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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