Implementation Of SDGs Research Articles

Experience of developing a mission-oriented STI for SDGS roadmap in Ukraine

The subject of the study: mission-oriented policy in the field of science, technology and innovation, to achieve the SDGs in Ukraine. Purpose: defining the STI policy missions (priority directions) to respond to societal challenges and SDGs; developing the roadmaps for STI policy missions as a tool ensuring their coordination with strategic documents’ measures regarding the SDGs achieving. Methods: policy analysis, foresight research, statistical and scientific-metric analysis, business and information analytics. Results of the work: The objectives of six policy missions in the STI field were determined based on the foresight study, analysis of challenges, scientific and technological potential and stakeholder consultations. For the first time, six STI for SDGs roadmaps were developed for six concrete missions according to a single structure, which includes the situation and trends analysis in the relative sectors, scientific and technological and entrepreneurial potential, the key strategic documents’ measures for the SDGs implementation. The road map content has been agreed with 17 interested authorities. A comprehensive STI for SDGs roadmap has been developed as a toolkit for coordinating regulatory, organizational and financial measures regarding SDGs in Ukrainian strategic documents with the STI policy tools. The research results are the basis for determining the priority directions for the development of science and innovative activities for 2023, approved by the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 283 of March 30, 2023 and No. 463 of May 9, 2023. Scope of application of the results: legal regulation in the STI field, transformational innovation policy. Conclusions. Defining the tasks of six policy missions in the field of STI to respond to national challenges and SDGs allowed for a more thorough analysis of the problems and risks of not achieving the SDGs and their relations with the strategic policy planning in the relevant sectors. The mission-oriented STI for SDGs road map becomes a more effective tool for coordinating the priority directions (missions) of the STI policy with measures for their implementation in strategic development documents. Further research will be aimed at strengthening the roadmap’ coordinating role during the implementation of STI policy measures and tools in the sectors of the national economy, as well as developing the appropriate indicators for monitoring and evaluating the progress in the STI for SDGs roadmap implementation.

Has Fintech Functioned as a Nudge for the SDGs Implementation? A Systematic Review

Has Fintech Functioned as a Nudge for the SDGs Implementation? A Systematic Review

Sustainable Development Goals: The Crème de la Crème Nexus to Enhance Indonesian Enterprise’s Environmental Responsibility

Humanity is on the verge of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development deadline. The tension between environmental and corporate-developmental interests has been a focal part of the law- and policy-making processes. These instruments reveal that the sustainable development agenda in the business and environmental sector has not been straightforward to accomplish. The balance, nonetheless, appears to bend in favor of securing the environment. This paper investigates how the “well-established” SDGs have matured as the nexus and affect the augmentation of the national corporate and environmental laws. In that respect, this work has delineated SDGs as a nexus for legislative improvement, proposed the possibility for mutuality with national corporate and environmental laws, and outlined the challenges impeding the purposeful implementation of SDGs. The purposes of this research are identifying the nexus between the SDGs and enterprise sustainability, to unravel the possibility for mutualism, and understanding the challenges hindering the implementation of SGDs in enterprises’ activities. The normative juridical legal research was administered for this research, with a literature study approach to compile scientific literacy from within and outside the country. The analysis is conducted qualitatively. This study establishes and ascertains that the SDGs are the ultimate nexus for business-environmental sustainability that can be accustomed to the local wisdom of each nation, notwithstanding it is universal in nature. The mutuality within the SGDs and business-environmental law can also be accomplished, and there is urgent merit to surmount the challenges that have been outlined in this paper.

