Global Goals

How a small or growing business can act on SDG 15: map forest risk in suppliers, prepare for EU deforestation rules, cut waste and report nature honestly.

What students and young people can do for SDG 11, from safer travel to local planning, plus study and career paths in planning, engineering and urban data.

SDG 5 gender equality explained: the nine UN targets, the latest 2026 data on violence, child marriage, leadership and law, and where progress is off track.

How open maps, satellite data, air quality platforms and simple digital services help SDG 11, with named examples like OpenAQ and HOT, and their limits.

SDG 13 climate action explained: the five targets, where emissions, warming, disasters and climate finance stand in 2026, and which parts are off track.

SDG 17 around the world: the record fall in aid, debt pressure, the Sevilla Commitment, India's South-South fund, the UAE's ALTÉRRA and digital partnerships.

SDG 11 around the world: housing in India, Dubai's 2040 plan, Singapore's public housing and Barcelona's superblocks, compared using published figures.

SDG 15, Life on land, covers forests, soil and wildlife. Its main targets, the latest UN data on progress, and where the world is falling behind.

Practical SDG 9 steps for small businesses: cut energy and material waste, prepare to borrow, test improvements and build digital services for slow networks.

How technology supports SDG 17: open aid data with IATI, open-source platforms like DHIS2 and MOSIP, the 50-in-5 campaign, better statistics, and the limits.

Practical SDG 11 steps for small businesses: commuting, waste, accessible premises and websites, disaster planning and local hiring, at a realistic scale.

Practical SDG 17 steps for small and growing firms: fair supplier terms, local partnerships, skills sharing, tax and data transparency, at a realistic scale.