In recent years, there has been a growing sustainability movement. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles have emerged to play a significant role in businesses and the investment sector. “Nature is knocking at our door and urging us to take the right decisions,” says Katell Le Goulven, Executive Director, INSEAD Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, in the latest episode of PARIS21’s Data for the People podcast with Johannes Paul Jütting, Executive Head of PARIS21. Together they discuss training opportunities for the next generation of business leaders, a vision and mission to transform business education and how to harness business as a force for good.

Additional resources:
- Sustainability Trends Report 2021: https://str2021.generationim.com/chapters/introduction
- ESG investing: https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_world_may_be_better_off_without_esg_investing#
- From profit accounting to impact accounting: https://www.insead.edu/centres/the-hoffmann-global-institute-for-business-and-society/stories/from-profit-accounting-to-impact-accounting

“We shouldn’t be shy, but use the numbers we have to make estimations related to COVID-19, cancer, car accidents and many other topics. Even the most basic data are better today than 20 years ago,” says Wolfgang Fengler, Lead Economist at the World Bank, in our new podcast episode with Johannes Paul Jütting, Executive Head of PARIS21. Together, they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on population growth, poverty rates as well as development in Africa & talk about why it is important to look at statistical trend lines and not just at sensational headlines.

“Bioeconomy is more than a new concept or buzzword. It is a good example of green growth and covers all sectors that rely on renewable, biological resources, for example, food systems. But in fact it goes way beyond that”, says Peter Wehrheim, Head of Food Systems and Bioeconomy at the European Commission, in our new podcast episode with Johannes Paul Jütting, Executive Head of PARIS21.

Together they discuss the European Green Deal and the role of bioeconomy as well as data and statistics in making the transition to a healthy planet and circular economy.

Note: The views expressed in this podcast are the sole responsibility of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Commission.

“In a survey by Facebook and Devex conducted last year, the majority of interviewed gender specialists cited a lack of data literacy as one of the top barriers to utilising gender data in policymaking”, says Anna Lerner Nesbitt, Programme Manager for Global Impact Partnerships at Facebook, in our new podcast episode with Johannes Paul Jütting, Executive Head of PARIS21.

Together they discuss insights from Facebook’s survey on gender equality at home conducted online in 2020 during the pandemic, the role of tech companies in contributing to the #SDGs and official data production as well as the importance of data literacy for policymaking.

“To collect data all over Maldives, a country with over 1,000 islands – about 200 of them being inhabited – we have to travel a lot. We enjoy it and talking to citizens from the different island communities”, says Aishath Shahuda - Chief Statistician at the National Bureau of Statistics in Maldives, in our new podcast episode with Johannes Paul Jütting, Executive Head of PARIS21.

In Mongolia, we are committed to building a smart government formulating inclusive, sustainable policies based on timely data and statistics as well as partnerships between citizens, the private and the public sector ”, says H.E. Ariunzaya Ayush, Minister of Labour and Social Protection and Chairwoman of PARIS21, in our latest data talk with Johannes Paul Jütting, Executive Head of PARIS21.

Dans le nouvel épisode la ministre Élisabeth Moreno présente www.antidiscriminations.fr, une nouvelle plateforme de signalement et d’accompagnement des victimes de discriminations, et le Forum Génération Égalité

H.E. Hanan Ahli talks about the renewed importance of data during a time like COVID-19, and provides insights into how the UAE has leveraged AI and big data, and effective government coordination, to successfully combat the pandemic.

Dr. Katinka Weinberger, Chief of Environment and Development Policy Section (EDPS) at UNESCAP, talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Asia-Pacific region, and about what the UN is doing to advance sustainable development amidst a pandemic.

Mario Pezzini, Director of the OECD Development Centre on historic events & how they affect the way we project the future using data.

Gavi's Guillaume Grosso shares reasons to be optimistic and talks about access to vaccines, the role of data & communications experts to fight misinformation.

Sarah Hendriks, Director of the Programme, Policy and Intergovernmental Division at UN Women on how far the world has come with regards to gender equality, how far we still have to go, and what the impact of COVID-19 has been.

PARIS21 hears from Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences at UNESCO, about how COVID-19 has highlighted the urgent need to bolster trust in data and science, as well as international cooperation, in order to reduce inequality worldwide.

Sida Assistant Director-General Alan AtKisson speaks with PARIS21 Executive Head Johannes Jütting about the effects of the pandemic on Sida's partner countries, and the work being done to address both short- and long-term development issues.

(featuring music from Alan AtKisson)

President and CEO of the Centre for Economic Research in Pakistan (CERP) Maroof Syed discusses CERP's cross-cutting approach to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, including its Smart Containment with Active Learning (SCALE) plan.

Learn more about CERP and SCALE: https://bit.ly/2Ysw84J

(Episode in German) PARIS21 Executive Head Johannes Jütting and Georges-Simon Ulrich, Director-General of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, discuss the importance of data you can trust in times of crisis like COVID-19.

EDGE Certified Foundation co-founder Aniela Unguresan joins Data for the People to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on data production and use.

Learn more about EDGE Certification: https://edge-cert.org