1、This Publication is an output of the UN Peace and Development Trust Fund(UNPDF)supported project(PDF-SDG-2021-8):Implementing 2030 Agenda through UNGC Action Platform on Sustainable Infrastructure for the Belt and Road Initiative to Accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals.In his remarks at the

2、Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in 2019,the Secretary-General of the United Nations Mr.Antonio Guterres emphasized,“The five pillars of the Belt and Road policy coordination,facilities connectivity,unimpeded trade,financial integration and people-to-people exchanges are intr

3、insically linked to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.”And“the world will benefit from a Belt and Road Initiative that accelerates efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)”.Supported by the UNPDF,the UN Global Compact has developed this SDG Guide and SDG impact assessment tool,w

4、ith the objective to engage private sector players participating in infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative to align their operations with the SDGs thereby ensuring that people and planet prosper as a result of responsible business conduct that realizes the private sectors greates

5、t potential to accelerate the SDGs.We would like to thank the following UN agencies,think tanks,organizations and individuals1 for their invaluable contribution to the development of the Guide:The United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)The United Nations Childrens Fund(UNICEF)UN Women Internation

6、al Labour Organization(ILO)The United Nations Resident Coordinators Office in ChinaWe would like to express our appreciation for the invaluable support of the United Nations Peace and Development Trust Funds(UNPDF)in making this publication available.PURPOSE OF THE PUBLICATION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS1