Eurocities SDG Task Force launches new position paper
Eurocities SDG Task Force has produced a new position paper calling for cities to have a stronger voice in global sustainability and governance processes.
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Tallinn’s Voluntary Local Review: A Governance Tool for Sustainable Development
With its first Voluntary Local Review, Tallinn aims to show how cities can make sustainability real — in planning, policy, and daily life.
Ukrainian delegation explores Tallinn’s expertise in sustainability and circular economy development
On December 11–12, a delegation from the Vinnytsya (Ukraine) City Administration visited Tallinn to learn about the city’s experiences in sustainability management and circular economy development. The study visit was part of a 2024 collaboration project in which Tallinn advised four municipalities on sustainability management.
Tallinn joins the movement toward Zero Waste cities
The City of Tallinn has submitted its application to become a Zero Waste Candidate City under the Mission Zero Academy (MiZA) certification scheme, makingi it the first Estonian city to join the programme.
Tallinn wins ITB Earth Award 2025 for zero-waste festival initiative
Tallinn’s story of a zero-waste Song and Dance Celebration has won the ITB Earth Award 2025 at the Green Destinations Top 100 Story Awards competition, one of the world’s largest tourism fairs held in Berlin. The award highlights Tallinn’s innovation and commitment to sustainability as a tourism destination.
2024 EU SDGs dialogue with regions and cities: Financing SDGs territorialisation
On Tuesday 4th June 11.00-13.00, the Committee of Regions (CoR) organised a 2024 EU SDGs dialogue with regions and cities: Financing SDGs territorialisation in Brussels, offering a structured dialogue between the Committee of Regions, European Commission and EU local and regional authorities on SDGs financing.
Spring 2024: recent news and events
The Eurocities SDG Taskforce is formalised! In March, the Eurocities SDG Taskforce was formalised. The city of Mannheim was elected as Chair, and...
Data alone won’t solve your transformation challenges. Why sense-making must be part of your city’s Monitoring and Evaluation efforts
Conventional Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) approaches are often designed to measure linear changes over time to help create accountability for whether progress is being achieved.
Closing the SDGs action gap – from “monitoring hype” to multi-level action
On 14 March 2024, Tallinn Sustainability Governance Hub organised an online side event to the UN Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) yearly...
Spotlight on Tallinn
January-April 2024 In Tallinn we are working on developing a framework for Sustainability Governance , where we propose a system of processes and...