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Sustainable Development Goals

vr.tr.sustainable-development-goals · thing-q7649586

Let an agent explain the SDGs, relay the goals, targets, indicators, history, monitoring and debates from UN and research sources with positions attributed, describe the named goal instance, and distinguish the SDGs from the Millennium Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, ESG ratings and national development plans.

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Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What the SDGs are.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What are the Sustainable Development Goals, and how do they differ from the MDGs, the Paris Agreement, ESG ratings and national plans? definition
  2. Is the question about a specific goal, progress data, business use or policy? boundary

Goals

The 17 goals.

Goals

Goals.

  1. What are the 17 goals, and what does SDG 1 aim for? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific goal? action
Framework Targets and indicators.

Indicators

Indicator framework.

Indicators

Indicators.

  1. How are SDG indicators defined and tracked by the UN Statistical Commission? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Reviews

Voluntary National Reviews.

Reviews

Reviews.

  1. How do countries report progress through Voluntary National Reviews? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Progress Progress and debates.

Status

Progress reports.

Status

Status.

  1. What do the latest UN SDG reports say about progress, checked against current sources? provenance
  2. Is the information current? boundary

Critiques

Critiques.

Critiques

Critiques.

  1. What do critics and supporters argue about the number of goals, measurability and financing, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context History and use.

MDGs

Millennium Development Goals.

MDGs

MDGs.

  1. What were the MDGs, and how did the SDGs change the approach? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Millennium Development Goals? action

Business

Corporate use.

Business

Business.

  1. How do companies use the SDGs in reporting, and what is SDG-washing, with views attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits sustainability reporting? action

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Other names and narrower kinds
Sustainable Development Goal 1

What it is Filled

A set of 17 global goals adopted by all United Nations member states in September 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, succeeding the Millennium Development Goals, covering poverty, beginning with Sustainable Development Goal 1 to end poverty in all its forms, hunger, health, education, gender equality, water, energy, decent work, infrastructure, inequality, cities, consumption, climate, oceans, land ecosystems, peace and partnerships, with 169 targets and a global indicator framework; progress is reviewed at the annual High-level Political Forum and in UN reports, which in recent years have found many targets off track, and assessments of the goals design and progress are attributed.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the SDGs, relay the goals, targets, indicators, history, monitoring and debates from UN and research sources with positions attributed, describe the named goal instance, and distinguish the SDGs from the Millennium Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, ESG ratings and national development plans.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Universal agenda
  • Integrated goals
  • Indicator monitoring
  • Off-track progress reports

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Present stale progress data as current.
  • Help an organisation claim SDG alignment it cannot evidence.
  • Present one side of development debates as the official UN position.
  • Misstate a country's progress in ways that favour or attack its government.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing assessments that rank countries or organisations against the goals.

May

  • Explain the 17 goals, their targets and the 2030 Agenda, citing United Nations sources.
  • Report progress data with the year and source of each figure.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Claims of SDG alignment can be used to greenwash activities that harm people or the environment.
  • The goals concern the world's poorest people, whose situations deserve accurate reporting.

Who is affected

  • People in poverty
  • Developing countries
  • Readers of sustainability claims

Owners Filled

Steward

The United Nations member states, with the UN statistical system tracking indicators.

Master systems

  • UN global SDG indicators database

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q4503831 - registry parent class

related

  • goal - in registry terms
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Sustainable Development Goal 1
  • Paris Agreement

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.sustainable-development-goals
  • Wikidata: Q7649586 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7649586)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • adopted: September 2015 date - UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1
  • goals and targets: 17 goals, 169 targets note
  • deadline: 2030 year

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • 17 UN global development goals
  • Sustainable Development Goal 1, SDGs, Global Goals, 2030 Agenda
  • The MDGs ran to 2015; the Paris Agreement addresses climate; ESG ratings assess companies; national plans are country policies
  • Seventeen coloured goal icons used in UN and organisational communications.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain goals and targets
  • relay monitoring and progress with attribution
  • describe individual goals
  • distinguish related frameworks

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Stale progress data
  • SDG-washing claims by organisations
  • Partisan framing of development debates

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1
  • Global indicator framework adopted 2017
  • Voluntary National Reviews

Context of use required Filled

  • Guiding global sustainable development to 2030.
  • social goals
  • economic goals
  • environmental goals
  • governance and partnership goals

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q7649586: Sustainable Development Goals - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Sustainable Development Goals - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should each goal be a separate entry?
  • How should UN progress reports be linked and kept current?
  • How should critiques of the SDGs be presented?

Machine files

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Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

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