UN SDG 17 targets: SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Our contribution to the UN SDG 17 targets

Goal 17 has nineteen targets agreed by the United Nations for 2030. Many are for national governments; UPES contributes to the targets on partnerships, knowledge sharing, capacity building, data and measurement.

Impact

UPES contributes to the partnership, technology, capacity-building and data targets of Goal 17, with its strongest impact on multi-stakeholder and civil society partnerships.

8UN targets under Goal 17 that UPES contributes to

4targets with sustained programmes and measurable results

Where we make the biggest difference

Targets where UPES runs sustained partnerships and programmes with measurable results.

17.16

UN target 17.16Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that share knowledge, expertise, technology and resources.

What UPES does

Almost half of UPES SDG research is written with partners abroad, in 121 countries and territories.
Report 1: Research for the goals →
An MoU with CERN and membership of the Belle II computing network.
Report 4: International collaboration →
70+ international university partners.
Report 4: International collaboration →

17.17

UN target 17.17Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships.

What UPES does

1,230 NGO partners host first-year students through the Srijan Social Internship.
Report 5: NGOs and business →
Research partnerships with HESCO, the SDC Foundation, Aspire Impact and HCLTech.
Report 5: NGOs and business →
Forums that bring government, the UN, industry and NGOs together, such as Himalaya Calling.
Report 3: Cross-sector dialogue →

17.14

UN target 17.14Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development.

What UPES does

A five-year MoU with NITI Aayog on national energy policy.
Report 2: SDG policy →^[1]
Disaster-resilience recommendations to the Government of Uttarakhand.
Report 2: SDG policy →^[1]
Runway Incubator delivers the state's start-up policy as a nodal agency.
Report 2: SDG policy →^[1]

17.9

UN target 17.9Enhance international support for effective and targeted capacity-building to support national plans for all the SDGs.

What UPES does

SDG learning for every undergraduate, plus dedicated sustainability degrees.
Report 7: Education for the SDGs →
ESG executive education with more than 50 Indian and global case studies.
Report 4: International collaboration →
Teacher training, digital skills and livelihood programmes in nearby communities.
Report 7: Education for the SDGs →

Where we also contribute

Targets supported through specific projects, research and reporting.

17.6

UN target 17.6Enhance cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation, and knowledge sharing.

What UPES does

International conferences and summer schools with academies and universities abroad.
Report 3: Cross-sector dialogue →
Joint research with Leipzig University and the University of Auckland.
Report 4: International collaboration →

17.7

UN target 17.7Promote the development and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies.

What UPES does

Energy Summit 2025 on reliable, affordable, low-carbon energy, with IRENA.
Report 3: Cross-sector dialogue →
Clean-energy research and capacity building with UNDP initiatives.
Report 4: International collaboration →

17.18

UN target 17.18Increase the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data.

What UPES does

Co-authorship of the Global Burden of Disease Study, which tracks health-related SDG targets.
Report 4: International collaboration →
Comparative microplastics data and harmonised reporting protocols.
Report 4: International collaboration →

17.19

UN target 17.19Develop measurements of progress on sustainable development.

What UPES does

Separate public reports on all 17 SDGs.
Report 6: SDG reports →
Full Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas accounting and an impact assessment report.
Report 4: International collaboration →

UN target wording is summarised. The full official text is on the United Nations SDG 17 page^[2].

Links and sources

Report 2: SDG policy →upes-sdg17-policy.html
United Nations SDG 17 pagehttps://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal17