Civil Society Spotlight Report: “How far is Europe from achieving the SDGs?”
The EU has the power to pass transformative laws and command the resources needed to drive the transition towards social justice and environmental sustainability.
This civil society spotlight report, prepared by the civil society organisations that are members of the consortium of the REAL DEAL project and members of SDG Watch Europe, explains why the EU’s SDG reporting creates an illusion of sustainability and flags up serious gaps and challenges in the implementation of the SDGs.
In addition, it and makes concrete policy proposals for bringing them to life with real stories and suggests key recommendation the EU can, with a bit of political will, easily use to create the transformation we need.
Key recommendations for policy-makers
- Overarching Strategy: Introduce an EU Strategy for SDGs
- Wellbeing Economy: Replace GDP with indicators on wellbeing
- Live within our means: Reduce the European material footprint
- Social Justice: Truly leave no one behind by prioritising redistribution
- Stay on track: Improve EU monitoring on the structural and systematic gaps
- Lead by example: Ensure Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
