The UN Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a global framework in the strive for sustainability which needs to be contextualized to meet local conditions and needs. The Finnish city of Espoo has integrated the Agenda and SDGs into local policymaking and strategy work. In this chapter, Espoo’s efforts are viewed through the lens of integrative public leadership, i.e., the ability to facilitate collaboration to catalyze change, to understand how structural forces and individual actions affect SDG localization. We argue that the Agenda has fostered integrative leadership in Espoo, enabling leaders to identify shared values and opportunities for cooperation, and creating legitimacy for climate work. Individual agency remains crucial, but the Agenda provides tools that can significantly facilitate the task of bringing together actors and crossing boundaries.

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Turning Global Sustainability Goals into Local Actions: The Role of the Agenda 2030 and the SDGs in Fostering Integrative Public Leadership in Espoo, Finland

  • Eva Purkarthofer,
  • Anni Halko,
  • Raine Mäntysalo

摘要

The UN Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a global framework in the strive for sustainability which needs to be contextualized to meet local conditions and needs. The Finnish city of Espoo has integrated the Agenda and SDGs into local policymaking and strategy work. In this chapter, Espoo’s efforts are viewed through the lens of integrative public leadership, i.e., the ability to facilitate collaboration to catalyze change, to understand how structural forces and individual actions affect SDG localization. We argue that the Agenda has fostered integrative leadership in Espoo, enabling leaders to identify shared values and opportunities for cooperation, and creating legitimacy for climate work. Individual agency remains crucial, but the Agenda provides tools that can significantly facilitate the task of bringing together actors and crossing boundaries.