Global Goals
Global Goals
Explainers and practical guides on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, and what businesses and people can do about each.
SDG 8 for small businesses: decent work in practice
Practical SDG 8 steps for small businesses: written terms, fair pay, safe work, paid first jobs for young people and supplier checks on child labour.
Technology for SDG 2: data, farms and food waste
How technology for SDG 2 helps end hunger: WFP's HungerMap LIVE, FAO open data, India's e-NAM and surplus food apps, and where they fall short.
SDG 4 for young people: how to help and career paths
What students and young professionals can do for SDG 4, from reading with younger children to safe tutoring and lifelong learning, plus careers in education.
SDG 12 around the world: waste, food and plastics
SDG 12 around the world: food waste data in the UK and Japan, plastics rules in India and Dubai, the UAE's Ne'ma initiative and EU ecodesign rules compared.
What is SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation)? Explained
SDG 6 clean water and sanitation explained: the eight UN targets, the latest data on drinking water, toilets, hygiene and wastewater, and what is off track.
Ocean-friendly business: practical SDG 14 steps
Ocean-friendly business steps for SDG 14: cut single-use plastic, control wastewater, source seafood responsibly and follow India and UAE plastic rules.
Technology for SDG 16: open data, digital ID and justice
How open contracting, court data, digital identity and simple tools support SDG 16, with real examples from Ukraine and India and the limits to watch.
SDG 15 for young people: ways to help and careers
What students and young people can do for SDG 15 Life on land, from recording wildlife safely to study subjects and careers in conservation and land data.
SDG 7 for young people: clean energy actions and careers
What students and young professionals can do for SDG 7: save energy at home and school, plus study routes and careers in renewables and energy data.
SDG 7 and technology: how data and AI help clean energy
How open mapping tools, grid software and building controls help SDG 7, with named examples like OnSSET and IEA estimates, plus the limits and energy costs.
Technology and SDG 10: tools that narrow the gap
How technology helps SDG 10 through cheap payments, digital remittances, open identity systems and accessible design, and how it can deepen inequality.
SDG 4 for business: training, apprenticeships and skills
How a small or growing business can support SDG 4 through staff learning, apprenticeships, literacy support, school partnerships and honest reporting.