Industry 5.0 Benchmark

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Description

Industry 5.0 Benchmark is an integrated research and technology project that turns the European Union’s human-centric, sustainable and resilient Industry 5.0 vision into evidence, assessment and practical improvement. Its governed Framework defines what should be examined; SyncFrame connects relevant standards and policies; the Sustin Evidence Intelligence Engine organises multi-source evidence and identifies gaps; and the customer-facing i5 Readiness Mapper helps organisations understand their position and act on the findings. As evidence and validation mature, i5Index will support transparent sector, city and regional comparisons.

The project brings organisational information, operational records, public evidence and the lived experience of workers, users and communities into a traceable evidence process. AI assists evidence handling and mapping, while accountable people review material conclusions. As an SDG Acceleration Action, i5Benchmark links target-level commitments with baselines, evidence, responsible actors, beneficiaries, improvement actions and outcome status. Its strongest direct contributions concern SDGs 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 and 17, while sector and place-based profiles activate relevant pathways across the other Goals. The aim is to show whether technological and industrial progress creates genuine and fairly distributed value for people, society and the planet.

Description

Industry 5.0 Benchmark (i5Benchmark) is an integrated research, technology and implementation project for human-centred industrial transformation. It combines a governed benchmark framework, an evidence-intelligence infrastructure and user-facing assessment tools to help organisations understand their Industry 5.0 position, assemble credible evidence, identify material gaps and convert findings into practical improvement pathways.

i5Benchmark is grounded in the European Union’s pioneering Industry 5.0 vision of a human-centric, sustainable and resilient industry. The project extends the practical reach of that vision through international standards, cross-cultural interpretation and evidence from affected people and real-world practice. It also creates a reciprocal learning route through which experience from different regions can strengthen European research, methods and implementation.

The project consists of connected layers:

The i5Benchmark Framework provides the definition, domains, principles, requirements architecture, evidence logic, assessment methodology and governance needed for consistent and accountable evaluation.
SyncFrame provides the standards and policy interoperability layer, connecting relevant legal, sustainability, governance, responsible-innovation and reporting frameworks without treating partial overlap as automatic equivalence.
The Sustin Evidence Intelligence Engine is the project’s AI-assisted technology layer. It structures and compares fragmented evidence, maintains provenance and time context, detects gaps and contradictions, supports framework mapping and prepares explainable findings for human review.
The i5 Readiness Mapper is the customer-facing application. It guides organisations through evidence preparation and assessment, produces readiness profiles and benchmark views, identifies priority gaps and supports owned, time-bound improvement actions.
i5Index is the planned aggregate intelligence layer. As the evidence base and validation mature, it will support carefully governed comparisons across organisations, sectors, cities and regions without detaching results from their scope, evidence quality, method version or cultural context.

The shared evidence workspace is designed to bring together organisation-provided documents, policies and disclosures; operational and incident records; worker, user and community experience; public records and lawfully accessible public information; research and technical evidence; and authorised third-party data. Where public experience signals are used, evidence from several sources can be compared to reduce dependence on a single platform or stakeholder group. Source identity, collection time, scope and relevant snapshots or extracts are retained where lawful and proportionate, allowing users and reviewers to trace how a conclusion was formed.

The Evidence Intelligence Engine assesses evidence quality through factors such as provenance, recency, relevance, independence, assurance, contradiction and confidence. AI can assist extraction, classification, synthesis, standards mapping and gap detection. Material conclusions remain subject to accountable human review, stated limitations and an accessible route for correction or challenge. Organisational claims, source evidence, analytical findings and improvement actions are stored as distinct records.

The assessment baseline contains three Core Domains and two Enabling Domains:

Human Experience examines rights, health, safety, wellbeing, dignity, agency, inclusion, capabilities and opportunity in the experience of affected people.
Sustainable Practices examines environmental burdens, resource use, ecological limits, circularity and restorative or regenerative practice.
Resilience & Adaptability examines continuity, recovery, learning and adjustment to disruption and long-term change without transferring unacceptable risks or vulnerability.
Responsible Innovation examines whether technologies and material changes are necessary, responsibly selected, designed, tested and supported by appropriate capabilities, resources and operations.
Accountability examines who answers for decisions, claims, impacts and value distribution, and whether affected parties can obtain explanation, scrutiny, correction and remedy.

