National and Local Level, and MY World Survey. Millions of people especially
young persons, took part in these processes, through national, thematic, and on-line
consultations and surveys, as mirrored in the Global Youth Call and the outcome of
the 65th Annual UN DPI/NGO Conference. The direct and active engagement of
parliamentarians, business and civil society has also been critical.
(b) The leaders of the High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015
Development Agenda called for five “transformative shifts” that leave no one behind
by 1) ending extreme poverty, 2) placing sustainable development at the core, 3)
transforming economies for decent jobs and inclusive growth, 4) building peaceful
societies as well as open, transparent, accountable governance, and 5) forging a new
global partnership for sustainable development.
(c) The academics and scientists convened through the Sustainable Development
Solutions Network recommended the adoption of a science-based and actionoriented
agenda, integrating four interdependent dimensions of sustainable
development (economic, social, environmental, and governance).
(d) The key role of business in the post-2015 agenda was distilled in the report of the UN
Global Compact. Companies are ready to change how they do business and
contribute by transforming markets from within and making production, consumption
and the allocation of capital more inclusive and sustainable.