and sustainability reporting.
Define roles for sustainability reporting: compliance, legal, HR, procurement, R&D, etc.
Ensure board-level oversight on ESG strategy and risk.
Implement audit trails and internal controls for data integrity.
To be structured around:
CSRD requires limited assurance initially, moving to reasonable assurance in the future.
Prepare for audit-readiness with third-party assurance providers (e.g., ESG auditors or statutory auditors).
Include the CSRD section in the management report filed with annual financials.
Use digital filing systems compliant with European Single Electronic Format (ESEF).
Communicate transparently with stakeholders (investors, regulators, patients, partners).
Link the report to the SDGs to show global alignment.
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