The European Commission has stated to be committed to mainstreaming the 2030 Agenda, its goals and an targets across all its policies and programmes. This is laid out in the 2016 Communication Next steps for a sustainable European future - European action for sustainability
Ongoing and future efforts are discussed in the 2019 Reflection Paper 'towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030'. In the Political Guidelines of the Commission 2019-2024, President von der Leyen attributes a central role to the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs. The role of SDGs is also highlighted in the 2020 Commission Staff Working Document "Delivering on the UN's SDGs - A comprehensive approach". To monitor the progress towards the SDG's in the European Union, a monitoring report is published periodically.
Tools
- The SDG Policy Mapping tool (by theJoint Research Centre) shows how EU policies address the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It does so by mapping policy documents with the SDGs and targets through specific keywords.
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With the mapping guidance tool policy makers can identify de juiste modellen kunnen identificeren om beleidsopties te definiëren en toetsen.
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This set of tools is meant to show connections between different SDG-targets from multiple texts.
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The Consumer Footprint Calculator allows you to calculate the environmental impacts of your consumption pattern, as well as to evaluate how changes in your lifestyle may affect your personal footprint. It considers five areas of consumption, namely food, mobility, housing, household appliances, and household goods.