Reporting the SDGs: How to get it right

Written by Mark McKenzie

According to the KPMG International report, How to report on the SDGs: What good looks like and why it matters1, some 40 percent of the world's largest companies reference the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their corporate reporting. However, there is not yet an established process, benchmark or standard for reporting on the SDGs. Which is why getting it right matters.

The 17 SDGs set out to solve the greatest economic, environmental and social challenges of our world by the year 2030.

They seek to create a world free from hunger, poverty and inequality; a world where everyone enjoys good health, education and decent work; a world where wildlife and ecosystems are protected and everyone lives peacefully together.

No one can argue against the desirability of such a world, even if the vision may seem utopian and the deadline ambitious. Yet what is the role of business in all this? And what are the communications opportunities and pitfalls?

Read more: Reporting the SDGs: How to get it right - KPMG Global