Category Archive for "News"

Youth Guide to SDG Action

Aug 29 2016

Here is a great, short, practical guide about how young people can make a contribution to each and every Sustainable Development Goal.…

On SDG Partnerships and Foundation Billions

Jul 25 2016

$360 billion! That’s how much money private foundations are expected to contribute to the realization of the SDGs by 2030. And a…

Hip Hop Music Video Teaches Young People About the SDGs

Jun 21 2016

Do you know all 17 Sustainable Development Goals by heart yet? Here comes a new musical way to help you remember— in the form…

Together 2030: Taking the SDGs from Policy to Action

Jun 14 2016

Together 2030 is a civil society initiative that’s bringing together organizations from around the world with the common mission of taking the 2030 Agenda for…

Sing Along to ‘We Love the SDGS’ in Japanese

Jun 07 2016

At the start of the year we launched “We Love the SDGs,” an inspirational — and danceable! — song written and performed by Alan AtKisson,…

What Does Landscape Architecture Have to Do with the SDGs?

Jun 02 2016

Quite a lot, actually. More than the creator of beautiful outdoor spaces, a landscape architect employs systems-thinking on a daily basis— designing spaces that maintain…

The Flower Tool for Creating Climate Co-Benefits

May 20 2016

The overlapping, interdependent nature of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for some real expert multi-solving skills. Or perhaps just a friendly flower to help us frame…

Competition seeks data-driven solutions for the SDGS

May 18 2016

How can data innovation advance the sustainability of our cities and urban communities? This is the question driving the 2016 Big Ideas…

VISIS: An Open-Source Methodology for Doing Sustainable Development

May 17 2016

When it comes to taking the SDGs from vision to action, having a framework or methodology to work with along that journey is of great…

Sustainable Impact Index helps institutional investors align with the SDGs

May 10 2016

MSCI ESG Research has just introduced tools and data designed to help institutional investors measure their alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.  …