A Cultural Grounding & Contextual Legitimacy Layer operates across all five domains. It asks whether commitments are locally intelligible, relevant to actual social and ecological conditions, shaped through legitimate participation, compatible with rights and safety, and transparent about the provenance and interpretation of knowledge and data.

Contribution to SDG acceleration

i5Benchmark provides an implementation and evidence mechanism for the Sustainable Development Goals. It translates relevant SDG targets into context-specific commitments, links those commitments to evidence and responsible actors, identifies gaps and improvement actions, and follows whether the intended change is experienced in practice. Its contribution is therefore recorded at target level rather than inferred from a general sustainability claim.

The project makes its strongest, framework-level contribution through the following Goals and targets:

SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth: Human Experience and Responsible Innovation bring decent work, safe and secure working environments, workforce agency and the distribution of productivity gains into technology assessment. The principal links are Targets 8.2, 8.4, 8.5 and 8.8. Evidence may include work design, health and safety, worker experience, skills, access to opportunity, resource productivity and how value or risk is distributed.
SDG 9 — Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: the Framework supports inclusive and sustainable industrialisation, responsible technological upgrading, research capacity and infrastructure renewal through Targets 9.2, 9.4, 9.5 and 9.b. The i5 Readiness Mapper helps organisations connect innovation decisions with environmental performance, human benefit, resilience, evidence quality and implementation capability.
SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities: shared-value analysis, affected-stakeholder evidence and contextual legitimacy support social and economic inclusion and the reduction of discriminatory outcomes under Targets 10.2 and 10.3. Assessments examine who benefits, who is excluded and who carries costs or risks, using disaggregated evidence where lawful and appropriate.
SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production: Sustainable Practices, evidence interoperability and improvement tracking support resource efficiency, waste prevention, responsible organisational practice and credible sustainability information under Targets 12.2, 12.5, 12.6, 12.8 and 12.a. The platform can connect operational evidence with commitments and monitor whether improvement actions produce measurable change.
SDG 16 — Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: Accountability and the evidence-governance model support effective and transparent institutions, participatory decision-making and access to information under Targets 16.6, 16.7 and 16.10. Traceable sources, explainable findings, recorded dissent and routes for challenge, correction and remedy are built into the project design.
SDG 17 — Partnerships for the Goals: SyncFrame interoperability, international research exchange, capacity-building and the Global Core/profile model contribute to Targets 17.6, 17.9, 17.14, 17.16, 17.17, 17.18 and 17.19. The project enables knowledge and technology cooperation, policy coherence, multi-stakeholder implementation, better use of disaggregated evidence and measures of progress that extend beyond financial output.

Further SDG contributions are activated by the subject and context of an assessment:

SDGs 1 and 2: assessments involving employment, essential services, food systems or vulnerable communities can examine social protection, access to resources and technology, livelihood resilience and sustainable food production, particularly Targets 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.3 and 2.4.
SDG 3: Human Experience and Resilience & Adaptability can examine occupational and community health, mental wellbeing, pollution-related harm and preparedness for health risks under Targets 3.4, 3.9 and 3.d.
SDG 4: capacity-building, Industry 5.0 skills and education for sustainable development support Targets 4.4 and 4.7, including human rights, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity.
SDG 5: disaggregated evidence, non-discrimination, participation and responsible technology design can support Targets 5.1, 5.5 and 5.b.
SDGs 6 and 7: relevant industrial, urban and service assessments can address water quality and efficiency and cleaner, more efficient energy use through Targets 6.3, 6.4, 7.2 and 7.3.
SDG 11: city, venue and public-service applications can support participatory planning, reduced urban environmental impact, inclusive public space and urban resilience under Targets 11.3, 11.6, 11.7 and 11.b.
SDG 13: sustainability and resilience evidence, improvement planning and capacity-building can support climate adaptation, integration and awareness under Targets 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3.
SDGs 14 and 15: where operations or value chains materially affect marine or terrestrial ecosystems, Sustainable Practices can examine pollution, ecosystem resilience, biodiversity and integration of ecological values into decisions under Targets 14.1, 14.2, 14.a, 15.1, 15.5 and 15.9.

