Our Scans · (LF.18) Sustainable Development Goals · Weekly Summary

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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.

• [New] Without coordinated governance and biodiversity safeguards, the push for renewable energy could undermine international commitments under the UN Ocean Decade, the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water). Mirage News
• The Scottish Government's Women and Girls Fund will deliver grants to women and girl-led organizations across Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia, aiming to contribute to the delivery of Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. The Scottish Government
• The GCoM plan is that large-scale financing instruments will fund local implementation of frontier technologies to construct global governance (SDG) compliant smart-cities. Unlimited Hangout
• Global evidence, literature, and experiences unite in a single message-collaborative efforts can halve hunger by 2030, advancing the vision of SDG 2. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )
• Despite significant progress, many individuals in lower-middle-income countries will continue to face challenges in accessing adequate nutrition, putting the achievement of the SDG target of improved global nutrition by 2030 at risk. OECD
• While global goals like SDG 16.9 are clear, the goal of providing legal identity for all by 2030 is often stalled by protocol fragmentation and the lack of a robust architectural model for a world where both people and AI agents are first-class citizens, it says. BiometricUpdate.com
• SDG 3.4 is a vital goal set by the United Nations to cut premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), like cancer, by one-third with a deadline of 2030. Transparent Hands
• The week closed with A Food Waste Breakthrough: Cutting Emissions by Reducing Food Waste, highlighting Japan's achievement as the only country to meet SDG 12.3 ahead of time-cutting food loss and waste by 53% since 2000 and now targeting 56% by 2030. UNEP - UN Environment Programme
• As the 2025 UNECE SDG progress report shows, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been insufficient, with only 17% of the measurable SDG targets on track to being achieved by 2030. Mirage News
• Only 17% of SDG targets were on track to meet their 2030 goals, while nearly half showed minimal or moderate progress and over one-third had stalled or regressed. / USA The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance
• SDG 12.3 (Halving Food Waste by 2030) - Requires urgent systemic action. Legacy IAS Academy
• Antigua and Barbuda has surpassed its 2030 SDG goal of no more than 12 per one thousand. Antigua News Room

Last updated: 03 November 2025