Objectives

Stimulate political initiatives to promote sustainability objectives
Develop action plans that will lead to concrete activities for organizations, governments, business, etc.
Catalyse the formulation of recommendations and strategies for addressing local, national, regional and international ethics and sustainability challenges
Provide a platform to assess progress on ethics and sustainable development objectives and programs as outlined in multilateral agreements
Mobilise a diversity of views on the essential ethical principles needed to support sustainable development
Create a forum for participants to share views and to forge new relationships, alliances and networks
Raise awareness of environmental and social issues in a larger rights-based framework
Raise awareness of the critical links between ethics and sustainable development and the need to take pro-active measures