Our story so far

UKSSD was launched at a conference in April 2016 to over 100 delegates. We’ve now grown to have more than 1000 organisations in our network, representing most sectors and industries in the UK.

Setting up a partnership initiative specifically designed to bring together organisations in the UK to work on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was the result of an event organised by Farooq Ullah of Stakeholder Forum and Dominic White for Beyond 2015 UK.

Following the event, a variety of stakeholders started to discuss opportunities and understand the context of the SDGs in the UK.

As the SDGs were being finalised in New York in September 2015, Stakeholder Forum, WWF-UK and Bioregional committed staff time to create a new initiative which has now become UKSSD.

Their support was quickly followed by Neighbourly and UN Global Compact UK, which joined as the first Partners. From then, our network has grown substantially to exceed 100 Partner organisations, with a wider network of over 1,000 organisations.

You can find out about our Partners on our network pages and find out about our governance on our Steering Group page.

Latest

Hope for the future: Our SDG action plan

Our 2030 action plan has been launched. But why are we doing it? Our Co-chair Jeff Twentyman explains why the action plan is crucial for the UK if it’s to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
Launching our SDG action plan

2020 is a critical moment in our history. It’s time to decide if you will make the most of it. Last night, our partners joined us at Nando’s innovation kitchen as we launched our action plan for the SDGs in the UK.
Our Action Plan for the SDGs

Our Action Plan for the Sustainable Development Goal sets out how UKSSD will bring together organisations in the UK to accelerate progress on the Goals at the start of the decade.
The UK’s food system - a tale of two halves

Our 2018 landmark report, Measuring up, showed that the UK was only performing well on 24% of the Sustainable Development Goal targets. As we work with our partners to accelerate progress on the Goals, UKSSD Network Director Emily Auckland explains why we’ve chosen to start with the UK’s broken food system.

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.
What is sustainable development?
The Sustainable Development Goals
Steering Group

The Steering Group are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the network and the strategic development of the network.
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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.
The Sustainable Development Goals can help the UK become a country for everyone

As UKSSD publishes a landmark report on the UK’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, Emily Auckland, Network Director, says the SDGs are a once in a lifetime opportunity to make the UK a country for everyone.
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.