The government is considering adopting the 'Three Zeros' theory of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as part of its strategy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Government policymakers believe that effectively implementing the 'Three Zeros' framework across public and private sectors could significantly accelerate progress toward meeting SDG targets.

Professor Yunus has passionately urged global leaders to embrace his vision of a "World of Three Zeros," which aims for zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions.

Analysts recognize the 'Three Zeros' theory as an influential and widely regarded model for promoting economic empowerment, generating employment, and protecting the environment in today's world.

The three zero theory is a social and economic outlook. Youth endevour, use of technology, good governance and social business can help achieve the three zero goals, they said.

Founder of Grameen Bank and the Noble Peace Laureate Prof Yunus has been much appreciated around the world for his three zero theory.

About the ‘three zero’ theory, Principal Coordinator on SDG affairs told BSS that the government is trying to integrate the theory with SDG targets. 

In this connection a workshop with public and private officials has already been held.   

“We want to create awareness on the ‘three zero’ at all levels in the interest of sustainable development,” she added. 

Mentioning that the theory is being considered in all activities of SDG implementation, Lamiya Morshed said Prof Yunus did not want to impose the theory on the activities but the government aims to encourage people to apply it.

So, she said, the government did not take any mega initiative on the theory except SDG implementation.

While addressing the climate summit (COP-29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Chief Adviser stressed the need for creating a new life-style based on zero waste and zero carbon aiming to protect the planet from climate catastrophes.

“In order to survive, we need to create another culture. A counter-culture, which is based on a different life-style. It is based on zero waste. It will limit consumption to essential needs, leaving no residual waste,” Yunus told the summit.

Prof Yunus said this life-style will also be based on zero carbon- no fossil fuel but only renewable energy- and this will be an economy based primarily on zero personal profit, for example on social business.

Defining the social business as a non-dividend business addressed to solve social and environmental problems, he said a vast part of social businesses will focus on protecting the environment and mankind.
 
“Human lives will not only be protected but qualitatively enhanced through affordable healthcare and education. It will facilitate entrepreneurship for the youth. Young people will get prepared through new education of entrepreneurship. Education of creating job seekers will be replaced by entrepreneurship-focused education,” the Chief Adviser said.

He said the young people will love that life style as a choice, while each young person will grow up as a three zero person- zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration, through building social businesses only, and zero unemployment by turning themselves into entrepreneurs.

“Each person will grow up as a ‘three zero’ person, and remain a ‘three zero’ person all his/her life. That will create the new civilization,” he said.

BDST: 1922 HRS, NOV 24, 2024
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