The SDGs and the role of language and the language sector: who is interested?

Sustainable Development Goals 2030Language and what?

The SDGs, or the Sustainable Development Goals, are the Sustainable Development Goals action plan approved by all United Nations countries in 2015. The ambition is that they will be reached by 2030.

There are 17 goals, divided into 5 themes: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.

The SDGs are in fact combining a universal future agenda: sustainable development for the entire planet and all people both economically, socially and ecologically. Read more about the SDGs on the United Nationswebsite.

Can we ask you a dozen tough questions?

How do you think the language sector can play a role in strengthening sustainable development?

What do you think is the main responsibility of the language sector for greater sustainability?

Is the language sector part of the problem or part of the solution?


More difficult questions

Where is the (potentially) greatest added value that the language sector has to offer for the sustainability of the economy and society? What innovative and creative solutions does the language sector have for a more sustainable planet and prosperity? Can the language sector be a change maker? What do our stakeholders expect from the language sector in the field of sustainable development?

How fair are the processes in the language sector anyway?

Is this sector future-proof in terms of sustainability?

How powerful is the language sector as an innovator?

Who is working on ISO 26000 in the language sector?

How big or small is the footprint of this sector? How much CO2 is the sector'? Where
can the language sector have a (potentially) negative impact on the sustainability of the economy and society? In other words, where does this sector weigh on sustainable development, even if we do our core business (providing language services) excellently?


Personal questions

We could also ask you a few personal questions.

What do you do as a language professional or what do you want to do in your job or organization to reach the SDGs?

And final question: What if you as a language entrepreneur do nothing, how quickly are you going to be priced out of the market?


Share knowledge and experiences

Tough questions? Maybe you won't find them difficult at all. Or maybe you find them extremely difficult, but therefore no less fascinating.

Are you interested in sharing good ideas and good practice with other actors in the language sector? Or would you possibly consider supporting a SDG initiative?

Contact us. Call us on +32 9 269 04 66 or email us via info@languagesector.eu.

 


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Author: Dries Debackere

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