The Federation was appointed VCDO Laureate 2024 and is working towards a more equitable, green and sustainable future
For Belgian Chambers of Commerce, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (the SDGs) provide a concrete critical framework to reflect and take actions that contribute to a fairer, greener and more sustainable future.
The Voka Charter Duurzaam Ondernemen (VCDO) by the Flemish Chambers guides companies and organizations in this process. To win the title SDG Pioneer, they must undertake actions that contribute to the realization of all SDGs in a period of 3 years. The action plan will then be evaluated by an external evaluation committee.
The Flemish Chambers all participate in the VCDO and each developed its own action plan. With the ODD certification programme the Walloon Chambers have also set up a coaching programme for companies that follows the same steps as the VCDO. They have also all formulated their own action plan.
In 2020, the Federation decided to take up the challenge with the ambition of achieving the SDG Pioneer certification by 2024.
The final step of our three-year trajectory has now been successfully completed on April 18, 2024 with the award of the VCDO as “VCDO Laureate 2024“. We are looking forward to receiving the certificate on June 20 during the VCDO ceremony, together with the other laureates who were accompanied by Voka – CCI Vlaams-Brabant. But the final crowning achievement will be the presentation of UNITAR’s SDG Pioneer certificate by CIFAL Flanders on October 24 during the Voka Sustainable Business Day.