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The 17 global Sustainable Development Goals for sustainable development

Sustainable Development Goals are 17 goals to make the global economy more sustainable.

In 2015, Agenda 2023 was signed by all members of the United Nations.

They were adopted by the global community in 2015
They stand for social, ecological, sustainable and economic development
This Agenda 2023 aims to enable everyone to live in dignity and preserve the natural basis of life
The Sustainable Development Goals are called SDGs for short
The SDGs should be a guideline for economic transition that includes prosperity

Progress and climate protection go hand in hand

The purpose of this agenda was and is to preserve the world as a place worth living in for all people. This ambition can only be achieved holistically, which is why there are 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the SDGs. They represent the individual starting points that must be taken into account in order to achieve the goal of a good future for us all.

The “Sustainable Development Goals Report 2023: Special Edition” describes that “Developing countries are bearing the brunt of our collective failure to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” – Developing countries are bearing the brunt of our collective failure to invest in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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The SDGs promote economic, environmental, social and sustainable development

Companies and organizations should be made fit for the future. By striving to achieve all 17 defined SDGs, the aim is to ensure global prosperity that works in harmony with nature.

Enabling people around the world to live in dignity while preserving the natural basis of life is a major challenge for us all. We have built our prosperity on a resource-intensive economic model and should now maintain it with a resource-conserving economic model. However, this transition is necessary because we consume the resources of several earths (World Overshoot Day) and yet only have one earth at our disposal.

Transition – future viability for companies

Even a company like Black Rock sees sustainability as an indicator for assessing the value of the company.

The 17 SDGs help companies to move towards sustainability step by step. There are often a lot of adjustments that can be made easily and directly. In most cases, this not only makes it easy to implement sustainability in a company, but also saves costs immediately.

This means that sustainability measures, such as those required for sustainability reporting, are not only a new business challenge, but also an opportunity to increase and stabilize sales and profits.

The 17 global sustainability goals

Goal 1 End poverty in all its forms and everywhere
Goal 2 Secure food worldwide
Goal 3 Health and well-being
Goal 4 Quality education worldwide
Goal 5 Equality between women and men
Goal 6 Sufficient water of the best quality
Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy
Goal 8 Sustainable management as an opportunity for all
Goal 9 Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Goal 10 Less inequality
Goal 11 Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 12 Sustainable production and consumption
Goal 13 Implement climate protection worldwide
Goal 14 Protect life under water
Goal 15 Life on land
Goal 16 Promote strong and transparent institutions
Goal 17 Global partnership

What can I do to make my company more sustainable?

The 17 SDGs are a very good guideline that can be used to analyze your own company.

Companies that already operate sustainably show how sustainability can be implemented in practice.

Take a look at the K-Apart Hotel & Boardinhaus Hürth and the City Aparthotel Munich to. Both companies have made the sustainability transition.