What does sustainability mean to you?
In total, more than 26.000 people from 174 countries participated in the Global Survey and expressed their opinion on sustainable development.
Global Survey on Sustainability and the SDGs
About the Project
What is the Global Survey?
The Global Survey on Sustainability and the SDGs picks up on expectations and opinions on matters concerning sustainability, including the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in as many countries as possible throughout the world.
The Global Survey targets private individuals and representatives of politics, business, academia, the media and civil society both on a national and international level. The aim is to prioritize relevant topics relating to the environment, social issues and the economy in the respective countries and sectors and to establish the urgency for action. In addition, the performance of the institutions in each country will be assessed.
The Global Survey contributes to the United Nations’ MY World Survey that brings people’s voices into official debates about the (SDGs) by including the MY World questions. The Global Survey – as the “MY World for organizations” – however, additionally asks about sustainability in each sector and the respondent’s organization.
In order to reach as many people as possible, the Global Survey is distributed via so called “multipliers”, i.e. individuals, organizations and networks from all areas that support the Global Survey and invite their employees, members, partners or social media followers to participate. Learn more.
The project is financed by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety). Planning, implementation and evaluation is carried out by the consultancy Schlange & Co. (S&C), Hamburg, and the Yale University (Yale Center for Business and Environment), New Haven, CT.
The survey was conducted between September 2018 and June 2019. The results are publicly disclosed on this website and discussed with representatives of all sectors. The objective is to create awareness, to initiate and accelerate the decisions necessary for sustainable development.
The anonymity of participants and their responses is guaranteed. For further information, please have a look at our Privacy Policy.
Results
In total, more than 26.000 people from 174 countries participated in the Global Survey!
We want to say THANK YOU to all our supporters who helped to spread the word around the globe!
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Supporting organizations
- 1% for the Planet (US)
- AB Enzymes (DE)
- Action on SDGs Kenya Coalition (KE)
- AIA International Foundation (INT)
- Allianz (DE)
- Appinio (DE)
- Asian Development Bank (PH)
- Auswärtiges Amt (DE)
- B.C. Tuna Fishermen’s Association (CA)
- BBPB – Bye Bye Plastic Bags Global (IDN)
- BBPB Algeria (DZ)
- BBPB Bandung, Indonesia (ID)
- BBPB Chiang Mai, Thailand (TH)
- BBPB Jakarta, Indonesia (ID)
- BBPB Malta (MT)
- BBPB Myanmar (MM)
- BBPB Nepal (NP)
- BBPB Philippines (PH)
- BBPB Singapore (SG)
- Behörde für Umwelt und Energie Hamburg (DE)
- BMW Group (DE)
- BNY Mellon (US)
- Board of European Students of Technology (BEST ) (EU)
- Bridge Academies International (KE)
- Brodoto (HR/RS)
- Bugesera District – Agriculture and Natural Resources Department (RW)
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) (DE)
- Chamber of Commerce Hamburg (DE)
- China Youth Climate Action Network (CYCAN) (CN)
- Cologne Business School (DE)
- Cotton Made in Africa (DE)
- CRLDS – Centre for European Policy Studies Local and Regional Development (AL)
- Crowdafrica (GH)
- CSR HELLAS (GR)
- Datamaran (UK)
- DEG / KfW (DE)
- Deutsches Netzwerk Wirtschaftsethik (DE)
- Dianova International (ES)
- EarthGuardians (US)
- EcoCare Waste Initiative (GH)
- EcoKids (DE)
- EcoKnights (MY)
- EcoVadis (FR)
- EKD – Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland, Referat Nachhaltigkeit (DE)
- Elizka Relief Foundation (GH)
- Enablon (FR)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development – EBRD (GB)
- European Environmental Bureau (EEB) (BE)
- European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA) (LU)
- European Students’ Union (ESU) (BE)
- European Youth Forum (EU)
- Fair Trade Campaigns (US)
- Fern (BE/UK)
- FIA – Fundação Instituto de Administração (BR)
- Foodity (GR)
- Forward Ships (PT)
