According to a new study, the world is still a long way from achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Sweden is in the best position, according to the report published by the Bertelsmann Stiftung and others. The study compared 149 countries. Sweden is closest to the goals, followed by Denmark and Norway. Germany came in sixth place. The UN Sustainable Development Goals are intended to help combat extreme poverty, climate change and discrimination by 2030.
The study was produced in collaboration with the renowned economist and UN special advisor Jeffrey Sachs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). It was presented at a United Nations sustainability conference in New York on 20 July and handed over to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
"I am certain that the SDG Index from SDSN and the Bertelsmann Stiftung will make a valuable contribution to making the world a more peaceful, just and sustainable place."
Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/...staaten-muessen-mehr-tun-um-un-nachhaltigkeitsziele-zu-erreichen
Download the complete study as pdf:
www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/...SDG_Index_Dashboard_full.pdf
Keywords:
SDG 2030, Environmental policy