유엔 지속가능발전목표(SDGs)의 관점에서 본 북한개발협력법제

This paper analyzes the legal tasks to facilitate development cooperation in North Korea through UN ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs). UN SDGs, established in 2015, is composed of 17 Goals and 169 Targets, and it includes comprehensive agenda such as economy, social, and environment. North Korea government, with the cooperation with UN branch of North Korea, established ‘UN Strategic Plan (2016-2021)’ in 2016, and furthermore published the ‘Voluntary National Review (VNR)’ in 2021. In particular, it is noticeable that ‘UN Strategic Plan (2016-2021)’ adopted the ‘human rights-oriented approach’ to which North Korea was negative in the past. This paper deals with North Korean Law in relation to “health and wellbeing (SDG3)” and “partnership for SDGs (SDG17)”, which is prioritized by North Korea Government in ‘UN Strategic Plan (2016-2021).’ In relation to “health and wellbeing (SDG3)”, ｢Act on People’s Health｣ & ｢Emergency Quarantine Act｣ in North Korea is analyzed. In relation to “partnership for SDGs (SDG17)”, ｢Foreign Investment Act｣ & ｢Statistics Act｣ is dealt with. When we review the above SDGs related Acts in North Korea, we can find lack of legal ground which can facilitate non-economic international development cooperation in North Korea. To address this issue, it is necessary for North Korea to adopt law which covers the international development cooperation comprehensively. North Korean ｢Statistics Act｣ stipulates that confidentiality in statistics is the norm, hence this Act hampers the use of statistics which is indispensable in monitoring SDGs implementation. To facilitate SDGs, it is necessary to introduce legal ground for opening the SDGs’ related statistics. UN SDGs is a international norm which applies both developing & developed countries. Therefore, UN SDGs implementation is a task not only to North but also to South Korea. Therefore, it is necessary to strengthen the relationship between ｢Framework Act on Sustainable Development Act｣ & ｢Framework Act on International Development Cooperation｣, and ｢Framework Act on International Development Cooperation｣ & ｢Inter-Korean Exchange & Cooperation Act｣. In SDGs’ implementation, South & North Korea should make effort to improve each law and strengthen the cooperation in relation to this law. It will be meaningful to lay the foundation for peaceful unification of South & North Korea. In this process, we should see 1) South-North Korea cooperation law and 2) international development cooperation law comprehensively.

Analysis Of Village Resources In Realizing Sustainable Village Development: A Case Study Of Bontorappo Village, Arungkeke Village And Pattiro Village, Jeneponto Regency, South Sulawesi

The government's policy regarding the implementation of sustainable village development is an effort to accommodate the application of local wisdom in the implementation of development, and as a strategy to achieve 74% of the implementation of the national SDGs. This policy is determined by looking at the potential resources owned by the village. This research will analyze village resources in supporting the realization of sustainable village development. The research data is not only sourced from information obtained from interviews but is supported by the results of studies from various kinds of literature such as regulations and journals as well as observations. The data obtained, after going through the analysis and triangulation process, shows that the government's belief in village resources can realize sustainable village development has not been proven. Human resources as the key to successful development have many shortcomings in terms of governance, knowledge, and skills. The Village Government cannot take advantage of its potential to increase income. The development carried out so far only supports approximately 45% of the sustainable village development goals. The government needs to maximize efforts to build village government capacity so that the objectives of sustainable village development policies can be achieved.

CSR in Poland and the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in the Energy Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The aim of this paper was to examine whether the COVID-19 epidemic has slowed the fulfilment of one of the core tasks of the energy sector “Ensure Access to Affordable, Reliable, Sustainable and Modern Energy for All” (SDG7) taking into account corporate social responsibility. Four research questions and hypotheses were posed, relating to the perspectives of local authorities, the activities of large energy companies, the impact of the epidemic on the implementation of the SDG7 and, in addition, to the understanding of CSR principles from the point of view of ordinary entrepreneurs. A qualitative descriptive analysis based on two reliable databases and a survey procedure (Question 4) was used to answer the research questions posed. The goal was achieved by positively confirming three hypotheses and testing one negatively, relating to COVID-19’s slowing role in SDG7 implementation. The analysis showed that the 2020–2021 epidemic in Poland has led to more initiatives in this area, contrary to expectations. However, they were linked to the simultaneous implementation of other SDGs, which distorted their importance for achieving Goal 7. In summary, although energy companies were more active than expected during the epidemic, they had a low contribution to SDG 7. This also applies to local authorities. An analysis of the knowledge about CSR in a group of entrepreneurs from the Lublin district (case study) confirmed the opinion appearing in the literature about the lack of understanding of the concept and the need for its application.

Environmental management of companies in the oil and gas markets based on AI for sustainable development: An international review

The purpose of the article is to study the current international experience and determine the prospects for improving the environmental management of companies in the oil and gas markets based on AI in the interests of sustainable development. Relying on variation analysis and correlation analysis methods, it has been substantiated that environmental management have significant impact on companies from the perspective of social LCA, which has an impact on the competitive ability of companies. Relying on the IPAT-method, it has been proven that technology is a key factor which determines this impact. As a result, it has been proved on the example of the case experience of the largest energy companies in Russia in 2022 that the environmental management of oil and gas companies creates advantages not only for the environment but also for financial efficiency and stability (break-even operation) of these companies (implementation of SDG 8). Using the example of the international experience of energy companies (from the UAE, Sweden, the UK, the USA and Japan), it has been proved that AI can play a much greater role in the oil and gas markets, contributing not only to ensuring a deficit-free energy economy (the implementation of SDG 7) but also to environmental protection (the implementation of SDGs 13-15). The best practices of using AI in each selected sector of the oil and gas industry were studied and a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the benefits of AI was carried out. Thirdly, the most promising use of AI in the sector of environmental management for environmental economics and management is substantiated. It is proven that the options for environmental management can be different and specific to a particular object. Thanks to the results obtained in the course of the study, a systematic view of the prospects for the sustainable development of oil and gas markets has been formed, and the importance of AI for this process has been demonstrated. The theoretical significance of the study consists in expanding the existing understanding of the use of AI in the practice of environmental management of energy companies and clarifying its contribution to the implementation of the SDGs.

Strengthening The Role Of Village Apparatus In Efforts To Achieve Village SDGs

Village SDGs are an integrated effort to realize villages without poverty and hunger, economic villages grow evenly, villages care about health, villages care for the environment, villages care about education, women-friendly villages, networked villages, and cultural response villages to accelerate the achievement of Village SDGs. The village apparatus is a party that will facilitate the implementation of activities driven by the village government. This community services aims to improve the understanding of the Mas Village apparatus regarding the SDGs and Village SDGs, also to evaluate the data collection and implementation of village SDGs through counseling and FGDs. The results of the implementation of the activity show that it is still necessary to update the data on the indicators of the achievement of the Mas Village SDGs so that the acquisition of the Mas Village SDGs score can increase. In addition, the understanding of the Mas Village apparatus has increased so that in the future village development planning will be allocated for economic recovery programs, supporting national priority programs, and new adaptations in accordance with village authorities.

Extrapolating the Links Between the MNE’s Activities and UN SDGs In Developing Countries

In this study, we focus on SDGs 10 and 12, namely, reducing inequalities and sustainable consumption and production, and analyze the MNEs' operationalization of waste management strategies with formal and informal waste pickers in Brazil. The findings suggest that whilst institutional voids impede MNEs from implementing SDGs, uncertainty in the institutional context can enable opportunities to modify the weak institutions and support the advancement of SDGs. Furthermore, MNEs are observed as institutional entrepreneurs and engage in transgression of existing rules via three steps - delineating institutional boundaries, strategizing for implementation of SDGs, and adopting transgressions both within HQ-subsidiary structures and host countries (stretching and buffering).

Reporting University Performance through the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda: Lessons Learned from Italian Case Study

The shift of sustainability paradigms within the academic context has prompted universities to develop additional accountability tools to respond to the resulting demand for information. However, in terms of social reporting, universities have complete discretion regarding the content and nature of their sustainability budgets. The resulting diversity has led to greater heterogeneity with regard to information systems, which in turn poses the risk of making reports for stakeholders difficult to understand and complicates benchmark comparisons between different institutions. This paper aims to summarize the state of the art of sustainability reporting in Italian state universities, and to assess the compliance of these reports with global sustainability trends. This is achieved by determining the extent to which the sustainable development goals, outlined by the 2030 Agenda, are integrated into the substantive indicators used in the preparation of sustainability reports. The results show that sustainability reporting in universities is still in its early stages. Although only 29 universities—which represent 42% of the total number of universities initially surveyed—have pursued a sustainability reporting process, this research highlights a gradual increase in the implementation of SDGs as a criterion for assessing sustainable performances.

Penerapan Tata Kelola Badan Usaha Milik Desa dalam Mewujudkan Sustainable Development Goals Desa

The implementation of village SDGs aims to support the achievement of the SDGs nationally. The purpose of the village SDGs is an effort to realize equitable village economic growth. Realized equity and village economic growth by using village funds to establish Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDes). The importance of BUMDes management is based on governance principles to achieve equity and village economic growth through BUMDes. BUMDes governance principles consist of cooperative, participatory, emancipatory, transparent, accountable, and sustainable. The research aims to describe how the implementation of BUMDes Estu Mukti governance in realizing the village SDGs in Bejalen Village. The research method used is a qualitative descriptive approach using primary and secondary data. The data analysis technique used the triangulation technique, consisting of data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. This research indicates that the principles of governance in BUMDes Estu Mukti are applied correctly. The business units managed by BUMDes Estu Mukti are very supportive of the community's economy so that there is an increase in the village economy and social welfare. Based on the research results, the implementation of governance principles in BUMDes Estu Mukti is appropriate and consistent with the effect that helps the weal of the society and the village economy increase. This research concludes that Bejalen Village has realized the village SDGs program, namely the equitable distribution of village economic growth through BUMDes Estu Mukti.

Environmental Adaptation of Indigenous People: Baduy Tribe’s Local Wisdom in Environmental Management

SDGs implementation requires a precise understanding of the target population. However, the disaggregated data needed to address all vulnerable groups – including indigenous peoples. One of the most popular indigenous people in Indonesia is the Urang Kanekes or Famously called Baduy. Baduy is an indegenous society located in Banten Province, which has been interned from the impact of globalization. The Baduy tribe belongs to an indigenous group that lives side by side with nature. The purpose of this study was to explore local wisdom from the way the Baduy manage their environment. This study is done by using a descriptive qualitative approach. Main data sources were collected using secondary data from literature review. In addition, primary data was collected by interviewing some informants as supporting data. Data processing with triangulation data and analyzed by using SWOT to explain Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats in the environmental management of the Baduy community. The result of this study shows that the Baduy people have their characteristics in their local wisdom, especially in environmental management, which can protect and preserve the environment.

Глобальні рекомендації щодо звітності про стійкість підприємств у транзитивних країнах: умови воєнного стану та відновлення в Україні

Introduction. The most important task of the sovereign state of Ukraine nowadays is the victory in the war with the Russian aggressor, as well as ensuring sustainable innovation development in close cooperation with the international community. Problem Statement. In countries with economies in transition in the preparation of non-financial reporting we can notice the following : lack of institutional levers of impact and motivation for the disclosure of environmental, social and other indicators; lack of standard approaches to the content of non-financial reporting and procedures for its administration, etc Purpose. The aim of the study is: to substantiate the improvement to Ukraine’s public policy in Ukraine on non-financial reporting on sustainable development; to study contradictions of the new reality and directions to overcome them for the countries with transition economies while preparing non-financial reporting and applying indicators of sustainable development; to develop proposals on the content of such reporting in emergency situations, in particular during hostilities, as well as post-war reconstruction. Materials and methods. The following methods: institutional, systemic, empirical, structural and functional and others have been applied while using UNCTAD guidelines and factual data., Results. The authors suggest ways to overcome these obstacles and to supplement the “Guidance on core indicators for entity reporting on contribution to the implementation of SDGs” (GCI) with a block of indicators on crisis management trends in conditions of uncertainty and post-war overcoming of the effects of destabilization. Conclusions. The martial law in the country, the consequences of hostilities have a profound impact on the activities of companies and should be shown in the reports. On the basis of regulatory initiatives of the European Union on non-financial reporting in the electronic format in Ukraine it is necessary: to regulate the Taxonomy of non-financial reporting (EU Regulation 2020/852); to show in the management report the disclosure of basic performance indicators of enterprises in various fields (economic, environmental, social, institutional); to implement the concept of sustainable development in the national non-financial reporting infrastructure.

Transparency of agriculture companies: rationale of responsible investment for better decision making under sustainability

