Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.
At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries — developed and developing — in a global partnership.
They recognise that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in-hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth — all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests.
The 17 SDGs are further expanded by 169 Targets, and 232 Indicators, providing a complex, ambitious and holistic global framework for sustainable development.
Many of the SDGs are integrated with issues that cut across multiple aspects of sustainability, such as economic vitality, gender equality, human rights, disability, climate change and disaster risk reduction.
In June 2018 the Australian Government’s Reporting Platform on the SDG Indicators was established at www.sdgdata.gov.au. The platform is designed to provide a single point of access for anyone interested in Australian Government data on the SDG Indicators.
In 2019, all Australian jurisdictions agreed to map their State of the Environment Report indicators to the SDGs Targets, to test the logic of using the SDGs as a framework for comparing variations in State of the Environment reporting across Australia. The SDGs were adopted to broaden the focus of environmental reporting in Australia to address sustainable development, and to help describe the multiple benefits of a healthy environment to our economy and community.
As a pilot project, Queensland has mapped its 153 indicators to 42 of the 169 SDG Targets, and mapped all of its management responses to 14 of the 17 SDGs. These evaluations will be refined over time as the benefits of using the SDGs as a framework for environmental reporting become clearer.
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End poverty in all its forms everywhere. Target number SDG Target SOE Indicators Management Responses 1.5 By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters. -
End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Target number SDG Target SOE Indicators Management Responses 2.4 By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality. - Extent of drought declarations in Queensland
- Extent of cropping
- Broadacre agriculture production
- Horticulture production
- Annual rainfall and pasture growth relative to historical records
- Livestock and meat production
- Soil and land resources availability and capability
- Multi-year rainfall and pasture growth periods in Queensland
- Change in available soil and land resources
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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Not reported on. -
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Not reported on. -
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Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Target number SDG Target SOE Indicators Management Responses 7.2 By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix. 7.3 By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency. 7.4 By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology. -
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. Target number SDG Target SOE Indicators Management Responses 8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services. 8.4 Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10‑Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead. 8.9 By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products. -
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. Target number SDG Target SOE Indicators Management Responses 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all. 9.4 By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities. -
Reduce inequality within and among countries. Not reported on. -
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Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. Target number SDG Target SOE Indicators Management Responses 16.6 Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels. -