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Transforming consumption: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the UK by 2030

What will consumption be like in 2030? How can we create products and services that enable all people in the UK to live better, healthier and happier lives? Join UKSSD and Bioregional for an inspiring and dynamic half-day workshop as we take a trip to 2030 and explore the future role of consumers and producers through the lens of Sustainable Development Goal 12, which aims to ‘ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns’ by 2030.
Material to who? An alternative for business action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Transformational action is needed if we’re to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 – under 12 years from now. Emily Auckland, UKSSD Network Director, proposes an alternative approach for business action on the Goals, starting with understanding who the Goals matter for and are material to
Picking cherries or peeling onions? Making an impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

Organisations are embracing the Sustainable Development Goals but how do they decide what to measure to aid effective decision-making? Catherine Manning from Social Value UK shares her views.
Three essential lessons for driving action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Three-years ago global leaders gathered at the United Nations in New York and committed to the Sustainable Development Goals. As Farooq Ullah steps down as Co-chair of UKSSD, he looks back at our last three years to celebrate what he sees as our greatest successes.

Measuring up: How the UK is performing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

UKSSD’s report, Measuring up, shows for the first time how the UK is performing on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. And while there’s an enormous amount to celebrate, the most vulnerable people and places in our society are increasingly being left behind.
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Driving action for the Sustainable Development Goals in the UK

There is currently no national plan for the Sustainable Development Goals in the UK. We’re going to create it. We've launched an ambitious project to produce the first stakeholder-led national plan for the UK.
Government commit to reporting on SDGs to UN in 2019

Statement from our Co-chairs: We welcome the news that the Government intends to share it's progress on implementing the Sustainable Development Goals at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in 2019.
DFID's approach to the SDGs in the UK and beyond

There is much to be welcomed in the government’s first attempt at outlining a UK response to the Sustainable Development Goals at home and abroad. Dr Graham Long explores what’s good, and what’s missing, on behalf of UKSSD.
Open Letter to the Prime Minister

On the 16th January 2016 UKSSD coordinated an open letter to the Prime Minister which was published in The Times. Over 80 major businesses united to call on the Government to demonstrate its commitment to delivering the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the UK and overseas.