Purpose. The purpose of the article – to explore transparency under sustainability among agricultural companies in Ukraine (company “Kernel”) and the Czech Republic (company “Agrofert”) with further recommendations and implications related to reporting.
 Methodology / approach. Qualitative estimations of sustainability transparency are based on Sustainability Transparency Index (STI) calculations. Methodology of this index is based on binary estimations of a number of transparency criterions including links to sustainability information; existence of sustainable development policy; availability of sustainability and SDG reports; disclosure according to ESG criteria and specifics SDGs as well as other relevant goals related to SDG and sustainable development.
 Results. Sustainability transparency from 2016 till 2019 in Agrofert and Kernel was almost the same. But since 2019 after Kernel introduced a number of steps to increase its transparency the situation has changed dramatically. STI index has increased from 32 in 2019 to 80 in 2021. STI values for Agrofert were unchanged in 2020 (the latest available period of analysis). As a result, Kernel’s financial results and indicators have demonstrated significant improvement both absolute and relative. For example, net profit increased by more than 1000 %, investment cash-flow by 100 %, ROE – by 500 % and ROIC by 140 %.
 Originality / scientific novelty. New empirical results based on qualitative estimations of sustainability transparency for the agriculture companies from different countries are provided. Current study covers the existing research gap, proved by bibliometric analysis tool, for instance in pure academic discussion in measurement, comparison and benchmarking of agricultural companies’ transparency for the responsible investment purpose. Recommendations for sustainability transparency improvement are proposed. They are intended on better perception of sustainability ideology and incorporation of ESG/SDG criterion by agriculture companies in Ukraine and especially Czech Republic, levelling the informational asymmetry and moral risks for their investors and create better investment rationale for decision making under sustainability. 
 Practical value / implications. The most efficient steps include the following ones: development and implementation of sustainability policy; emergence of specific reports based on ESG criteria; implementation of SDGs in activity of the company with further prioritization of these criteria within two groups. Further study in this field might be devoted to sustainability transparency comparison for agriculture companies in different branch in Ukraine and Czech Republic. Spreading the scope and sample of research allows making cross-industries STI benchmarking analysis.

Transparency of agriculture companies: rationale of responsible investment for better decision making under sustainability

Purpose. The purpose of the article – to explore transparency under sustainability among agricultural companies in Ukraine (company “Kernel”) and the Czech Republic (company “Agrofert”) with further recommendations and implications related to reporting.
 Methodology / approach. Qualitative estimations of sustainability transparency are based on Sustainability Transparency Index (STI) calculations. Methodology of this index is based on binary estimations of a number of transparency criterions including links to sustainability information; existence of sustainable development policy; availability of sustainability and SDG reports; disclosure according to ESG criteria and specifics SDGs as well as other relevant goals related to SDG and sustainable development.
 Results. Sustainability transparency from 2016 till 2019 in Agrofert and Kernel was almost the same. But since 2019 after Kernel introduced a number of steps to increase its transparency the situation has changed dramatically. STI index has increased from 32 in 2019 to 80 in 2021. STI values for Agrofert were unchanged in 2020 (the latest available period of analysis). As a result, Kernel’s financial results and indicators have demonstrated significant improvement both absolute and relative. For example, net profit increased by more than 1000 %, investment cash-flow by 100 %, ROE – by 500 % and ROIC by 140 %.
 Originality / scientific novelty. New empirical results based on qualitative estimations of sustainability transparency for the agriculture companies from different countries are provided. Current study covers the existing research gap, proved by bibliometric analysis tool, for instance in pure academic discussion in measurement, comparison and benchmarking of agricultural companies’ transparency for the responsible investment purpose. Recommendations for sustainability transparency improvement are proposed. They are intended on better perception of sustainability ideology and incorporation of ESG/SDG criterion by agriculture companies in Ukraine and especially Czech Republic, levelling the informational asymmetry and moral risks for their investors and create better investment rationale for decision making under sustainability. 
 Practical value / implications. The most efficient steps include the following ones: development and implementation of sustainability policy; emergence of specific reports based on ESG criteria; implementation of SDGs in activity of the company with further prioritization of these criteria within two groups. Further study in this field might be devoted to sustainability transparency comparison for agriculture companies in different branch in Ukraine and Czech Republic. Spreading the scope and sample of research allows making cross-industries STI benchmarking analysis.

A Dynamic Perspective on the Gender Diversity–Firms’ Environmental Performances Nexus: Evidence from the Energy Industry

We explore the role that a country’s economic and political uncertainty plays in shaping its environmental performance. We put emphasis on the role played by gender diversity in the board of firms, and we address two limitations characterizing the literature on the topic: (i) the use of static modelling that prevents identifying static and dynamic endogeneity and (ii) the assumption that the relationship is linear, which prevents accounting for the factors that affect the magnitude and the shape of this nexus. Using a System-GMM approach, we find evidence that gender diversity is associated positively with firms’ environmental results. Furthermore, the intensity of this relationship is increasing in gender diversity, and more importantly, the effect tends to be greater in less uncertain countries. These findings are of first importance in terms of the policy. Improving environmental quality can be achieved cost-effectively through the promotion of gender diversity, along with building/strengthening institutions to mitigate the effects of economic and political uncertainty. The benefits of these actions can support an effective implementation of the UN SDGs related to gender equality (Goal 5) and several environment-related SDGs (Goal 13 and Goal 15).

