SDG Resources

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 For an overview of the SDGs, see the United Nation’s main SDG homepage which includes a series of educational videos describing each of the 17 goals. The site also provides useful information on communication materials and how to use them.

The annual Sustainable Development Goals Report provides an overview of the world’s implementation efforts to date, highlighting areas of progress and areas where more action needs to be taken to ensure no one is left behind.

The SDG Index and Dashboards report provides the annual overview of countries’ performance on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. 

 In 2018, a Federal Senate Inquiry into the SDGs was held to assess the state of national implementation and 18 recommendations for improvement were made. The National Sustainable Development Council has prepared this report on Australia’s progress in achieving the SDGs. 

The 2019 SDG Index and Dashboards report ranks Australia as 38 out of 162 countries and shows that Australia is insufficiently meeting 16 of the 17 SDGs and only showing positive progress on 3 SDGs.

Australia presented its first Voluntary National Review in 2018 and the Department of the Environment and Energy produced a compendium of SDG case studies. 

 You can download the SDGs In Action app to learn about the 17 SDGs, get news on your favourite goals, and find out what you can do to achieve them.

You can also take personal actions to support the SDGs as per The Good Life Goals.

The Good Life Goals highlight the vital role of individual action in achieving the ambitions of the SDGs. They were created to be relevant, easily understood and accessible to individuals all around the world. Check out the Good Life Goals video for more information HERE.

The United Nations and Mattel, Inc. have collaborated to introduce the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to preschool audiences through the animated children’s series Thomas & Friends™ with elements from five of the 17 SDGs being incorporated into  episodes.

In addition to the five SDGs already present in the episodes, content featuring SDG #6 Clean Water and Sanitation is also available on the website AllAboardForGlobalGoals.com 

Sekisui Chemical created the Sekisui SDGs Academy to help young people learn about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and what companies are doing to achieve these goals. This website will bring you on a journey of discovery and make you think about what we can do for our earth.

SDG Online is a fully searchable and curated collection of SDG related content from Taylor and Francis books and journals as well as teaching, learning and summary materials.

 There are numerous resources available for not-for-profits when considering the implementation of the SDGs.  You can join the UN Global Compact Network Australia. You can use the SDG Compass and toolkit to start embedding the goals in your organisation or use the free online SDG Action Manager to take action and track your progress on the Global Goals.

The Integrating the SDGs into Corporate Reporting Guide helps businesses move beyond simply mapping activities and programs against the SDGs to driving change.