A/HRC/41/41/Add.2 and jointly develop the process, including in developing the agenda and the decisionmaking process. 72. The establishment of partnerships with a wide cross section of civil society and other actors who would not typically engage in development or human rights or are not given sufficient prominence or capacities, such as local governments and municipal authorities, enriches development processes and promotes the inclusiveness that is so crucial to fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals. 73. Autonomy of operation is important for all stakeholders to fulfil their role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. For civil society, that means independence in determining priorities, programmes, funding, internal governance and staffing, among other things. Furthermore, civil society members of multi-stakeholder initiatives should determine their own selection process, which should be transparent and fair. Civil society actors should not be treated as extensions of government departments or agencies that are thus bound by government priorities. Box 4 Building partnerships for sustainable development: examples of promising practice Workers in coal-fired power stations in Port Augusta, Australia, anticipating the closure of the stations, developed a plan to create jobs and solar thermal power and took their plan to state and federal government authorities and to global energy companies in France and the United States of America. In the case study, collective bargaining supported an inclusive and just transitional approach that brought together workers, communities, employers and Governments in social dialogue to drive the concrete plans, policies and investments needed for a fast and fair transformation towards a low-carbon economy (thereby contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7, on ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, Goal 12, on ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns, and Goal 13, on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts).a An initiative spearheaded by the Centre for Civic Collaboration in Mexico has resulted in the creation of a semi-formal coalition of 40 civil society organizations working on different issues to form a network for the implementation of Goal 16, on promoting peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, providing access to justice for all and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. The Centre for Civic Collaboration specializes in enabling effective multi-stakeholder dialogue and consensus-building processes, mediating conflicts between parties and strengthening civil society networks and coalitions to address common problems affecting the public sphere. The initiative has also established open and dynamic communication channels between civil society organizations participating in the coalition and government institutions working on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. b In Mongolia, the Government “partnered with local non-profits to train citizens, educators, health workers, businesses and public officials, teaching them how to enlist citizens to report on public services. They also learned how to collaborate to improve services by identifying needs and incorporating them into budgets and local development plans. As a result, rural Mongolians were empowered to shape how public services ought to be delivered to meet the needs of the community”.c a Submission from the International Trade Union Confederation. Community of Democracies, The Importance of Ensuring an Enabling Environment for Civil Society as it Relates to the Sustainable Development Goals (2017), pp. 61–63. Available at https://community-democracies.org/app/uploads/2018/06/Study-Enabling-Environment-and-SDGs-11-1.pdf. c Open Government Partnership. Star Reforms in the Open Government Partnership, 2nd ed. (November 2018), p. 21. Available at http://live-ogp.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/OGP_StarReforms_2018.pdf. b 12