Definitions

SDG Categories

SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goals. Adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, the 17 SDGs form a universal framework to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. They have become a key reference for impact investing, corporate strategy, and sustainability reporting.

SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goals. Adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the 17 SDGs form a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. They have become a key reference for impact investing, corporate sustainability strategy, and non-financial reporting.

The 17 goals are interconnected and broken down into 169 targets tracked through 231 unique indicators. The United Nations organizes them around five critical dimensions, known as the 5 Ps:

👥 People End poverty and hunger in all forms and ensure dignity and equality.

🌍 Planet Protect the planet's natural resources and climate for future generations.

💰 Prosperity Ensure prosperous and fulfilling lives in harmony with nature.

☮️ Peace Foster peaceful, just, and inclusive societies.

🤝 Partnership Implement the agenda through a solid global partnership.

SDG Mapping

👥 People

Key	Alias	Description	Corporate Contributions Analyzed
`SDG:1`	No Poverty	End poverty in all its forms everywhere. Covers extreme poverty eradication, equal access to economic resources, social protection systems, and resilience of the poor to climate-related and economic shocks.	Pay all direct employees and contractors a certified living wage (exceeding legal minimums). Establish fair-trade purchasing practices to ensure stable income for small-scale suppliers in developing economies.
`SDG:2`	Zero Hunger	End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. Includes access to safe and nutritious food, ending malnutrition, doubling agricultural productivity of small-scale food producers, and preserving genetic diversity of seeds and crops.	Minimize food waste across manufacturing, retail, and corporate cafeterias. Invest in and source ingredients from climate-smart, regenerative agricultural practices.
`SDG:3`	Good Health and Well-being	Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Covers maternal and child mortality, communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health, substance abuse, road traffic safety, universal health coverage, and pollution-related illnesses.	Provide comprehensive physical and mental healthcare benefits, including robust parental leave. Enforce strict occupational health and safety standards to ensure a zero-harm workplace.
`SDG:4`	Quality Education	Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities. Includes free primary and secondary education, equal access to vocational training, literacy and numeracy, and education for sustainable development.	Offer paid upskilling, continuous training, and tuition reimbursement for employees. Fund internships, apprenticeships, and STEM programs for underrepresented local youth.
`SDG:5`	Gender Equality	Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Covers discrimination, gender-based violence, harmful practices, unpaid care work, equal opportunities for leadership, sexual and reproductive health, and women's economic rights.	Conduct regular transparent audits to eliminate the gender pay gap. Implement equal-opportunity hiring and promotion to place more women in executive and board positions.

🌍 Planet

Key	Alias	Description	Corporate Contributions Analyzed
`SDG:6`	Clean Water and Sanitation	Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. Covers safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, water pollution, water-use efficiency, integrated water resources management, and the protection of water-related ecosystems.	Treat and safely recycle wastewater inside manufacturing plants to achieve zero chemical runoff. Map supply chain water use and implement reduction targets, especially in water-stressed regions.
`SDG:12`	Responsible Consumption and Production	Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Covers sustainable management of natural resources, food waste, chemical and waste management, corporate sustainability reporting, sustainable public procurement, and consumer awareness.	Adopt a circular economy model by designing products that are easily repaired, reused, or recycled. Eliminate single-use plastics from product packaging and shipping materials.
`SDG:13`	Climate Action	Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Includes resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards, integration of climate measures into national policies, climate education and awareness, and climate finance.	Set validated, near-term Science Based Targets (SBTi) to achieve Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions. Actively track and cut Scope 1, 2, and 3 (supply chain) carbon emissions.
`SDG:14`	Life Below Water	Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Covers marine pollution, ecosystem protection, ocean acidification, overfishing and illegal fishing, marine protected areas, and the rights of small-scale fishers.	Redesign manufacturing processes to prevent microplastics and chemical pollution from entering waterways. Source 100% certified sustainable seafood and marine ingredients.
`SDG:15`	Life on Land	Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss. Includes deforestation, endangered species protection, and poaching/trafficking.	Enforce a strict "Zero Deforestation" policy for high-risk raw materials like paper, palm oil, and timber. Support or fund local ecosystem restoration and biodiversity protection projects.

💰 Prosperity

Key	Alias	Description	Corporate Contributions Analyzed
`SDG:7`	Affordable and Clean Energy	Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Covers universal access to electricity, share of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and investment in clean energy infrastructure.	Transition 100% of operations (offices, factories, data centers) to renewable energy like solar or wind. Upgrade facilities with energy-efficient HVAC systems, smart grids, and LED lighting.
`SDG:8`	Decent Work and Economic Growth	Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Includes labor rights, eradication of forced labor and modern slavery, child labor, safe working environments, youth employment, and resource efficiency in growth.	Utilize strict supply chain tracing and third-party audits to eradicate child labor and modern slavery. Protect workers' rights to fair hours, safe conditions, and collective bargaining.
`SDG:9`	Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure	Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. Covers sustainable and resilient infrastructure, access of small enterprises to financial services, research and development, and access to information and communications technology.	Direct R&D budgets toward developing eco-friendly materials and low-carbon technologies. Retrofit existing facilities and logistics networks to be resilient against severe climate change impacts.
`SDG:10`	Reduced Inequalities	Reduce inequality within and among countries. Addresses income inequality, social, economic and political inclusion, discriminatory laws and practices, safe migration, and representation of developing countries in global decision-making.	Enforce explicit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring and promotion practices. Intentionally source from diverse-owned businesses (e.g., minority-, women-, or veteran-owned enterprises).
`SDG:11`	Sustainable Cities and Communities	Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Covers affordable housing, sustainable transport, urban planning, protection of cultural and natural heritage, disaster risk reduction, air quality, and access to green and public spaces.	Provide flexible or remote work options to reduce urban traffic congestion and commuting emissions. Transition corporate transportation fleets to 100% electric vehicles (EVs).

☮️ Peace

Key	Alias	Description	Corporate Contributions Analyzed
`SDG:16`	Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions	Promote peaceful and inclusive societies, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions. Covers violence, exploitation and trafficking, rule of law, corruption and bribery, transparent institutions, and fundamental freedoms.	Maintain a zero-tolerance policy for bribery, corruption, and tax evasion, backed by safe whistleblower channels. Ensure fully transparent corporate governance and align political lobbying with sustainability goals.

🤝 Partnership

Key	Alias	Description	Corporate Contributions Analyzed
`SDG:17`	Partnerships for the Goals	Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. Includes development finance, technology transfer, capacity-building, fair trade, policy coherence, multi-stakeholder partnerships, and data monitoring and accountability.	Collaborate with industry competitors, NGOs, and governments to solve systemic, sector-wide sustainability challenges.