The stories of influential changemakers making SDG progress in communities across the USA.
As the American Leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative comes to an end, we reflect on this project’s success and the ambition of achieving the SDGs in the United States and beyond.
The Maui community is coming together in the wake of devastating wildfires. County Mayor Richard Bissen shares why they’re putting sustainability and resiliency at the heart of rebuilding.
A full-time Master Naturalist in Maryland, Alison Milligan uses native plants to create sustainable landscapes and preserve waterways for life to thrive on land and water.
A 2020 UN Young Leader and producer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur, AY Young brings clean energy and the Sustainable Development Goals to communities around the world through his battery-powered concerts.
Dr. Austin Shelton has seen the effects of climate change on Guam’s oceans and is taking action. His work towards a sustainable future contributed to the founding of an island-led peer-to-peer network to push SDG progress forward.
A Rector in Central Ohio supports local parishioners’ global ministry as chair of a SDG grants program, one of the many ways he is answering Christ’s calling to help those at risk of being left behind.
Deepa Vedavyas has taken on many roles across urban planning, architecture, philanthropy, academia, and government. Now, she’s leading sustainability and resiliency efforts in Northeast Ohio. Through it all, there is one framework she can’t go without: the Sustainable Development Goals.
As the American Leadership on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative comes to an end, we reflect on this project’s success and the ambition of achieving the SDGs in the United States and beyond.
Read more > The Maui community is coming together in the wake of devastating wildfires. County Mayor Richard Bissen shares why they’re putting sustainability and resiliency at the heart of rebuilding.
Read more > A full-time Master Naturalist in Maryland, Alison Milligan uses native plants to create sustainable landscapes and preserve waterways for life to thrive on land and water.
Read more > A 2020 UN Young Leader and producer, singer-songwriter, and entrepreneur, AY Young brings clean energy and the Sustainable Development Goals to communities around the world through his battery-powered concerts.
Read more > Dr. Austin Shelton has seen the effects of climate change on Guam’s oceans and is taking action. His work towards a sustainable future contributed to the founding of an island-led peer-to-peer network to push SDG progress forward.
Read more > A Rector in Central Ohio supports local parishioners’ global ministry as chair of a SDG grants program, one of the many ways he is answering Christ’s calling to help those at risk of being left behind.
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Photo Credit: United Nations.
The UN Foundation and the Center for Sustainable Development at the Brookings Institution have hosted a series of public events and discussions, including an annual event during the UN General Assembly (UNGA), inviting policymakers, entrepreneurs, innovators, and academics to share success stories and lessons learned on bringing SDGs home.