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UN SDG Tools & Resources
Discover our curated collection of resources and tools that support SDG learning and action. Created by partners and leading sustainability organizations, these materials are freely available to help you build awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), spark meaningful conversations and create positive change in your community.
Online learning
UN SDG:Learn
A United Nations initiative that offers a curated selection of online sustainable development learning. UN SDG:Learn helps individuals and organizations make informed selections of SDG-related learning products and services.
UN CC:e-Learn
The One UN Climate Change Learning Partnership is a joint initiative of 30+ organizations. This initiative helps countries achieve climate change action through knowledge and applied skills development. UN CC:Learn provides strategic advice and online learning resources to help people understand and build resilience to climate change.
UNITAR course & event catalogue
The UN Institute for Training and Research offers a wide range of activities under their six thematic areas. They provide training and training-related activities; workshops and seminars; briefings; conferences and public lectures; side events; and online courses.
UNITAR free & open courses
UNITAR offers a range of online courses focused on sustainability and politics that are free-of-charge and open to the public.
SDG Academy
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network offers 50+ high-quality, free online courses. These are developed in partnership with leading organizations, institutions and experts in sustainable development. The SDG Academy provides industry-specific educational resources for professionals, students and citizens.
Other educational resources
SDGs in the Classroom Toolkit
CIFAL York’s SDGs in the Classroom Toolkit supports the integration of goals and the 5 Pillars of Sustainable Development at York University and beyond. The toolkit reinforces a shared commitment to change for students, campuses and communities.
UNESCO Education for Sustainable Development
UNESCO offers a resource bank for sustainability educators, education planners and practitioners. It offers hundreds of pedagogical ideas for classroom activities.
UN SDGs student resources
The materials available on this page are for adults and youth alike – a fun and engaging way to learn about the Sustainable Development Goals and what you can do to make them a reality.
UN PAN Curriculum Guide on Governance for the SDGs
The UN Public Administration Network’s Curriculum on Governance for the SDGs provides a holistic and integrated framework for acting on and integrating the goals. It promotes a critical understanding of sustainable development issues. It also builds governance skills and helps public servants see how they contribute to the SDGs.
UNESCO Futures of Education
A division of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. This project aims to build a new social contract for education, grounded on principles of human rights, social justice, human dignity and cultural diversity.
SDG assessment tools
SDG Fitness Test
The SDG Fitness Test consists of 24 questions formulated around 4 scenarios. Each scenario puts a learner in a different role in either government, non-profit, private sector, or as an individual citizen. This is a foundational assessment of sustainability competencies.
SDG Impact Assessment Tool
The SDG Impact Assessment Tool is a free online learning tool. It visualizes the results from a self-assessment of how an activity, organization, or innovation affects the SDGs. It aims to help the user understand the complexity of sustainable development and the SDGs.
General SDG resources
UN Division for Sustainable Development Goals
The official website for the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development Goals (DSDG) in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA). This office acts as the Secretariat for the SDGs. This website provides full details on the 17 UN SDGs, their targets and their indicators. It also provides general knowledge on the SDGs, intergovernmental processes for implementing the goals, and the work supporting the goals globally.
UN SDG Indicators
The official website providing information on the development and implementation of an indicator framework for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), a division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
The Global Goals
The official website for the Global Goals campaign, which works to amplify the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development (i.e. the SDGs).
UN Global Compact: The SDGs
The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Its strategy is to drive business awareness and action in support of achieving the SDGs.
European Environmental Bureau’s SDG toolkit
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB) has created an online SDG toolkit. The purpose of this project is to encourage more engagement with the SDGs from civil society organizations. The toolkit contains policy papers, monitoring and review documents, SDG coalition websites, presentations, speaker bios, social media accounts, images, and many other resources
Canada and the SDGs
The Government of Canada’s official webpage providing information about the UN SDGs. It also offers information on actions taken by the government to advance the Goals through dialogue, participation and collaboration.
Community Foundations of Canada’s SDG Guidebook and Toolkit
An SDG Guidebook and Toolkit, created by the Community Foundations of Canada. This package provides an introduction to the SDGs in the context of community foundations and philanthropy. It provides practical examples of SDG-based work in local community foundations. It also offers ideas for aligning current community foundation work with the SDGs.
Sustainable Development Solutions Network Canada
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Canada is hosted by the University of Calgary. This organization brings together members from all over Canada to support the SDGs. Key focus areas include hosting their annual Together|Ensemble conference and supporting the establishment of SDG Hubs across the network. These Hubs organize on-campus SDG activities, networking opportunities, and initiatives with campus administration.
Canadian Indicator Framework for the SDGs Data Hub
This in-development website serves to report on data related to the 17 UN SDGs in Canada. It tracks the 33 Canadian Ambitions, developed by the Government of Canada to support domestic action for the SDGs through Canada’s national strategy. It also reports on the 86 indicators developed by Statistics Canada to monitor progress on this strategy.
