Creating a Sustainable Future

1. No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Eradicating poverty is not merely an act of charity but a pursuit of justice and unlocking human potential. Despite global progress, nearly half of humanity lives in poverty, facing daily threats from hunger and lack of clean water. Addressing these challenges involves ensuring access to food, eliminating disease, and providing opportunities for all to thrive and lead fulfilling lives.

2. Zero Hunger

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

Hunger remains the world's deadliest threat. Despite our planet's abundant resources, unequal access and inefficient distribution leave millions malnourished. By advancing sustainable agriculture through modern technologies and fair distribution systems, we can nourish the entire global population and ensure no one suffers from hunger again.

3. Good Health & Well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

In the past 15 years, childhood mortality rates have halved, demonstrating our ability to triumph over nearly every disease. Yet, we continue to invest substantial resources in treating preventable illnesses. SDG 3 advocates for healthy lifestyles, preventive measures, and accessible, efficient healthcare for all, reinforcing our commitment to a healthier, disease-free world.

4. Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Education empowers the mind, ignites creativity, and is essential for self-worth. It is the gateway to prosperity, offering endless opportunities for each individual to contribute to a thriving, inclusive society. Goal 4 emphasizes universal access to education at all levels and equips people with relevant skills for sustainable development and economic achievement. This commitment ensures that education becomes a catalyst for building a resilient and sustainable future for everyone.

5. Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

Gender bias weakens our social fabric and diminishes our collective potential. It is more than an issue of human rights; it is a staggering loss of talent and creativity. When women are denied equal rights, half of humanity is held back from achieving its fullest potential. Goal 5 champions political, economic, and social equality for women while striving to eradicate all forms of prejudice. This vision inspires a world where every individual can flourish, contributing their unique strengths to a more equitable and prosperous global community.

6. Clean Water and Sanitation

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

One in three people lack access to sanitation, a global issue that leads to preventable diseases and deaths. Despite strides in clean water access, inadequate sanitation undermines these gains. Goal 6 aims to ensure affordable equipment, effective management, and hygiene education to end this needless suffering and loss of life. This goal promotes a world where everyone has dignified access to sanitation, fostering health, well-being, and human rights globally.

7. Affordable and Clean Energy

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

Renewable energy solutions are increasingly affordable, reliable, and efficient with each passing day. Our reliance on fossil fuels is not viable in the long term and is detrimental to the planet, urging us to revolutionize our energy production and consumption. Goal 7 accelerates the adoption of these innovative energy solutions to confront climate change, one of the most pressing threats to our survival.

8. Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Economic growth should elevate the entire planet. We must ensure that advancement fosters dignified employment and environmental preservation. Goal 8 prioritizes protecting labour rights, eradicating modern slavery and child labour, and expanding financial access to stimulate job creation. It aims to globally empower individuals through opportunities in entrepreneurship and innovation, fostering sustainable economic prosperity for all.

9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

A robust infrastructure is essential for thriving communities. Our industries and infrastructure require modernization to tackle future challenges. Goal 9 inspires a future where every community, regardless of resources, can flourish through the power of technological innovation, driving global progress and sustainability. By doing so, it sparks prosperity, fosters job creation, and cultivates stable, thriving societies worldwide.

10. Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries.

The concentration of power, influence, and global wealth causes a broad array of socioeconomic inequalities. For nations to reach their full potential, societies must provide equal opportunities for prosperity and without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, age, income or disability status. The focus of Goal 10 is on addressing income equality, fostering greater inclusion, and supporting the development of equitable policies.

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

The rapid and ongoing growth of the world’s population necessitates the availability of modern and sustainable cities. Goal 11 advocates for the use of innovative urban planning to create cities that are safe, green, affordable and resilient with a high quality of living.

12. Responsible Consumption and Production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Although our planet contains many natural resources, irresponsible resource management and consumption pose a threat to both our present and our future. By promoting more sustainable resource and waste management, waste reduction, and greener lifestyles and company practices, Goal 12 aims to improve social welfare and environmental sustainability.

13. Climate Action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

The climate crisis is the greatest threat of our time. It has already impacted the environment and contributed to greater natural disasters and extreme weather events, food and water insecurity, geopolitical conflict, and more. Goal 13 is about mobilizing climate action through education, innovation and reduced emissions to protect the planet, and about leveraging the benefits of climate change solutions, such as modernized infrastructure, to facilitate job creation and greater global prosperity.

14. Life Below Water

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

Water covers over 70 percent of our planet and serves essential needs such as food, drinking water, transportation, and energy. At the same time, pollution and overfishing have damaged these critical resources. The aim of Goal 14 is to reverse this damage through the protection, conservation, and sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems; pollution reduction; and the elimination of overfishing.

15. Life on Land

A flourishing life on land is the foundation for our life on this planet.

Protecting, restoring and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems and forests is urgently needed to mitigate the adverse impacts of desertification, land degradation, and biodiversity loss. Goal 15 is about catalyzing global and regional efforts to sustain the earth’s ecosystems, which are vital for human, animal, plant, and insect life as well as the well-being of our societies, economies, and cultures.

16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Compassion and a strong moral compass is essential to every democratic society.

Violence, conflict, and insecurity have a deleterious impact on a country’s development and threaten human rights around the globe. Goal 16 is a call to action that encourages all governments, civil societies and communities to work together to find lasting solutions to conflicts, violent crime, exploitation, torture, corruption, and systemic discrimination; build accountable and inclusive institutions; and ensure equitable access to justice.

17. Partnerships for the Goals

The Global Goals can only be met if we work together.

A strong commitment to global partnership and cooperation is the key to meeting all of the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective of Goal 17 is to foster diverse public, private, and civil partnerships to mobilize new and additional resources, provide and receive assistance in meeting sustainability commitments, and contribute to the realization of a future where no one is left behind.