The Road to the SDGs

PURPOSE X IsDB has been working closely with its 57 MCs to support them in achieving the SDGs. IsDB’s commitment to these goals is further strengthened by their general consistency with Islamic principles, particularly in the context of alleviating poverty, restoring the dignity of people, taking care of the planet and maintaining prosperity for all living beings. X Shortly after adoption of its 10YS, IsDB launched the P5P, which articulates a bold roadmap to improve IsDB’s efficiency and effectiveness towards achieving better development outcomes for MCs. In particular, IsDB is being transformed from a ‘financier of development’ to a ‘Bank for development and developers’. As part of this process, it is widening its scope of activities to help its MCs solve the challenges of the SDGs. METHOD X In order to mainstream the SDGs, IsDB appointed in 2017 the President’s Special Envoy on the SDGs and set up a specialised Community of Practice (the SDGs-CoP). X The SDGs-CoP encompasses three work streams: raising awareness among IsDB staff on the SDGs, ensuring alignment of IsDB’s work with the SDGs, and enhancing advocacy about IsDB’s work on the SDGs. X It also provides IsDB professionals with the opportunity to express their professional views freely through appropriate platforms and expand their horizons with respect to development issues by connecting them to experts from across the globe. X The SDGs-CoP has formulated two main communication platforms through which it is supporting awareness, alignment and advocacy workstreams on the SDGs, in addition to a web platform: X The SDGs Digest is a quarterly newsletter that provides a platform for in- house professionals as well as those from development partners to share project- related experiences, expertise and lessons learned, research-based activities related to the SDGs, and insights on issues related to the achievement of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. X The SDGs Open Dialogue is a seminar to which eminent personalities are invited as guest speakers. They provide their insights, research findings and expertise from the field on the SDGs and engage in open debate with IsDB professionals and guests from partner institutions. T he 17 SDGs provide IsDB with a comprehensive set of goals related to various economic sectors and cross-cutting development areas in MCs A specialist Community of Practice is helping IsDB in this regard Sustainable Development Goals Community of Practice The SDGs-CoP has represented IsDB at various international events, promoting the role of IsDB as a key player in achieving the SDGs [ 160 ] SDGs