Recommendation 1
7.12 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the
interdepartmental committee, publish a national Sustainable Development Goals
implementation plan that includes national priorities and regular reports of
Australia's performance agains the goals.
Recommendation 2
7.16 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government provide an indicator-based
assessment to parliament at least every two years that tracks Australia's
performance against the Sustainable Development Goals.
Recommendation 3
7.19 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the
interdepartmental committee, establish an approach to preparing future
voluntary national review/s that ensures data on Australia's performance
against the goals is included.
Recommendation 4
7.22 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government establish a national
Sustainable Development Goals secretariat to provide ongoing support to the
interdepartmental committee, develop a national implementation plan and provide
effective coordination of Australia's actions to implement and report on the
SDG agenda. The location of the secretariat should be determined by government
to ensure the best use of resources.
Recommendation 5
7.25 The
committee recommends that Australian Government agencies integrate the
Sustainable Development Goals across all internal and external websites,
strategies and policies as they are updated.
Recommendation 6
7.27 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the
interdepartmental committee and Department of Finance, develop a framework to
ensure that agencies include the Sustainable Development Goals in their annual
reporting by 2020–21.
Recommendation 7
7.30 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the
interdepartmental committee, regularly share resources on international best
practice across government to improve Australia's performance against the
Sustainable Development Goals.
Recommendation 8
7.34 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the
interdepartmental committee, undertakes a literature review relating to the
Sustainable Development Goals and updates the links to the information
resources on the Australian website at least annually. Where gaps are
identified, the committee recommends that the interdepartmental committee
partners with stakeholders to develop and disseminate Australian information
resources.
Recommendation 9
7.37 The
committee recommends that the interdepartmental committee develop a Sustainable
Development Goals communication strategy for the Australian Government after
assessing the merits of a national awareness campaign compared to targeted
communication campaigns for specific stakeholder groups.
Recommendation 10
7.40 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government work with state and
territory governments to add the Sustainable Development Goals to Council of
Australian Governments council agendas for regular discussion.
Recommendation 11
7.42 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government seek, through the Council
of Australian Governments process, to assess opportunities to include data from
state, territory and local government levels on its reporting platform on the
Sustainable Deelopment Goal indicators.
Recommendation 12
7.44 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government provide information
resources alongside the national implementation plan to support state,
territory and local governments to create their own plans supporting the
implementation of the SDGs in their jurisdictions.
Recommendation 13
7.48 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government establish a representative,
multi-sectoral reference group to advise the interdepartmental committee on the
implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals until 2030.
Recommendation 14
7.50 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government continue to support civil
society engagement with the Sustainable Development Goals, including by
supporting events, summits and the development and dissemination of information
resources.
Recommendation 15
7.54 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government partners with private and
tertiary sector stakeholders to develop and disseminate Australian guidance on
reporting against the Sustainable Development Goals in order to ensure
consistent and transparent reporting and minimise the reporting burden for
businesses.
Recommendation 16
7.56 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the interdepartmental
committee, identify opportunities to assist small and medium enterprises to
build capacity to access sustainable procurement and reporting systems.
Recommendation 17
7.58 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government, through the interdepartmental
committee, assesses opportunities to encourage sustainable public procurement,
impact investment and business practices that support the Sustainable
Development Goals.
Recommendation 18
7.61 The
committee recommends that the Australian Government continue to integrate the
Sustainable Development Goals throughout the international development program
and prioritise the commitment to leave no one behind.
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