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What are the UNSDG’s and why do we use them?
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to transform our world. They are a call to action to end poverty and inequality, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy health, justice and prosperity.
The Goals in detail
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 to guide the world's work for the next 15 years. Overall, the goals aim to:
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End poverty: Eradicate poverty in all forms and everywhere
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Fight inequality: Improve equity for women, children, and the most disadvantaged people
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Protect the planet: Tackle climate change and environmental protection
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Promote prosperity: Build economic growth and address social needs like education, health, social protection, and job opportunities
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Ensure health: Promote well-being for all at all ages, and end epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other communicable diseases
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Realise human rights: Ensure that all people have their human rights realised
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Empower women and girls: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
How do we use the UNSDGs?
The goals provide us with a blueprint to achieving positive impact and help guide us in solving global and local challenges.
Percent for Good uses the global goals to help you understand the work of our portfolio charities and the positive impact that they are achieving as well as the challenges that they are helping to solve.
The UK's Performance
The The UK's progress on the Goals is mixed, with some areas showing improvement, while others have seen regression.
The UK is only performing well on 17–21% of relevant SDGs. The UK has regressed in at least 14 areas, and there has been no change in performance against 64 targets. Key areas to improve are:
1. Poverty and inequality
Poverty and inequality continue to deepen, with one in five people living in poverty.
2. Nature and the Environment
The UK is one of the most nature depleted countries in the world. Only 14% of the UK's important habitats for wildlife are in good condition. The seafloor around the UK is not in good condition due to unsustainable fishing. Further, more than half of flowering plants in the UK have declined.