OVER 40 per cent of Tanzania’s private sector are not aware of the Sustainable development Goals, a survey report has shown.
Vice President, Samia Suluhu Hassan addresses delegates at the opening of the 1st African sustainable Business Summit in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Released
yesterday in Dar es Salaam during the opening of the first African
Sustainable Business Summit that was launched by the Vice President
Samia Suluhu Hassan, the survey findings showed though the private
sector is expected to play a central in the implementation of the SDGs,
they remain ill informed of how to go about it.
In her inaugural speech at the two day summit, the VP pointed out that; “there is a compelling case to better harness the full power of private sector business in combating the various socio-economic challenges that Tanzania and the wider African community is facing.”
She said whether one thinks of climate change, the alleviation of poverty, or providing energy, food and water to 45 million Tanzanians, it is clear that the business sector must play a central role.
“As with most countries, the government cannot fully meet the social needs of the people with public resources alone. Despite not being a replacement for effective public-sector action, the private sector provides a complementary means to expand social services,” she went on to note.
“In every setting, both the public/private sectors have roles to play in addressing the complex and difficult challenges faced by the country to expand access to high-priority services to underserved populations as well as achieving the new SDGs,” Vice President Suluhu said.
In his presentation, CEO of the African Sustainable Business Summit Magazine, Raymond Mtabayiwa shared light on the implication of the survey findings.
“The fact that such a large part of the private sector is not aware of the SDGs highlights the need to increase awareness efforts,” he said.
He said when asked ‘who has the main responsibility to implement the SDGs?’ Over half of the respondents said it is the government.
“This shows great reliance on the government and again highlights the need to raise awareness as to the role of the private sector in implementation of the SDGs and of the business opportunities presented by the SDGs,’ he added.
Echoing the Vice President, the CEO went on to emphasize that the daunting task of implementing the SGDs cannot be should by any single entity but rather relies on the partnership of the government, the private sector, CSOs, NGOs and the international community alike.
In his presentation at the summit, the UN Resident Coordinator in Tanzania, Alvaro Rodriguez affirmed the UN’s commitment to supporting initiatives geared at realization of the SDGs. He underscored the great challenges that modern society face like climate change, poverty and inequality and the need for multi-sectorial partnership to address them.
Other than top government officials, the summit was attended by business leaders, diplomats, CSO and NGO representatives. The two day summit that culminates today featured several panel discussions sought to bring together key stakeholders to deliberate private sector engagement in the SDGs.
In her inaugural speech at the two day summit, the VP pointed out that; “there is a compelling case to better harness the full power of private sector business in combating the various socio-economic challenges that Tanzania and the wider African community is facing.”
She said whether one thinks of climate change, the alleviation of poverty, or providing energy, food and water to 45 million Tanzanians, it is clear that the business sector must play a central role.
“As with most countries, the government cannot fully meet the social needs of the people with public resources alone. Despite not being a replacement for effective public-sector action, the private sector provides a complementary means to expand social services,” she went on to note.
“In every setting, both the public/private sectors have roles to play in addressing the complex and difficult challenges faced by the country to expand access to high-priority services to underserved populations as well as achieving the new SDGs,” Vice President Suluhu said.
In his presentation, CEO of the African Sustainable Business Summit Magazine, Raymond Mtabayiwa shared light on the implication of the survey findings.
“The fact that such a large part of the private sector is not aware of the SDGs highlights the need to increase awareness efforts,” he said.
He said when asked ‘who has the main responsibility to implement the SDGs?’ Over half of the respondents said it is the government.
“This shows great reliance on the government and again highlights the need to raise awareness as to the role of the private sector in implementation of the SDGs and of the business opportunities presented by the SDGs,’ he added.
Echoing the Vice President, the CEO went on to emphasize that the daunting task of implementing the SGDs cannot be should by any single entity but rather relies on the partnership of the government, the private sector, CSOs, NGOs and the international community alike.
In his presentation at the summit, the UN Resident Coordinator in Tanzania, Alvaro Rodriguez affirmed the UN’s commitment to supporting initiatives geared at realization of the SDGs. He underscored the great challenges that modern society face like climate change, poverty and inequality and the need for multi-sectorial partnership to address them.
Other than top government officials, the summit was attended by business leaders, diplomats, CSO and NGO representatives. The two day summit that culminates today featured several panel discussions sought to bring together key stakeholders to deliberate private sector engagement in the SDGs.
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