Sustainability

Meeting the SDGs: A global movement gains momentum

September 12, 2017

Global

September 12, 2017

Global
Michael Hoffmann

Contributor

Michael was an editor for The Economist Intelligence Unit’s thought leadership division in the Americas. He was previously an equity research analyst covering cybersecurity, data networking, cloud computing and IT infrastructure. He has also worked on several grants from the National Institutes of Health to research topics including HIV/AIDS, non-communicable diseases and international human rights law. His work has been published in several peer-reviewed journals including AIDS Care, Global Public Health and the Journal of the International AIDS Society. He received his bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Brown University. He has worked in Latin America and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. 

If promoting sustainable development requires an integrated approach that marshals the resources of all sectors, there is one critical mechanism without which the SDGs cannot be met: partnership.

Meeting the SDGs: A global movement gains momentum is an Economist Intelligence Unit report that explores progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2015 more than 190 countries agreed to prioritise these 17 UN-backed goals as national targets. These objectives include improving education, economic growth, gender equality, infrastructure, health and industrial innovation.

The report examines how global human development efforts may engage the private sector; uphold standards of transparency, accountability and evaluation; an encourage the use of integrated approaches to today’s major social and environmental challenges.

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