ADEC Foundation
Our vision is to make an impact in the world by promoting and supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Mission
Our mission is to empower both public and private organizations to make better decisions together that will ensure a sustainable future for all.
Who is ADEC Foundation
ADEC Foundation is the non-profit advocacy arm of ADEC Innovations that promotes sustainability consciousness and activities to different stakeholders.
Who do we Support
Role of ADEC Foundation
ADEC Foundation’s role in the achievement of the SDGs
We work to contribute towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. We equally value economic, human, and environmental advancement for everyone.

Development Affiliations
and Initiatives
As part of its effort to achieving the SDGs, ADEC has established and/or joined strategic initiatives to scale up the positive impacts of its business.
ADEC Impact Capital focuses on supporting core players of Sustainable Development in properly addressing complex societal challenges towards impact generation.
Development Partners
ADEC Innovations has been involved in various impact-driven projects and development partnerships. We have established ourselves as a core local and global partner in implementing programmes and projects supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
BIODIVERSITY FINANCE INITIATIVE (BIOFIN)
BIOFIN is an initiative of UNDP to support countries in measuring biodiversity expenditures, assessing financial needs, and identifying the most suitable finance solutions to achieve their national biodiversity target. ADEC Innovations is collaborating with UNDP in the development and implementation of an online monitoring and evaluation platform for countries.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK, 6TH EDITION (GEO-6)
GEO-6 is the 6th edition of the UN Environment’s flagship Global Environment Outlook assessment. It is an integrated environmental assessment that helps inform the development of evidence-based environmental policy and decision making. ADEC Innovations contributes by sharing its expertise in assessment methodologies, and data and information flows.
EDUCATION SAFE FROM DISASTERS (ESD)
ESD is Save the Children’s strategy to address the safety and education gaps resulting from disasters’ impacts of all sizes and sources. ADEC Innovations is working with Save the Children to develop a Comprehensive School Safety Assessment Suite to make disaster damage reporting and assessment more efficient.
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE (UNECE)
ADEC Foundation Chairman Mr. James Donovan is currently a member of the UNECE Public-Private Partnership Business Advisory Board, advising the International Centres of Excellence and their member states on the elaboration and implementation of international best practices and standards.
UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH (UNITAR)
ADEC Innovations has signed an MoU with UNITAR aiming to scale up the impact of the training portfolio offered by the UN body through customized solutions and technology development.
UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (UNCTAD XV)
UNCTAD is the UN body that deals with economic and sustainable development issues with a focus on trade, finance, investment, and technology. ADEC Innovations supports the holding of local multi-stakeholder consultative mechanisms as part of the preparatory process of UNCTAD XV to be held in 2020.
UNDP GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK (UNGC)
ADEC Innovations is a member of the United Nations Global Compact Network. As a member, ADEC ensures that its business strategies are aligned with UNGC’s ten universal principles centered on human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
CDP
CDP and ADEC Innovations partnered to develop the processes and quality assurance checks necessary to ensure accuracy and consistency in applying CDP’s scoring methodology across Climate Change, Water Scarcity, Forest Commodities, and Cities for Investor and Supply Chain respondents.
ZDHC
ADEC Innovations and the ZDHC Foundation formed a long-term strategic partnership that leveraged our technology and data management expertise to work towards the coalition’s goal: eliminate the use of hazardous chemicals in the textile and apparel supply chain worldwide.
INDICATOR REPORTING INFORMATION SYSTEM (IRIS)
IRIS aims to support officials responsible for reporting on national, regional and global obligations, to collect, analyze, and publish quality assured environmental information in a timely manner, ensuring quality. ADEC Innovations supports IRIS implementation to help countries transitioning to an automated reporting process.
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