Sustainable Development Goals by UN
- no poverty
- zero hunger
- good health and well-being
- quality education
- gender equality
- clean water and sanitation
- affordable and clean energy
- decent work and economic growth
- industry, innovation and infrastructure
- reduced inequalities
- sustainable cities and communities
- responsible consumption and production
- climate action
- life below water
- life on land
- peace, justice and strong institutions
- partnerships for the goals
Sustainability Reporting
- voluntary reporting
- very impact focused
- some industry-specific stuff, e.g. healthcare
- about 17 goals, 169 targets
- targets very country-focused
Problems
- targeted initially for entire countries
- call for action by companies too
- not mandatory
- most companies just use the pretty pictures, not necessarily the actual goals
- company can just cherry-pick the SDGs they meet
- no need to write about which are not met
- some companies are actually using them, very useful there, but only some companies