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

PARTNER ONLY: Can the SDGs help us address the climate emergency?

The first UKSSD virtual huddle: Join us on 23 April to help us explore if and how the SDGs help us address the climate emergency and if we might do more to amplify them while the focus is on COP26.
Secretary of State writes to UKSSD

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP, DFID's new Secretary of State, has responded to UKSSD's brief to the Prime Minister underlining her personal commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.
We need a better plan for food in the UK

Organisations in UKSSD’s Food System Programme are working together to produce a roadmap for the UK food sector so they can play their part to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this blog Jason Perks of UKSSD’s steering group and Senior Director of Sustainability at DNV GL explains why this roadmap is needed.
Welcome Daisy! Our newest steering group member

We’re thrilled to welcome Daisy Thompson to UKSSD’s steering group after she successfully applied to join us last year. Daisy is part of Nestle’s Sales Graduate Scheme and will be joining the UKSSD steering group to help improve youth representation in the network, our decision-making and activities.

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.