Introduction
Sustainable Development: Definition and Dimensions
SDGs | Economic dimension: examples of targets | Social dimension: examples of targets | Environmental dimension: examples of targets |
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SDG 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere | Eradicate extreme poverty; reduce at least by half the proportion of living in poverty; ensure equal rights to economic resources | Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems; achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable | Build resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations, reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events |
SDG 2: Zero hunger | Double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers; increase investments in rural infrastructure | End hunger and ensure access to food by all people; end all forms of malnutrition | Ensure resilient agricultural practices that help maintain ecosystems and strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change |
SDG 3: Good health and well-being | Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines; provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines | Reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births; end preventable deaths of newborns and children | |
SDG 4: Quality education | Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable, and quality primary and secondary education | Eliminate gender disparities in education; adults and children achieve literacy and numeracy | |
SDG 5: Gender equality | Give women access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, and natural resources | End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere; eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls | |
SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation | Implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate | Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water sanitation and hygiene for all | Improve water quality by reducing pollution; increase water-use efficiency across all sectors; protect and restore water-related ecosystems |
SDG7: Affordable and clean energy | Promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology; upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services | Universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services | Increase share of renewable energy |
SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth | Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances; achieve higher levels of economic productivity | Achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all with equal pay; eradicate forced labour and human trafficking | Improve global resource efficiency and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation |
SDG 9: Industry, innovation, and infrastructure | Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being; increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises | Upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes | |
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities | Progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40% of the population | Empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion | |
SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities | Decrease the direct economic losses relative to GDP caused by disasters | Ensure access for all to adequate, safe, and affordable housing; enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization | Protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage; reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities |
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production | Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions | Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production | Achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources; halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels |
SDG 13: Climate action | Fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible | Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation and adaptation | Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters |
SDG 14: Life below water | Increase the economic benefits to least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources | Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity, and transfer marine technology | Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds; effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing |
SDG 15: Life on land | Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems | Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources | Ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services |
SDG 16: Peace, justice, and strong institutions | Significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows; substantially reduce corruption and bribery of all forms | Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere; end abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence against and torture of children | |
SDG 17: Partnerships | Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection | Encourage and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships |
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Funding and Forming a Sustainable Business
Success of Sustainable Crowdfunding Campaigns
Challenges Associated with Sustainable Crowdfunding Campaigns
Sustainability-Oriented Platforms
Platform A: Loan-Based
Project | Details | Sustainable development | |
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Dimensions | SDGs | ||
Developing waste gasification facilities to divert waste from landfill and generate lower carbon energy | £5.91 M; 10% a year; 4 year 6 month investment | Environmental, economic | 7, 9, 13 |
Supplying sustainable and renewable electricity and heat to small businesses | £4.55 M; 5% IRR; 18 year investment | Environmental, social, economic | 7, 8, 9, 13 |
Building a 2MW floating tidal stream turbine | £7 M; 12% a year; 2 year 6 month investment | Environmental, economic | 7, 9, 13 |
Housing developer building quality social housing and affordable homes | £3.1 M; 7% a year; 1 year 7 month investment | Environmental, social, economic | 1, 11, 13 |
Generating sustainable heat for a group of outdoor adventure centres and other businesses | £780 K; 6% IRR; 17 year investment | Environmental, social, economic | 7, 3, 9, 13 |
Developing pumped storage hydro plants | £1.6 M; 10% a year; 3 year 2 month investment | Environmental, economic | 7, 9, 13 |
Using whisky production residues to make biochemicals and biofuels | £4.38 M; 15% a year; 2 year investment | Environmental, economic | 7, 9, 13 |
Helping homeowners to install rooftop solar panels | £675 K; 7.5% IRR; 15 year investment | Environmental, social, economic | 7, 9, 11, 13 |
Building a geothermal power plant | £4.4 M; 2% a year; 1 year 2 month investment | Environmental, economic | 7, 9, 13 |
Platform B: Reward-Based
Project | Details | Sustainable development | |
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Dimensions | SDGs | ||
Establishing an organic farm | €9672 raised of €11,000 target by 5 backers | Environmental, economic | 12, 13, 15 |
Opening a shop for ecologically and fairly produced products | €3904 raised of €10,000 target by 62 backers | Environmental, social, economic | 1, 8, 12, 13, 15 |
Sustainable educational game on protection of marine environment | €8422 raised of €9000 target by 318 backers | Environmental | 4, 13, 14 |
Beach clean-up for plastics | €687 raised of €686 target by 22 backers | Environmental | 13, 14 |
Company organizing sustainable clothing rental | €1027 raised of €978 target by 32 backers | Environmental, economic | 9, 12, 13 |
Extending a café selling organic produce | €1886 raised of €3000 target by 24 backers | Environmental, economic | 12, 13, 15 |
Production of a magazine about local heroes contributing to more sustainable and fair local community | €6752 raised of €6498 target by 122 backers | Environmental, social | 1, 8, 11, 12, 13 |
Non-profit organization taking care of native and exotic wildlife | €22,646 raised of €30,000 target by 639 backers | Environmental | 13, 15 |
Platform C: Donation-Based
Project | Details | Sustainable development | |
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Dimensions | SDGs | ||
Supporting a domestic violence refuge for women and young girls | £2160 raised of £1200 target by 63 backers | Social | 5, 11 |
The London Marathon for Prostate Cancer UK | £57,290 raised of £40,000 target by 233 backers | Social | 3 |
Create a home for someone in housing need in the UK | £5763 raised of £6000 target by 18 backers | Social | 1, 10 |
Renovating the community garden to benefit the local community and wildlife within it | £993 raised of £1000 target by 58 backers | Social, environmental | 11, 15 |
Beach clean-up | £1168.00 raised of £1000 target by 44 backers | Environmental | 13, 14 |
Building clean, energy-efficient cook stoves to reduce harmful emissions in India | £1600.00 raised of £1600 target by 8 backers | Social, environmental | 9, 11, 13 |
Fundraising for WWF-UK by running Tough Mudder | £3333.39 raised of £3250 target by 128 backers | Environmental | 13, 14, 15 |
Support children and young people’s mental health on World Mental Health Day | £7508.86 raised of £7500 target by 82 backers | Social | 3 |
Raising money for a local children’s hospice | £18,204.76 raised of £15,000 target by 43 backers | Social | 3 |
Platform D: Hybrid
Project | Details | Sustainable development | |
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Dimensions | SDGs | ||
Company developing a circular solution for discarded goods | Convertible loan; €820,250 raised of €750,000 target by 200 backers | Environmental, economic | 9, 13 |
A sustainable travel agency | Convertible loan; €885,650 raised of €750,000 target by 511 backers | Environmental, economic | 9, 12, 13 |
A company producing sustainable rainwear | Loan; €125,000 raised of €100,000 target by 108 backers | Environmental, economic | 9, 12, 13 |
Developing infrared heat cushions that are more energy efficient than ordinary heating | Loan; €250,500 raised of €150,000 target by 170 backers | Environmental, economic | 7, 9, 13 |
Pre-sale of the handmade scarves produced by the seniors | Reward; €1130 raised of €1000 target by 14 backers | Social, economic | 3, 8 |
Pre-sale of a waste separating stackable boxes made from recycled plastics | Reward; €40,730 raised of €40,000 target by 163 backers | Environmental, economic | 9, 12, 13 |
Renting out dresses to address sustainability and poverty | Donation; €5331 raised of €5000 target by 80 backers | Environmental, social, economic | 1, 9, 12, 13 |
Supporting a sailing trip made without the use of fossil fuels | Donation; €8173 raised of €7500 target by 121 backers | Environmental | 13, 14 |