- Geneve Foundation for Medical Education and Research (CH)
- Gexsi (DE)
- Gingko World (CH)
- GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für International Zusammenarbeit (DE)
- Global Compact Network Belgium (BE)
- Global Compact Network Brazil (BR)
- Global Compact Network Egypt (EG)
- Global Compact Network Germany (DE)
- Global Compact Network Guatemala (GT)
- Global Compact Network Russia (RU)
- Global Compact Network Switzerland (CH)
- Global Compact Network Tanzania (TZ)
- Global Compact Network Ukraine (UA)
- Global Impact Grid (DE)
- Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (INT)
- GNAM – Global Network for Advanced Management (US)
- Good Travel (NZ)
- Green Cameroon (CR)
- Guni – Global University Network for Innovation (ES)
- HanseMerkur (DE)
- Hapag-Lloyd (DE)
- Haribon Foundation (PH)
- Heinz Sielmann Stiftung (DE)
- Hope Foundation e.V. (DE)
- Hostelling International Brazil (BR)
- HSBA – Hamburg School of Business Administration (DE)
- Hunger Reduction International (SO)
- hw.design (DE)
- IDOP Institut (HR)
- IISD – International Institute of Sustainable Development (CA)
- Impact Hub Candidate Hamburg (DE)
- Institute for Sustainable Futures (AU)
- Invest in Albania (AL)
- JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprises (BE)
- Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand (NZ)
- Kaleidoscope Futures (UK)
- Kiribati National Tourism Office (KNTO) (KI)
- KIVA (US)
- Lablaco (FR)
- Le Pirol (DK)
- Lead Glocal (NL)
- MAAT For Peace, Development, and Human Rights (EG)
- matera HUB (IT)
- Misereor (DE)
- Moringa Huile (DE)
- MTS Russia (RU)
- MTU (DE)
- NABU Nordrhein Westfalen (DE)
- NGO Major Group (Global)
- NGO Major Group West Africa
- North American Association for Environmental Education (naaee) (US)
- NYDIS (US)
- öbu – Der Verband für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften (CH)
- oikos Hamburg (DE)
- oikos International (CH)
- Pakistan Environmental Journalists (PK)
- Peace Corps Zambia (ZM)
- Plastic Bank (CA)
- Polarstern (CH)
- Poverty Reduction Forum Trust (ZW)
- RWE (DE)
- Say Hi to Sustainability (BR/NO)
- SCHOTT AG (DE)
- SEAS NVE (DK)
- Shelton Group (US)
- sneep e.V. (DE)
- Society for International Development (INT)
- sociSDG (EU)
- Stiftung Mercator (DE)
- Sustainability Hub Norway (NO)
- Sustainability Leadership Kosova (KO)
- Sustainability Week Switzerland (CH)
- Sustainable Brands (US)
- Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) (PK)
- Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) (INT)
- Sustainable Food Movement Greece (GR)
- Sustainable Oman (OM)
- Sustainable Qatar (QA)
- SustainAsia (HK)
- SWIFT Networks (NG)
- Swiss Association of Student Organisations for Sustainability (CH)
- Syngenta (CH)
- tbd* Community (DE)
- Teach First Deutschland (DE)
- The DO School (DE)
- ThistlePraxis Consulting (NG)
- TÜV Rheinland (DE)
- UN SDG Action Campaign (Global)
- UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean (Global)
- UNDP Mauritius and Seychelles (MU)
- UNDP Namibia (NA)
- UNESCAP SDG Help Desk (TH)
- UNICEF Germany (DE)
- University of Oxford Said Business School (UK)
- Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband (DE)
- Vinyl Sustainability Council (US)
- Wilson Center Brazil Institute (BR)
- Xwhy: Agency of Understanding (LT)
- Youth Association for Development (PK)
- Youth for Sustainable Development Belarus (BY)
- Zero Waste Latvija (LV)
- Zukunftsrat Hamburg (DE)
Do you want to become an official supporter of the Global Survey? Contact us: info@globalsurvey-sdgs.com.
Further information, instructions and templates to distribute the Global Survey can be found in our download section.
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🔸More than 26,000 responses from 174 countries🔸
Response distribution of the #GlobalSurveySDG varied across regions, led by #Europe (59%), followed by #AsiaPacific & #NorthAmerica (both 14%). #Africa & #SouthAmerica are represented with 6% each, the #MiddleEast with only 1%. t.co/U80ZyXSVpT
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More than 31% of the #women surveyed in the #GlobalSurveySDG consider #GenderEquality to be directly important, compared to about 15% of #men. Male respondents also see a significantly greater improvement in #SDG5 than women. ♀️♂️
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