People at the heart of PAGE’s work – all the interviews

As committed as ever, Indonesia has demonstrated its leadership in promoting the green economy by launching our green economy index during the G20 Summit in 2022. [...] The Index is developed based on our low-carbon development model—which PAGE has also supported during the development process, especially the energy sector—and some existing global references and studies, including GEP and then tailored to the characteristics of Indonesia’s green economy concept and development targets

Dr. Medrilzam, Director of Environment within the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Indonesia.

As an advisor and Minister of the Environment, I was able to promote PAGE so that the process of inclusion in various sectors can continue and be considered in decision-making. At the same time, the aim was to train more public officials in the functioning of the IGE. The advantage of having been in the design of the IGE model and the beginning of the PAGE initiative allowed me to promote the initiative at a decision level and sustain the importance of the tool to have better sustainable public policies.

Elsa Galarza, former Peru Minister of Environment, Professor at Universidad del Pacifico, Peru

The green economy is an opportunity for Burkina Faso in terms of sustainable agriculture, forestry, transport and responsible waste management. Its climatic and geographical situation calls for guidelines for green, inclusive and resilient investments to better address environmental, social and economic challenges.

Pamoussa Ouedraogo, Permanent Secretary of the National Council for Sustainable Development, Burkina Faso

The CNTAC continuously promotes the construction of social responsibility and green, low-carbon, and circular development models throughout the industry, reshapes new paths of industry value chain, and takes active actions in comprehensively promoting the green transformation of the industry, achieving significant results.

Ms. Liu Hui, Deputy Director of Research and Consulting Department of Social Responsibility Office of CNTAC, China

The main strength of a program like PAGE is that it coordinates several UN agencies towards a common goal, which is an example of what is expected to happen at the country level with the several line ministries that support the inclusive green economy agenda. This is important, because PAGE is presenting to policymakers the integrated and coordinated approach that must happen for policy action in an inclusive green economy given its multidimensionality.

José Pineda, Senior Advisor for DevTech Systems, Inc.

For South Africa, more specifically, the PAGE Programme has facilitated and built capacity on green economy, contributed immensely to the existing knowledge base on green economy, forged closer working relations through the establishment of the PAGE National Steering Committee (NSC) and aimed at identifying new and emerging industry opportunities (...)

Dr. Jenitha Badul, Senior Policy Advisor for Sustainability Programmes and Projects, South Africa

I believe that PAGE has been instrumental in both aspects, as it has a team capable of providing ongoing training and facilitating inter-institutional coordination. Initiatives like PAGE should be maintained and expanded, as they greatly inform and guide the work of decision-makers.

Germán Benítez, Coordinator of the Economic and Financial Advisory team, Uruguay

We were able to learn from IGE concepts and propose comprehensive public policy frameworks that had a significant outreach in the State of Mato Grosso. [...] We have promoted a revolution in the use of the concept of the green economy in the State of Mato Grosso.

Rita Chiletto, Government Manager, Mato Grosso