Business engagement and integration
Business engagement and integration
Nearly three quarters of the companies (72%) considered in our study publicly mentioned the SDGs in their reporting publications. Of the companies that mentioned the SDGs, 59% referenced them as part of their sustainability report while just over half (51%) mentioned them in their annual report. However, just 34% of those that mentioned the SDGs (25% of all companies analysed), did so in sections of their reporting that discussed business strategy.
The focus on individual goals
The focus on individual goals
Of the companies we analysed, 65% mentioned specific SDGs. Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG8) is the most popular goal identified by business (as it has been for the last two years).
Adopting an SDG target-based approach
Adopting an SDG target-based approach
From our point of view, how companies are focusing on the 169 targets that underpin the 17 goals is a good indication of whether they’re integrating the goals into business strategy. This year’s findings indicate that only 14% (157 companies) mentioned specific SDG targets. Of those, 39% are setting qualitative ambitions and 20% are setting quantitative ambitions. Only 8% are reporting quantitative measures to show their progress towards targets (which is only 1% of all the companies we analysed).