SDG index
The SDG index (ger .: SDG & dashboards Index) is a theoretical size with which to achieve the 17 goals of sustainable development (ger .: Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) can be specified quantitatively. The Bertelsmann Foundation is the author of this figure . The aim is to use the ranking to make the SDGs easier to communicate and to be able to more easily compare the status of individual countries in terms of implementation.
History and structure
The SDG index was presented by the private Bertelsmann Foundation and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in New York at the High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development and presented to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon .
In this edition of the SDG index, 149 countries are compared.
In the original English version, the index is called SDG Index & Dashboards . The Bertelsmann Foundation's Council for Sustainable Development use the German translation SDG index .
Ranking
| rank | country | index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 84.5 |
| 2 | Denmark | 83.9 |
| 3 | Norway | 82.3 |
| 4th | Finland | 81.0 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 80.9 |
| 6th | Germany | 80.5 |
| 7th | Austria | 79.1 |
| 8th | Netherlands | 78.9 |
| 9 | Iceland | 78.4 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 78.1 |
source
Web links
- Download page of the project homepage , SDG index & dashboards
- SDG Index and Dashboards - Global Report , von Sachs, J., Schmidt-Traub, G., Kroll, C., Durand-Delacre, D. and Teksoz, K., Bertelsmann Stiftung and Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), 2016 (PDF, 49 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b States must do more to achieve UN sustainability goals , Bertelsmann Foundation, July 21, 2016
- ↑ Sustainable need for action: SDG Index & Dashboards , SDSN Germany, July 21, 2016
- ↑ Which statistics does sustainable development need? ( Memento of the original from May 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Sustainable Development Council, April 15, 2016
- ↑ SDG Index and Dashboard , SDSN
