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Springer Nature's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Programme aims to connect the researchers who are tackling the world’s toughest challenges with the practitioners in policy and business who desperately need those insights to achieve their goals in improving the world, by making our publishing activities more visible to our key communities through a variety of channels.

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Supporting and amplifying the SDGs

Our books and journals share the discoveries that address the world’s challenges of sustainable development. We are committed to opening up research and sharing it widely so that it reaches audiences who need it to address grand challenges.

SDG 1: No Poverty

SDG 2: Zero Hunger

SDG 3: Good Health & Wellbeing

SDG 4: Learning & Education

SDG 5: Gender Equality

SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

SDG 7: Affordable & Clean Energy

SDG 8: Decent Work

SDG 9: Industry & Innovation

SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities

SDG 11: Sustainable Cities

SDG 12: Consumption & Production

SDG 13: Climate Action

SDG 14: Life Below Water

SDG 15: Life on Land

SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Examining researcher attitudes to societal impact

In partnership with The Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), we surveyed researchers globally to understand how they approach funding and communicating research, as well as how they measure societal and academic impact. Here the data is shared according to each SDG focus. Learn more about the overall project here.

Jupyter Notebook

Click on any SDG below to download its unique infographic and explore findings related to each profile

Based on a survey of over 9000 researchers, this collection of infographics presents global researcher attitudes to societal impact. (view raw data here).

Innovating to support the SDGs

We bring together research and other communities of people who are striving to solve grand challenges, in new partnerships and new ways of collaborating.

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Nature Collection: Progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals

2023 marks the mid-point of the 15-year period envisaged to achieve the SDGs, targets for global development. To help track where we are on this journey, and to amplify success stories, in this Nature multi-journal Collection we present studies that assess progress or that showcase interventions that have made a difference.

Science storytelling for the SDGs

The event, held at the Science Summit at UNGA78 in New York, focused on the personal stories of researchers and their work in areas relating to Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), with added insights into Gender Equality (SDG 5) and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10).

Science for a Sustainable Future Webinar Series & Policy Brief

The event brought together policymakers, government representatives, UN officials and leading global scientists to discuss and advance the SDGs. The event recordings, along with reflections from our panelists are now available to watch. You can also find a Policy Brief, offering key recommendations on achieving SDG7.

Progress as a Sustainable Business

2022 Sustainable Business Report

Driven by Discovery shows Springer Nature’s increased support for the SDGs and action on climate in 2022, including data that corporate carbon emissions remain below pre-pandemic levels. Also in the report: charitable donation case studies, stories of how Springer Nature colleagues have been supported sustainability activity in the past year and diversity and inclusion updates.

Discover our 2022 highlights

Download our full Sustainable Business Report

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Diversity and Inclusion

We recognise the need for greater diversity and inclusion (D&I) in our own workplace. We facilitate this in part through our Employee Networks, helping to connect and support people across the company.

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The Springer Nature Sustainability Community supports our SDG Programme. Read recently published articles and thoughts from researchers working to solve the world's grand challenges.

The (un)bearable heaviness of vehicle emissions: emergence of scaling and reduction policies

Among the Sustainable Development Goals to be reached by 2030, the United Nations pose an urgent call for action to reduce “the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, paying particular attention to air quality”. This post shows that we can succeed only if we make informed decisions.

Setting a new course: How can global shipping go green?

Is the shipping sector ready for its transition to carbon-neutrality? On the example of European bulk shipping, we show that ammonia & methanol are promising renewable fuels to replace heavy fuel oil. However, a carbon tax of 300-450 EUR/tCO2 is needed to create a level playing field vis-à-vis HFO.

Distributed reuse and water supply: Unconventional approaches enable sustainable urban water systems

Tackling water and wastewater infrastructure challenges require unconventional solutions. Implementing direct potable reuse in a distributed water supply system may yield financially competitive and energy efficient strategies that enhance urban water sustainability.

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