What are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are common, universal goals for member states of the United Nations to transform the world into a fairer, more prosperous and peaceful society until 2030. They were adopted in September 2015 as successors to the Millennium Goals.

The graphic shows the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, also known as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in a grid of coloured squares. Each goal is represented by an individual symbol and a number within a coloured block, numbered from 1 to 17.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with their 169 targets, form the core of the 2030 Agenda. They balance the economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainable development. With the SDGs, all states, not only developing countries, are called upon to end poverty, achieve gender equality, improve health and education, make cities more sustainable, combat climate change, protect forests and much more. In addition, incentives are to be created to encourage non-governmental actors to make an increasingly active contribution to sustainable development.

The transparent measurement and presentation of SDG contributions are of particular importance to myclimate - we want to counteract an increasing trend of SDG washing. Learn more about how we measure the sustainable development of our climate protection projects in the form of the SDGs.

The climate protection projects myclimate contribute to the achievement of the SDGs in many dimensions.

SDG 1: Red square with white illustration of parents with children

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Back to the Green Island with Efficient and Solar Stoves in Madagascar

SDG 2: Dark yellow square with white illustration of a steaming soup bowl

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

Biogas Plants in Rural Settings in India

SDG 3: Green square with white illustration of an ECG with heart symbol

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

Ceramic Purifiers for Clean Drinking Water in Laos

SDG 4: Scarlet square with white illustration of an open book with pencil

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

Efficient Cook Stoves save Habitat for the last of the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda

Solar Panels for Education and Quality of Life in Ethiopia

SDG 5: Bright red square with white illustration of the male and female gender symbol with an equal sign in the middle

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Savings Groups Enable Women to Afford an Efficient Cook Stove in Siaya, Kenya

SDG 6: Turquoise square with white illustration of a vessel with drops of water in it and an arrow at the bottom

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Clean Drinking Water for Schools in Uganda

SDG 7: Yellow square with white illustration of the sun with a switch-on symbol in the centre

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

Solar Energy for Education and Jobs in Tanzania

SDG 8: Dark red square with white illustration of growth bars and an upward pointing arrow on it

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

Less Deforestation of the Rainforest due to Efficient Cook Stoves in Kenya

Animal Manure Produces Clean Biogas in Indonesia

SDG 9: Orange square with white illustration of building blocks

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

Innovative myclimate Software tools

SDG 10: Pink square with white illustration of arrows pointing in all directions and an equals sign in the middle

Reduce inequality within and among countries

Rainforest Protection Thanks to Indigenous Communities in Solomon Islands

SDG 11: Light orange square with white illustration of buildings of various architectural styles and sizes

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

From Waste to Organic Fertiliser in Nepal

SDG 12: Light brown square with white illustration of an endless loop with arrow

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

Corporate Carbon Footprint

Energy and Climate Pioneers

SDG 13: Dark green square with white illustration of an eye with planet earth in the iris

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

All myclimate activities

All myclimate climate protection projects

SDG 14: Light blue square with white illustration of waves with a fish underneath

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

Blue Forests for Coral Reef Protection in Madagascar

SDG 15: Light green square with white illustration of a tree with flying birds next to it

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Community Reforestation in Nicaragua

SDG 16: Indigo blue square with white illustration of a peace dove with branch sitting on a judge's gavel

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

Dark blue square with white illustration of 5 interlocking circles

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

Protection of Tanzanian Forests for Indigenous People, Wildlife and the Climate

More Information about: How does myclimate measure contributions to the SDGs?

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