CS Professional · CSR and Social Governance · CSR and Sustainable Development Goals
Ananya, a company secretary at a Pune manufacturing company, is preparing a note for the board on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The board asks how many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the UN member states in 2015 as part of this agenda. Which figure should she state?
The 2030 Agenda adopted by UN member states in 2015 contains 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The figure of 8 refers to the earlier Millennium Development Goals, which the SDGs replaced and broadened in scope.
- A8 goals
- B17 goalsCorrect
- C12 goals
- D25 goals
Explanation
The 2030 Agenda adopted by all UN member states in 2015 contains 17 SDGs with 169 targets. The figure of 8 relates to the earlier Millennium Development Goals, which is the main distractor.
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