Sustainable Recovery Pledge: Good practices for change

6 January 2023

Almost three years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, states and societies seem to have returned to some sort of normality, often thinking that “business as usual” is a viable path forward. But can we really go back to “business as usual”? And what have we learnt from the pandemic?

This report is a collection of good practices showcasing some of the recovery efforts following up on the launch of the Sustainable Recovery Pledge in June 2021, which was signed by 48 states and 28 other stakeholders.

Highlighting those practices contributes to demonstrating what future-fit and building resilience approaches look like in a constantly changing world, characterised by multiple and complex crises, such as the energy and food crises, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.

For this reason, the good practices reflect the Sustainable Pledge’s ten commitments, covering a wide range of issues from green transition to digitalisation, and from combating inequalities to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 on Good Health and Well-Being, among others.

The hope of this report is twofold:

To share a collection of practices that would inspire peer learning, and spark discussions on strategies and ideas for recovery efforts that are human rights-based and contribute to achieving SDG goals and targets.
To link these discussions with broader contemporary global processes under which States seek to act collectively to build resilience and crisis-preparedness grounded in human rights.

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Sustainable Recovery Pledge: Good practices for change

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