In this fourth interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Matthew Bishop and Raj Kumar discuss the role of business journalism in accelerating a data and reporting ecosystem to unlock private capital’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. Bishop, co-founder of the Social Progress Index, and Kumar, founding president and editor-in-chief at Devex, moderated Room 12 focused on Sustainable Development Goal number 12—on consumption and production—during the 2021 17 Rooms flagship process.
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PodcastBusiness journalism as a lever for SDG accountability
Zia Khan,
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President for Innovation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
@ziakhannyc
John W. McArthur,
John W. McArthur
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@mcarthur
Matthew Bishop, and
Matthew Bishop
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development
@mattbish
Raj Kumar
Raj Kumar
Founding President and Editor-in-Chief
- Devex
December 14, 2021