Sustainable Development Goals in the Corporate Sustainability Navigator

The IMP³ROVE Corporate Sustainability Navigator is based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) developed by the United Nations. These SDGs are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In 2015, all United Nations Member States have agreed on adopting these objectives to achieve peace and prosperity. The relation of the four dimensions of the CSN and the SDGs is described and shown in a framework below.

Overall, the Corporate Sustainability Navigator covers all 17 SDGs published by the United Nations. Questions are based on the SDGs and extended by management-related questions that provide an idea how to manage a corporate’s sustainability transformation successfully.

Planet – Environmental Sustainability

The dimension “Planet – Environmental sustainability” consists of the assessment criteria of resources and waste and pollution.

SDG reference(s) for questions 8.1 & 8.2

Resources: Promoting the sustainable use, protection and restoration of resources, excluding infrastructure; reducing energy & material use, using renewable energy & recycled materials; all activities are relevant during which the company takes in and uses resources, the “input”

• SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy (Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and timely energy)
• SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production (Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns)
• SDG 14: Life below water (Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development)
• SDG 15: Life on land (Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse soil degradation, and halt biodiversity loss)

SDG Framework