Supporting the sustainable development goals: The role of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library

The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a global plan to fight poverty, to establish equality and justice, and to achieve sustainable development for all countries. To enhance graduate's global competitiveness, the Chinese University of Hong Kong has been promoting the wide understanding of the SDGs within the university community. In 2021, the Chinese University of Hong Kong Library (CUHK Library) launched its Strategic Plan 2021–2025 to align with the University's Strategic Plan 2021–2025 in education, research and Innovation, resources, global and alumni engagement, and infrastructure. CUHK Library embraces social responsibility and sustainable development when upgrading its infrastructure to support the University developments. In this paper, the authors review the strategic implementation of SDGs in CUHK Library and conclude that academic library can contribute to the global plan for sustainable development. The findings in this paper can contribute to the discussions of SDGs in academic libraries from regional as well as international perspectives.

The Role of AIESEC in Implementing SDGS No. 4 Through Global Volunteers in the Suphanburi, Thailand

This research examines the role of AIESEC as an international organization in facilitating the implementation of SDGs through Global Volunteers in Suphanburi, Thailand. The SDGs' implementation affects getting involved and contributing actively to making the world a better place, especially regarding "Quality of Education." As a forum for facilitating education, it is necessary to consider the need for space for international organizations to provide various roles. As one of the significant organizations, AIESEC plays a role in providing real action to youth by contributing to the development of globalization. The research method uses qualitative research through library research from several journals, news, and data from AIESEC in this research. The result shows that the implementation of SDGs through Global Volunteers realizes and facilitates the development of education, especially in Suphanburi, which is a challenge, but can develop and will continue to evaluate how to create a globally supportive role. Therefore, AIESEC facilitates global values, activities, and program initiatives to support by implementing SDGs no 4, which is in the form of direct teaching materials to educate children in schools and communities to improve the quality of education and broaden horizons globally from English Day Teaching, Community Service, and also Global Village.

Companies’ sustainable reporting: assessment and practice

The article is devoted to highlighting of the results of scientific and practical research aimed at solving the problem of ensuring the comparability of enterprises' non-financial reporting data. The issues of current stage of non-financial reporting implementation are identified, including the lack of comparability of data disclosed in such reporting between companies, undustries and countries. These caused the difficulties with the monitoring of Sustainable Development Goals attainment. The results presented in the article is a part of the global overall countries’ case study of companies non-financial reporting practice in terms of SDGs’ attainment managed by UNCTAD. The ways and solutions to ensure the comparability of non-financial reporting data are suggested. The objective of the study is to determine the possility to align the company's core indicators with macro-indicators of SDGs attainment in appropriate areas. Case of Ukraine in the field of aggregation statistical data on progress in SDGs attainment and assessment of the private sector contribution to this process. The study was based on data from non-financial reporting of Ukrainian company for 2017-2018. This project was conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Guidance on core indicators for entity reporting on contribution towards implementation of SDGs, developed by ISAR-UNCTAD.

Sustainable Development in Education from Students’ Perspective—Implementation of Sustainable Development in Curricula

Education for sustainable development is a method of teaching aimed at developing awareness, competence, knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the field of environmental protection in such a way that each activity related to its operation supports the satisfaction of the needs of future generations. In the face of environmental and social challenges, these are key competencies that require significant changes in university curricula, supporting a sustainable and innovative economy. This article aims to present the results of a study on young people’s awareness of sustainable development and their opinion on the implementation of SDGs in curricula. The publication responds to the demand of technical students for educational content related to sustainable development and a greater integration of economic, social, and environmental issues. The analysis carried out as part of the EnAct-SDGs project at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow (Poland) shows that students are increasingly aware of the importance of sustainable development in various aspects of their lives, both in their education, in their professional work and in their lives, as part of an awareness-raising society. The conducted analyses allowed us to define the directions of necessary changes in the didactic process as an essential set of skills and knowledge for future graduates of raw materials faculties.