The first edition of Sustainable Dialogues brought together companies, government, academia and civil society to discuss more efficient management of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11
Sustainable Dialogues is the new series of events held by the Lamparina agency, with institutional support from CEBDS and support from WeWork. Rosane Santos, president of the Nissan Institute, Juliana Solai, Sustainability Analyst at Vedacit, Daniel Mancebo, general coordinator of the Planning Office at the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Ferreira, professor of Architecture and Urbanism at Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), and Felipe Cunha, technical advisor at CEBDS, met this Wednesday, the 30th, to discuss SDG11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Using SDG 11 as a guideline, which consists of making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Felipe Cunha mediated the conversation to understand how the topic has been addressed in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Carlos Ferreira gave a history of the city of Rio de Janeiro, talking about what has been done effectively and what has not. The professor also presented projects and solutions for mobility and the construction of a more sustainable city. “Every project should include sustainability and human rights. This is a need presented by the students themselves at the university”, stated Ferreira.
Daniel Mancebo explained the actions of the City of Rio de Janeiro, according to the Sustainable Development Plan. “We have to take the first step now, but thinking about where we want to go. Our goal is to guide the actions of the City in the short, medium and long term. Define the city's perspectives for 2050. Establish the Rio 2030 agenda. This with the Master Plan, Sector Plans and the participation of the population in the participate.rio”, reported Mancebo.
After academic and government statements, the business sector incorporated the business vision on the subject. “We are in a time when we can no longer collude and collaborate with businesses that are not correct, that are not efficient. We need to look at the value chain, get everyone to talk about the same topic and make it happen. And this is a great challenge”, explained Rosane Santos.
Juliana Solai agreed and presented some projects and studies developed by Vedacit that seek solutions. “We have some projects like Youth Collective, studies and publications such as 'Social Impact Thesis on Housing'. We also have the 'Sustainable cities map', developed in partnership with Quintessa. Vedacit believes in transformation and the power of positive impact on society”, reiterated Juliana.
During the dialogue, participants made clear the need for interaction and joint action by different actors. The event fulfills part of this need by promoting dialogue and calling everyone to action.
