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Promoting awareness and action for the
Sustainable Development Goals across the U.S.
A Better Planet Starts in Our Own Backyard
What are Sustainable Development Goals?
Nations across the globe are working together toward a set of ambitious goals to create a better future for all of humanity.
Goal 1: No Poverty
End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
Goal 2: Zero Hunger
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
Goal 4: Quality Education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Goal 5: Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
Goal 10: Reduced Inequality
Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Goal 13: Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
Goal 14: Life Below Water
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
Goal 15: Life on Land
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
These 17 goals were developed by the United Nations to gategorize and solve three important global issues: Economic Growth, Social Inclusion, and Environmental Protection.
These goals enable countries, communities, and companies to organize, align, and track progress toward solving the planet’s toughest problems by 2030.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
These 17 goals were developed through negotiations at the United Nations to categorize and solve three important global issues: economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental protection.
These goals enable countries, communities, and companies to organize, align, and track progress toward solving the planet’s toughest problems by 2030.
Local Action. National Progress.
Global Impact.
Changemakers working on economic resilience, social
inclusion, and environmental protection across the USA.
Curated SDG Resources
Answers to commonly asked questions about the Sustainable Development Goals, including explanations on the Goals, targets, and indicators; their connection to the Paris Agreement; the Leave No One Behind agenda; and more.
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This toolkit is for anyone looking to stay in the know or inform an audience about the Sustainable Development Goals. It also includes guidance on SDG branding, media assets, key social media accounts to watch, and more.
Read moreThis policy brief explores U.S. progress on the SDGs and outlines approaches and opportunities to leverage the SDGs towards U.S. priorities at home and abroad.
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Test Your SDG Awareness
The Sustainable Development Goals come in different shapes and sizes.
Test your knowledge of the SDGs then take the next step to creating change in your backyard.