How to Achieve the SDGs

The world has adopted an ambitious agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals, to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. Learn how we can achieve these goals through careful planning and engagement of diverse stakeholders.

These videos are from the SDG Academy online course How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, first launched in 2018 and taught entirely by Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs.

…Read more Less…

11:10

The Role of Business in the SDGs

The Role of Business in the SDGs

From SDG Academy

0 likes 3,166 plays 0
In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that…
14:56

Public Awareness and Consumer Activism

Public Awareness and Consumer Activism

From SDG Academy

0 likes 2,072 plays 0
In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about the importance of civil awareness of sustainable development and the desire of society to improve economic conditions,…
10:59

A Brief History of the SDGs

A Brief History of the SDGs

From SDG Academy

0 likes 2,923 plays 0
This chapter presents the origins of the SDGs, how they arose and why? The chapter conveys the core idea that clear goal-setting is essential for progress and examines…
09:38

Scale and Scope of the SDGs

Scale and Scope of the SDGs

From SDG Academy

0 likes 1,727 plays 0
This chapter provides an overview of the course. It briefly discusses the various topics that will be covered including development of the SDGs, transformative pathways…
12:27

Health and Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing

From SDG Academy

0 likes 991 plays 0
In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the second key transformation, health and wellbeing. The many dimensions of achieving this transformation are considered,…
10:57

The Role of Universities and SDSN

The Role of Universities and SDSN

From SDG Academy

0 likes 1,235 plays 0
In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of universities in contributing to global partnerships for achieving the SDGs. He explains the history and formation…
12:26

Investor Activism

Investor Activism

From SDG Academy

0 likes 202 plays 0
In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses ways that investors can be civil society activists in addition to environmental, social, and governance investing. He explains…
15:04

Sustainable Food and Land Use

Sustainable Food and Land Use

From SDG Academy

0 likes 379 plays 0
This chapters opens with a discussion of the CO2 emissions due to agriculture. Professor Sachs goes on to discuss how agriculture and food production impact SDGs, such…
16:02

Transformation Challenges

Transformation Challenges

From SDG Academy

0 likes 375 plays 0
This chapter opens with a discussion of environmental crises and the need for deep and widespread change. Dr. Sachs goes on to describe six grand transformations that…
13:06

Planning and Backcasting

Planning and Backcasting

From SDG Academy

0 likes 225 plays 0
This chapter addresses how governments can begin to think about the SDGs, how goals can be made quantifiable, and how SDG planning can be adopted into national…
13:52

Data for Accountability and Decision-making

Data for Accountability and Decision-making

From SDG Academy

0 likes 137 plays 0
Metrics and quantification are essential for measuring SDG progress, and in this chapter, Professor Sachs explores a number of ways that SDG metrics are becoming…
13:40

Smart Cities and Transport

Smart Cities and Transport

From SDG Academy

0 likes 194 plays 0
This chapter discusses the transformation to smart cities and transport. Professor Sachs addresses the various dimensions of transformation, including smart…
15:13

Public-Private-Civil Society Partnerships

Public-Private-Civil Society Partnerships

From SDG Academy

0 likes 161 plays 0
In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses how the SDGs require the creation of public-private partnerships to deploy technology to achieve the goals and…
14:12

Shareholders and Stakeholders

Shareholders and Stakeholders

From SDG Academy

0 likes 94 plays 0
This chapter looks further into the business manager’s perspective on the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizing the need for business managers to understand…
10:32

Education, Inclusion, Jobs, and Growth

Education, Inclusion, Jobs, and Growth

From SDG Academy

0 likes 105 plays 0
In this chapter, the six key transformation pathways to the SDGs are introduced, followed by more in-depth analysis of education, inclusion, jobs, and growth. Professor…
51:55

Q&A | Vanessa Fajans-Turner and Taylor Smith…

Q&A | Vanessa Fajans-Turner and Taylor Smith | 2018 Oct. 4

From SDG Academy

0 likes 50 plays 0
Vanessa Fajans-Turner and Taylor Smith from SDSN discuss SDG financing. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

By Series / … / How to Achieve the SDGs

Search for ""