{"id":22662,"date":"2017-06-10T19:24:39","date_gmt":"2017-06-10T19:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cebds.org\/noticia\/cebds-debate-ods-em-paineis-da-virada-sustentavel\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T14:27:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T14:27:59","slug":"cebds-debate-ods-em-paineis-da-virada-sustentavel","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/cebds.org\/en\/noticia\/cebds-debate-ods-em-paineis-da-virada-sustentavel\/","title":{"rendered":"CEBDS debates SDGs in panels at Virada Sustent\u00e1vel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take the <\/span>Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for people's daily lives. This was the message from the president of the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), Marina Grossi, in the panel \u201cRio and its paths to sustainability\u201d. The debate, which took place at the Rio Art Museum on the morning of Friday (9), opened the first edition of the <\/span>Sustainable Turnaround<\/span><\/a> in Rio de Janeiro. <\/span><\/p>\n

In front of a packed auditorium, the president of CEBDS highlighted the importance of translating sustainability and its numerous issues into other languages, involving more people. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cD<\/span>and I wish that everyone talks about sustainability<\/a><\/span>, that everyone understands the subject. In this sense, Virada is an important laboratory, even more so when guided by the SDGs. The spirit of Virada is to think about the future\u201d, highlighted Grossi. For her, sustainability will be fully implemented when it becomes an everyday issue and has the capacity to \u201cturn\u201d ideas and transform individuals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Economist and professor at PUC-Rio, S\u00e9rgio Besserman, and executive leader of Ag\u00eancia Juntos, Marta Porto, also presented their views. \u201cThe SDGs are included in all activities proposed by Virada. This only reinforces the idea that the SDGs should not be restricted to the institutional elite, they should take to the streets,\u201d said Besserman. <\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the professor stressed the need to decarbonize the economy. \u201cThe transition to a low-carbon economy is a great opportunity for Brazil and Rio is an expression of this sustainable power,\u201d he declared. <\/span><\/p>\n

Porto brought a new perspective to the debate. \u201cArt, culture and human rights must be at the heart of the SDGs. Brazil is capable of killing more people than in Syria. This is not sustainable, it is not possible to maintain this level of violence and violation,\u201d he stressed. The panel was moderated by the president of the board of Greenpeace Brazil, Marcella Monteiro. <\/span><\/p>\n

On the first day of Virada Sustent\u00e1vel, CEBDS technical advisors Andr\u00e9 Ramalho and Laura Albuquerque were also panelists on the topics of water resources and climate change. See below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Water Panel<\/b><\/p>\n

The Virada brought together different voices in the debate based on <\/span>SDG 6<\/span><\/a>. Despite this, the main focus of the discussion was the same: the solution to efficient management of water resources is collective action. <\/span><\/p>\n

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