Asvis, huge delay on sustainable development goals. Giovannini: a change of pace is needed. Urso: let's right the course
Of the 37 quantitative targets linked to European and national commitments, only eight are achievable by the 2030 deadline, 22 are not and for seven others the outcome is uncertain
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"An immediate and convinced change of pace is needed, with reforms and investments aimed at seizing the opportunities of sustainable development and reducing inequalities. The government must overcome the contradictions between words and actions, and respect the commitments it has signed at international and European level, starting with the 'Pact on the Future' of 22 September". This was stressed by Asvis scientific director Enrico Giovannini at the presentation of the ninth report 'Cultivating our future now. Italy and the Sustainable Development Goals' presented by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (Asvis). A report that points out Italy's enormous delay in the path towards achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
Urso: let's right the course
.On the green deal 'we have to straighten out our course. We cannot wait years' to revise regulations such as those on light or heavy vehicles, 'we are clamorously behind schedule and risk losing the goal' of tackling the double transition while maintaining competitiveness, says Enterprise Minister Adolfo Urso, in a video message sent at the presentation of the Asvis report. "We are close to the birth of the new Commission to which the citizens have given a mandate," Urso continued, to be aware that "we must reach the goal of sustainability in a competitive manner, without compromising the general tightness of the industrial, economic and social system and the acquired rights of citizens".
Ponti (Confindustria): lack of concreteness
"The transition to a sustainable development model," emphasises Lara Ponti, Confindustria's vice-president for environmental transition and ESG objectives, "requires a reasonable timeframe and profound changes, including cultural ones. We share the ambitious objectives of the Green deal, but we believe that there is a lack of concreteness in the demand for execution. Innovation cannot be regulated, but companies must be left free to achieve the transition taking into account the peculiarities of our economy'.
Of the 37 targets only eight are achievable by 2030
.The report shows that Italy is proceeding along an unsustainable development path and, despite the commitments made at international level, including with the signing of the Pact on the Future, the country's choices are insufficient to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. Of the 37 quantitative targets linked to European and national commitments, only eight are achievable by the 2030 deadline, 22 are not and for seven others the outcome is uncertain. For Asvis, therefore, "a profound change in approach and pace is urgently needed, putting sustainable development at the centre of all policies, accelerating (not delaying) ecological and digital transitions, effectively fighting inequality, including territorial inequality, and exploiting the opportunities arising from the new European regulations on sustainability in businesses and the regeneration of territories, and from the 2022 amendment of the Constitution to protect the rights of new and future generations".
Worsening poverty and inequality
Five Goals worsened between 2010 and 2023: poverty, inequality, quality of terrestrial ecosystems, governance and partnership. Limited improvements, however, for six Goals: food, clean energy, jobs and economic growth, sustainable cities, combating climate change, and quality of marine ecosystems. More substantial improvements are seen in five Goals: health, education, gender equality, water and sanitation, and innovation.
