The 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- UN Sustainable Development Goals ResourcesA collection of resources about each of the Sustainable Development Goals, presented by the United Nations.
- An Idiot's Guide to Saving the WorldThis podcast by Gail Gallie and Loyiso Madinga discusses the SDGs through real stories, possible solutions, and action items for individuals.
- SDG Country ProfilesTrack the Goals within numerous countries.
- SDG Knowledge HubNews, analysis, and events around the SDGs, compiled by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
- Our World in DataResearch and data collected and published with the aim of helping to make progress against the world’s largest problems. Covers around 300 topics.
- Our World in Data: SDG TrackerWorld data organized specifically around the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Library Databases for Sustainable Development Goals Research
- FusionFusion allows you to search, in one place, the majority of the library’s books, articles, videos, etc. It includes all the materials in our library catalog Ignacio, as well as the content of the majority of our many databases.
- Environment CompleteEnvironment Complete offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
- GreenFILEGreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.
- Gale In Context: Environmental StudiesProvides access to comprehensive information regarding the study of sustainability and the environment. Topics include ecosystems, global warming, automobile emissions, food safety, and environmental disasters.
- Access World NewsThrough nearly 7000 news sources, find diverse global, local, regional, and national perspectives on topics related to controversial issues, the environment, health, education, science, the arts, literature, business, economics, criminal justice, and more.
- Education SourceEducation Source is designed to meet the needs of education students, professionals and policy makers. The collection includes full text for more than 1,700 journals, 550 books and monographs, education-related conference papers, citations for over 4 million articles including book reviews and over 100,000 controlled and cross-referenced names of educational tests.
- ScopusScopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Delivering a comprehensive overview of the world's research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.
- Alt HealthWatchThis database focuses on the many perspectives of complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. It offers libraries full text articles for more than 180 international, and often peer-reviewed journals and reports.
- Health Source: Nursing / Academic EditionHealth Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides nearly 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals.
- Gale eBooksA great place to begin your research, Gale eBooks offers thousands of authoritative articles published in academic encyclopedias, and written by subject experts. Gale eBooks provides information you can not only trust, but cite in a paper as well. Formerly called GVRL: Gale Virtual Reference Library.
- StatistaEasy to use statistics search engine with access to more than a million statistics and facts.
The Sustainable Development Goals and Jesuit Principles
- What do Ignatian Universal Apostolic Preferences have to do with the UN Sustainable Development Goals?In this issue of EcoJesuit, an online newsletter, connections are made between the Sustainable Development Goals and Jesuit Universal Apostolic Preferences, a set of principles that guides Jesuits in their work and prayer life.
- Jesuit Universal Apostolic PreferencesGuiding principles of the Jesuit tradition, that closely align with the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Laudato Si' and SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals)"Laudato Si'" is the name of Pope Francis' letter to the world on caring for our common home — planet earth. Laudato Si' means "Praised Be" in Latin.
- Engaging the signs of the times: UN goals: Agenda 2030Open Space is a publication from the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice in Canada, and this issue focuses on the Sustainable Development Goals. The Jesuit Forum was established in 2007 as the social and ecological justice centre of the Jesuits in English Canada.
- EBSCO ReligionEbsco Religion allows you to search the following databases simultaneously:
ATLA Religion Database
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
Index to Jewish Periodicals
New Testament Abstracts
Old Testament Abstracts
The Sustainable Development Goals in Business
- Inventory of Business IndicatorsA tool that maps each Development Goal to corresponding business themes and indicators.
- How Your Company Can Advance Each of the SDGsActions that companies and stakeholders can take to support the SDGs.
- The Global Goals are in BusinessExplains that businesses and companies are a key part of achieving the SDGs. Here you will find projects, Business Avengers (top supporters of the SDGs), and ideas for getting started as a business owner or an employee.
- The SDGs Explained for BusinessInformation and resources about how companies can support the Sustainable Development Goals.
- SDG CompassThis tool provides guidance for businesses supporting the SDGs, as well as ways to measure progress.
- Sustainable Development Goals byISBN: 9781119541813Publication Date: 2019From the description: Achieving the SDGs requires a fundamental rethink from businesses and governments across the globe. To make the ambitious goals a reality, trillions of dollars need to be harnessed to mobilise finance and accelerate progress towards the SDGs. Bringing together leaders from the World Bank, the financial and business sectors, the startup community and academia, this important, topically relevant volume explains what the SDGs are, how they came about and how they can be accelerated.
- Business Models and Sustainable Development Goals byISBN: 9783036543055Publication Date: 2022This open access book presents five research studies that examine transformative business models designed to support the United Nations SDG Agenda for 2030.
- ProQuest One BusinessA comprehensive business database containing millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more. Includes the full text of the Wall Street Journal. Formerly called ABI/INFORM Collection
- Business Source CompleteThis is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included.
Goal 1. No Poverty
- Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhereProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 1. No PovertyDescription of and resources for Goal 1.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 1Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 1.
Goal 2. Zero Hunger
- Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agricultureProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 2. Zero HungerDescription of and resources for Goal 2.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 2Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 2.
Goal 3. Good Health and Well-Being
- Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 3. Good Health and Well-BeingDescription of and resources for Goal 3.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 3Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 3.
Goal 4. Quality Education
- Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for allProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 4. Quality EducationDescription of and resources for Goal 4.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 4Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 4.
Goal 5. Gender Equality
- Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlsProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 5. Gender EqualityDescription of and resources for Goal 5.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 5Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 5.
Goal 6. Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for allProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 6. Clean Water and SanitationDescription of and resources for Goal 6.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 6Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 6.
Goal 7. Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for allProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 7. Affordable and Clean EnergyDescription of and resources for Goal 7.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 7Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 7.
Goal 8. Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for allProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals: 8. Decent Work and Economic GrowthDescription of and resources for Goal 8.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 8Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 8.
Goal 9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
- Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovationProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 9. Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureDescription of and resources for Goal 9.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 9Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 9.
Goal 10. Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countriesProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 10. Reduced InequalitiesDescription of and resources for Goal 10.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 10Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 10.
Goal 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainableProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 11. Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesDescription of and resources for Goal 11.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 11Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 11.
Goal 12. Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patternsProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 12. Responsible Consumption and ProductionDescription of and resources for Goal 12.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 12Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 12.
Goal 13. Climate Action
- Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impactsProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 13. Climate ActionDescription of and resources for Goal 13.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 13Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 13.
Goal 14. Life Below Water
- Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable developmentProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 14. Life Below WaterDescription of and resources for Goal 14.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 14Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 14.
Goal 15. Life on Land
- Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity lossProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 15. Life on LandDetailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 15.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 15Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 15.
Goal 16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
- Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levelsProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 16. Peace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsDescription of and resources for Goal 16.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 16Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 16.
Goal 17. Partnerships for the Goals
- Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable DevelopmentProvides an overview of the goal, progress, and indicators for success, and includes information on related events, publications, and news.
- The Global Goals. 17. Partnerships for the GoalsDescription of and resources for Goal 17.
- SDG Tracker: Goal 17Detailed measurements and analysis of progress on Goal 17.