Sustainability

Learn more about the key entities that support Sustainability & Climate Action and their roles.

Good governance in the public and private sectors is fundamental to building sustainable economies. Learn more here about the governance policy issues.

Delivering on the SDGs is a formidable governance challenge for countries at all levels of development. It requires governments to co-ordinate, consult and work across policy areas – as well as with the businesses sector and civil society – in an unprecedented way. This report provides evidence from OECD countries and partner economies on how public governance practices can be strengthened to help implement the SDGs.

It is widely accepted that the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depends on effective governance arrangements. However, it is less clear which modes and aspects of governance are important for which of the 17 goals. This research article conducts a comparative analysis among 41 high and upper-middle income countries for the year 2015, drawing on the Sustainable Governance Indicators, the Global SDG Indicators Database and other official sources.

Canadian statistics for the SDG Global Indicators for Goal 16. Statistics Canada is the central focal point for reporting Canada's data and statistics for the global SDG indicators as well as for domestic indicators reported in The Canadian Indicators Framework (CIF) for the Sustainable Development Goals.

The dashboard is broken down into two main sections: Homicide and Conflicts

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 (General Assembly resolution 217 A) as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations.

Provides definition, statistics, and goal targets for each SDG, including goals 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) which are integral to sustainable governance

The SDG Actions Platform is a global registry of voluntary policies, commitments, multi-stakeholder partnerships and other initiatives made by governments, the UN system and a broad range of stakeholders to support acceleration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

IJPPPHCE presents innovative ideas and emerging research to highlight critical trends focusing on the relationship between the public sphere, private sector, medicine, environmental health and wellbeing, and society.

The journal Earth System Governance addresses governance processes and institutions at all levels of decision-making - from local to global - within a planetary perspective that seeks to align our current institutions and governance systems with the fundamental 21st century challenges of global environmental change and earth-system transformation.

IJSESD addresses issues of sustainable economic, environmental, and financial development in advancing, developing, and transitioning economies through eco-innovation and eco-entrepreneurship-driven ideas and solutions.

PAC welcomes scholarly manuscripts that examine peace, conflict, and their interaction at all levels of analysis, from interpersonal to community, regional, national, and international issues.