The Business Council of Australia and the Asia Society’s Asia Taskforce have released this interim report, which provides a blueprint for deeper engagement in the region, boosting trade and living standards, and building a strong economic recovery.

The Sustainable development report 2020 presents the SDG Index and dashboards for all UN member states and frames the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in terms of six broad transformations.

In this paper, the authors argue for an investment-led economic recovery, focused on job-creation and creating opportunity across the country, decarbonisation and restoring nature, and tackling inequality.

The authors set out the five essential building blocks that would support new long term UK employment opportunities, thriving businesses and a healthier, fairer society, whilst protecting against the potentially devastating future impacts of climate change and nature’s decline.

Policymakers concerned about the slowdown in productivity growth since the mid-2000s should consider the role of trust or social capital.