The United Nations Sustainable Development Network is joining forces with the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress for SRI2025 in Chicago. SDSN will collaborate with SRI as a lead partner, working to advance sustainability thought leadership through substantive program development, joint communications, and activation of their combined global networks.
Through this new partnership, the SDSN’s flagship International Conference on Sustainable Development and the SRI Congress will leverage their collective efforts and networks to advance solutions to the most pressing sustainable development challenges of our time.
“As the state of Illinois has powerfully and effectively recognized, the path to prosperity and
environmental sustainability is through the collaboration of government, universities, and businesses in science- and technology-based economic innovation and transformation,” SDSN President Jeffrey Sachs said. “SDSN’s partnership with the University of Illinois System and the SRI Congress offers an exciting platform for engaging stakeholders across the world to accelerate the transformations to sustainable development.”
The fifth edition of the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress will be held June 16-19 in Chicago, Illinois at the Grand Chicago Riverwalk. The congress will spotlight pathways to sustainability, sharing implementation strategies and legacies of successful approaches to critical sustainability concerns facing Chicago, the United States, and the world. The program will include more than 140 events ranging from interactive sessions and workshops to innovative demonstrations and satellite events spread throughout the Chicago area.
“I am thrilled to announce that the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network is joining this year’s SRI Congress as a lead partner,” said Tim Killeen, president of the University of Illinois System. “Bringing Jeffrey Sachs and the SDSN into the 2025 Congress further elevates its global impact, reinforcing the University of Illinois System’s leadership in sustainability and innovation. At SRI in Chicago, top sustainability visionaries and changemakers from around the world will collaborate, forging the ideas and partnerships that will drive transformative solutions to the economic, societal, and environmental challenges of the future. With the SDSN at the forefront, this year’s congress promises to be more dynamic, influential, and consequential than ever.”
The congress is open to SDSN’s global network including past International Conference on Sustainable Development participants. The congress also offers special rates for students and resource-constrained individuals.