Locally-led Transformation
for SDGs
This online platform provides all you need to know about cities and regions taking a lead on “Voluntary Local Reviews.”
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To publish a VLR report in the VLR Lab and/or to join the VLR Network, please contact us at [email protected]
Associated Publications
Associated Events
Past Event
Climate & SDGs Conference [Side Events]
Promoting synergies at local level: Why are Local Governments strengthening synergies between climate agenda and sustainable development?
Recently, local and regional governments (LRGs) are actively engaging in both the climate agenda and the SDGs. In Japan, around 52% of local governments, which accounts for 932 local governments, have SDGs plans or activity promoting SDGs through...
Past Event
IGES webinar on Voluntary Local Reviews 2022
Overcoming Barriers to Implementation
As the world rapidly approaches the deadline for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), progress is not occurring fast enough. However, cities are increasingly making a meaningful...
Past Event
IGES webinar on VLR
From Reporting to Action: How “Voluntary Local Review” can amplify local sustainability?
In 2018 four pioneer local governments—Kitakyushu, New York, Toyama, and Shimokawa—presented their Voluntary Local Review (VLR) of progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda. Ever since, the VLR movement has grown, with an increasing number of...
Past Event
10th World Urban Forum
Integrating and Localising Global Sustainability Agenda through Voluntary Local Reviews in Cities
This training event equips the participants with the knowledge, methodology, and tools to implement the VLRs and look at the VLRs from a critical point of view. It also touches issues of integrating climate action and the SDGs in cities.
Past Event
10th World Urban Forum
VLRs Cities and Regions Networking & Match-making Event
Localization of SDGs needs to go beyond adapting global goals to the local level. Commitment and political will, as well as co-creation of solutions with communities to urgently address global challenges and objectives, requires serious effort...
Associated News
Press Release
IGES Content Rankings 2022
In 2022, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) produced a wide range of reports, events and web content. As a special feature at the start of 2023, we have compiled the most popular IGES content from the past year for the following...
Press Release
IGES Content Rankings 2021
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) produced a wide range of reports, events and web content in 2021. As a special feature at the start of 2022, we have compiled the most popular IGES content of the past year by category (Top 10...
Press Release
World’s first VLR online platform available -All you need to know about locally-led transformation for SDGs-
Today, IGES is pleased to announce the launch of VLR Lab, the world’s first online platform offering comprehensive information about local government actions on the SDGs. VLR (Voluntary Local Review) is an international initiative in which the local...