Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) (SDG) are were developed in 2015 for 2030 by the United Nations General Assembly as part of the 70/1 resolution. They are a collection of 17 global goals divided into associated 169 targets.

The SDG Compass (by GRI, UN Global Compact and WBCSD) provides guidance for (larger) companies on how to implement and measure their contribution to reaching the SDGs. The SDG Compass offers a guide in 5 steps (understanding, defining priorities, setting goals, integrating, reporting/communicating) and helps with a guide, offers assessment tools (58 to date), an extensive list of global indicators (over 1500) aligning with the gaols and targets, and two-page short overviews of the 17 goals and the role of business.

The 17 Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals are:

1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
4. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
6. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
9. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
13. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels
17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Weblinks

• un.org/sustainabledevelopment
• SDG Compass
• SDG YAK – an overview book about the 17 goals created by French artist YAK.