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The UN and Sustainable Development Goals The United Nations is an international organisation with a mission to act towards confronting issues such as peace, security, human rights, climate change and sustainable development3. In 2015, Member States of the United Nations agreed upon the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, which included 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved within 15 years. This framework has been formulated to aid countries in ending poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and protect the planet. The SDG framework provides a holistic approach for addressing the world’s most urgent sustainability challenges and formulating and executing plans for a better future. The success of the Agenda 2030 depends on the mutual effort of all parties in the society collaborating together, including NGOs and private sector businesses4.
SDG Materiality Report - The Round Table on Responsible Soy Association (RTRS) - Business Guidance
The Agenda 2030 includes 17 goals, 169 targets, and 244 indicators that are intended to serve as a catalyst of positive change in the performance of corporations. As private firms begin to systematically report on the impact of their practices on sustainability factors, the increasing transparency can drive the change in business practices. The SDG framework can help companies report on their social, economic, and environmental performance.
3 United Nations (2019) 4 Global Reporting Initiative (2018)
