SDSN Canada is part of a started by world-renowned economist and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on the SDGs, . The SDSN was founded in 2012 to build a network of knowledge institutions that support action-oriented research to help address some of the world’s most pressing problems. The global network is home to and .
The SDSN network is working on a number of initiatives globally, including:
- – an initiative to develop science-based transformational and equitable pathways to sustainable development that provide fact-based knowledge to support policy and implementation for the SDGs.
- – a global collaboration to develop consistent global and national pathways towards sustainable land use and food systems by 2050.
- – a global collaboration of energy research teams charting practical pathways to deeply reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the world.
- – an initiative to establish SDG-focused philanthropy as a global norm and to mobilize the world’s billionaires to allocate 1% of their net wealth per year to SDG-focused funds.
- – a landmark survey of the state of global happiness.
- – an online education platform that creates and curates free, graduate-level courses on sustainable development for students around the world.
- SDG Metrics & Indices – the development of indicators and measurement systems to track progress on the SDGs and help target resources, policies, and programs based on SDG performance. Includes the creation of the , the ranking 193 countries on their SDG achievements and commitments, and the .
