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Delivering real progress against urgent societal needs

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.

SDG Summit for Latin America and the Caribbean

Sustainable Development in Latin America and The Caribbean Summit 2024 - Policy Document © Springer Nature
The 2024 Summit, now in its third year, convened over 369 participants from 54 countries for a 2-day virtual event. Addressing progress, challenges, and changes needed to achieve the SDGs in the region.

Day 1: Enhancing education and reducing inequalities
Day 2: Sustainable energy futures

Blog post: Recap: Latin America and Caribbean SDG Summit 2024

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Sustainable Business Report

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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.

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