Austria's Commitment to the 2030 Agenda

SDG IMPLEMENTATION
IN AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA ON THE
SDG TEST BENCH
The implementation of the SDGs is measured by comprehensive
indicator sets. Up-to-date reports and rankings show:
When compared on an international level, Austria achieves
favorable or excellent outcomes regarding the 2030 Agenda.
Admittedly, there is still a need for action in some areas.
The monitoring of progress on the way to
achieving the SDGs is an important part of
the 2030 Agenda process. Only accurate
monitoring can verify SDG implementation
and ensure continuous adaptation.
On the UN level, a set of 231 indicators is
available for monitoring. At the national
level, Statistics Austria has developed a
set of around 200 indicators based on the
UN indicators and Eurostat specifications,
which are continuously adapted. In the
meantime, various institutions work on the
SDG progress measurement by countries
and world regions.
Federal Minister Karoline Edtstadler also
addressed the question “Agenda 2030 and
the 17 Sustainable Development Goals -
Where does Austria stand?” in an article
published in the journal “Nachhaltigkeitsrecht”
2022. 3
SDG Indicators Report of Statistics Austria
Statistics Austria’s approximately 200 indicators
examine Austria’s situation and show
where our country stands in an international
SDG comparison. 4
In the current report (“Agenda 2030 SDG
Indicators Report 2021”), Austria performs
well. 5 Moreover, already in the November
2020 report (“Agenda 2030 SDG Indicator
Report Update 2019 and COVID-19 Outlook”)
prepared for the FNU, Austria enjoyed a
largely positive report card on the achievement
of individual SDGs. 6 Examples of this.
Some examples:
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