The SDG Impact Standards are management practice standards designed to guide businesses and investors to embed sustainability into their decision-making approach. They provide a universal management framework for organizations to have confidence that they are contributing positively to the SDGs in a holistic and systemic way. Learn more about the SDG Impact Standards.
Good for business. Good for people and planet.
A family of four SDG Impact Standards that stretches across the economic ecosystem has been developed so far: Enterprises, Private Equity and Fund Managers, Bond Issuers, and the OECD- UNDP SDG Impact Standards for Financing Sustainable Development.
Watch the video of Fabienne Michaux, Director of UNDP SDG Impact explain why businesses and investors need to move beyond ESG to sustainability and impact.
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SDG Impact Standards Assurance and Seal
🔗 Independent assurance against the SDG Impact Standards will be encouraged. SDG Impact is working with stakeholders to develop an accreditation system for independent practice assurers. Stay up to date with the SDG Impact Standards Assurer Course by visiting our Education and Training page.
🔗 An SDG Impact Seal and associated governance is being developed. Issuers of the SDG Bonds, Private Equity Fund Managers and Enterprises will be able to apply based on independent assurance of practice to a pre-determined level to qualify.
🔗 Learn more about the SDG Impact Assurance Design and Implementation Working Group here.
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