Building Back Better: The SDGs as a roadmap for recovery

September 2020

While progress towards achieving the SDGs has been threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic, the need to ‘re-set’ from its effects offer an opportunity to ensure delivery of the SDGs are a global priority. Prioritising key areas of economic and sustainable development will support and enable the achievement of the SDGs, especially if the leave no one behind principle is integrated into these approaches.

The next decade is a crucial one to achieve the SDGs and leave no one behind. The recommendations in this report show how the UK Government can play its part in integrating this framework into activities in the UK and internationally, providing a roadmap to build back better after the Covid-19 pandemic and offering a prosperous, resilient future for all.

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Saving Resources: Actions that achieve both climate goals and the SDGs

October 2021

The pandemic has shaken the global economy, and countries have focused on tackling the social, economic and health crises posed by Covid-19. The enormous costs of the pandemic have put available resources for achieving the SDGs and fulfilling the Paris Climate Agreement under pressure. But it is essential for us to build back better. This report outlines the actions that governments, businesses and civil society can take to simultaneously advance both of these important agendas, and we are grateful to the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme (SSRP) at the University of Sussex for their assistance in preparing the report.

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