Social Investment
Refers to the processes of convening or direct delivery of donations, or other forms of resource transfer (loans) carried out by FBOs to support with financial resources projects and initiatives aimed at advancing one or more SDGs.
Four Key Steps to Boost Financing for the SDG: Best practices and current Initiatives
Guide with a list of tools for each of the 4 key steps it deems necessary when raising finance for the SDGs
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, Organizational strengthening, Implement, Social Investment
Author: Naciones Unidas
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Rethinking Impact to Finance the SDGs
A document that addresses the SDG financing gap in order to propose new solutions for financing and business around the SDGs.
Closing the “Big Finance Gap” of the SDGs
Column on the need to renew countries’ finances in order to meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda.
For: SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Convene, Social Investment, Sensitize
Author: UNDP
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Building an Enabling Environment for SDG Financing
Document specifically addressing SDG financing and the enabling environment to make it happen.
A Toolbox of Resources for all Stakeholders
Tool includes 4 key steps for moving forward on SDG financing, and provides documents for each step.
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, Articulate, CATALYZE, Diagnose, Social Investment
Author: Naciones Unidas
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Finance for the Sustainable Development Goals
Web page on financing the SDGs around the world, as well as the possibility to donate.
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, Articulate, CATALYZE, Implement, Social Investment
Author: Joint SDG Fund
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2021
Report that covers and measures the need to increase funding for sustainable development by 2021
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Diagnose, Social Investment, Measure
Author: Naciones Unidas
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Challenges for resource mobilization
Document referring to financing sustainable development through fiscal policy.
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, Diagnose, Social Investment
Author: CEPAL
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Knowledge Bank
Platform containing specific material on SDG investment and financing (more than 180 documents).
The SDG Financing Lab
Platform where you can see the countries that provide and receive financing to develop the SDGs.
For: SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Social Investment, Measure, Report
Author: OCDE
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
UNDP Accelerating Finance for the SDGs and Covid-19 Recovery
Platform that compiles strategies, tools and financing flagships to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and advance the SDGs.
For: SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Organizational strengthening, Social Investment, Sensitize
Author: UNDP
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2023
Report provides an overview of the global economic context and its implications for sustainable development to 2023.
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Diagnose, Social Investment, Measure
Author: Naciones Unidas
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge
SDGs – Driving Societal Priorities: Leading to a Just Society. Issue: Social Investing within the SDG Context
This third part of a series of 3 articles, discusses Social Investment in the context of the SDGs.
For: SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Convene, Social Investment, Measure
Author: Philanthropy Impact
Type of content: General SDG Information
Basic Handbook on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Basic handbook to understand in broad strokes what is the A2030 and SDGs, it is an introductory document to start.
For: SUPPORT, Articulate, CATALYZE, Influence, Social Investment
Author: Naciones Unidas Uruguay
Type of content: General SDG Information
SDGs – Driving Societal Priorities: Leading to a Just Society. Issue: SDGs and their applications
This first part of a series of 3 Articles is an introduction to the SDGs and their implementation.
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, Articulate, CATALYZE, Social Investment, Plan (or design)
Author: Philanthropy Impact
Type of content: General SDG Information
SDGs – Driving Societal Priorities: Leading to a Just Society. Issue: Trust, Tax, Relevance and Innovation
This second part of a series of 3 articles, talks about trust, taxation, relevance and innovation in the 2030 Agenda.
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Influence, Social Investment, Plan (or design)
Author: Philanthropy Impact
Type of content: General SDG Information
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: How Community Foundations are contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Guide that gives examples and rationale for why foundations need to have a local approach to the SDG framework
For: ADOPT, SUPPORT, CATALYZE, Diagnose, Influence, Social Investment
Author: UK Community Foundations
Type of content: Actionable Knowledge