As we near the mid-point of the 2030 Agenda, it’s more and more important that climate change action and sustainable development are pursued in an integrated and coherent way to enable countries to achieve their commitments under the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. As momentum builds to tackle climate change and build a truly sustainable and inclusive future, the 2030 Compass can help stakeholders make more informed decisions.
Businesses, governments and civil society groups around the world are increasingly committed to achieving sustainability. One way to gauge the societal benefits of a given investment option, research strategy or policy is to consider how it might affect progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The SDGs are complex, however, and in some contexts, actions that contribute to achieving one goal may undermine progress on another.
The Agenda 2030 Compass project has developed an innovative approach to
understanding synergies and trade-offs between SDGs, to help decision-makers achieve the greatest societal benefit.
While prior work on the topic involved eliciting inputs from small groups of experts or quantifying qualitative studies on SDG interaction, we also deployed an online platform to gather input on SDG interactions from around the world. This enabled greater participation by experts from the Global South in particular, who had been underrepresented in prior work on SDG interactions, which mainly included researchers based in Western Europe and North America.
To ensure that the 2030 Compass produces actionable results, much of the work relies on knowledge co-creation methods, where the project team has worked in close cooperation with the Compass users themselves and a range of other stakeholders.
SEI brief / Agenda 2030 Compass tool supports decision-makers in integrating the 2030 Agenda into strategic planning processes.
Head of Knowledge Management, Senior Research Fellow
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Project / This joint research with SEI, Jernkontoret and the Swedish steel industry will develop a methodology and toolbox for quantifying societal value creation.
Past event / SEI's Eric Kemp-Benedict will present his paper, "Strong sustainability and property rights," at the annual conference of the French Development Agency (AFD).
Press release / The Agenda 2030 Compass is a tool for industries, governments, civil society and actors to refine strategies and policies to deliver on the SDGs.
Feature / The Agenda 2030 Compass is a tool that supports decision-makers in integrating Agenda 2030 into strategic planning processes.
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