Each profile will distinguish a direct contribution, an enabling contribution, a context-dependent contribution and a target that is outside the assessment scope. For every contribution claimed, the system will record the relevant target, commitment, responsible actor, baseline, evidence, action, beneficiary, time period and outcome status. This preserves the project’s capacity to work across all 17 SDGs while preventing equal or automatic attribution where the evidence supports only a narrower contribution.

The project’s consensus-to-improvement cycle is to discover common concerns; form contextual consensus; translate that consensus into actionable commitments; implement action and disclose how value is distributed; assemble evidence and make accountable judgements; and use the findings to reinforce fulfilment, remedy harm and renew commitments. Technology and productivity are considered through the human, social and ecological value they create, the distribution of that value and the risks or exclusions that accompany it.

The platform can support private organisational workspaces and inspectable public profiles. Organisations may use the private environment to prepare evidence, examine weaknesses and manage improvement before choosing what may lawfully be disclosed. Public profiles can present attributable evidence, assessment scope, data status, limitations and dated results. Periodic or event-triggered synthesis can help organisations and public bodies detect emerging concerns and receive prioritised recommendations. Public-facing outputs will distinguish assessed information from independently verified information, and mapped requirements from certification or legal compliance.

Initial applications include cities and public authorities, hospitality, retail, venues, education institutions, SMEs, public-facing services and industrial ecosystems. Outputs may include an Industry 5.0 readiness profile, evidence inventory, provenance and confidence information, benchmark dashboard, material-gap analysis, prioritised actions, progress tracking and evidence-based reports. Later aggregate applications may provide sector, urban and regional intelligence and support research, programme management and responsible investment analysis.

Framework Version 2.0 and Foundational Design Charter Draft 0.9, dated 1 September 2026, establish the proposed public baseline for external review and future formal adoption. The public project website and early product experience are available; the Sustin Evidence Intelligence Engine v0 and i5 Readiness Mapper remain under active development and pilot preparation. The project does not currently offer accredited certification, statutory assurance, regulated credit scoring or legal-compliance determinations.

The action is stewarded by Sustainable Intelligence ASBL, Belgium, which leads public-interest research, framework development, methodology and governance. SUSTIN C.I.C., United Kingdom, leads technology development and practical implementation. The shared architecture allows the public-interest framework to evolve through governed research while supporting scalable applications, organisational subscriptions, programme and portfolio use, and future data or API services.

Expected Impact

i5Benchmark is expected to improve the quality of decisions made before, during and after industrial and technological change. It gives organisations a repeatable way to connect public commitments and internal policies with operational evidence, the experience of affected people, responsible actors and time-bound improvement work. The intended result is not a larger volume of sustainability claims, but clearer evidence of what changed, for whom, over what period and with what remaining limitations.

For workers, technology users, service users and communities, the project is expected to make rights, safety, wellbeing, agency, inclusion and lived experience more visible in organisational assessment. Evidence from affected people can reveal harms, exclusions or unequal value distribution that conventional reporting may miss. The Framework's accountability provisions are intended to strengthen explanation, correction, challenge and remedy when a material finding affects them.

For organisations, the Evidence Intelligence Engine and i5 Readiness Mapper are expected to reduce fragmentation between policies, operational records, stakeholder evidence, standards and SDG commitments. They will help users identify weak or contradictory evidence, prioritise material gaps, assign responsibility and follow improvement actions over time. This should support more credible decision-making, better preparedness for disruption and a more disciplined approach to responsible innovation, without presenting a mapped result as certification or legal compliance.

For cities, public authorities, programme operators and sector networks, governed aggregation can provide a more timely view of recurring needs, implementation barriers and emerging risks. Subject to sufficient evidence quality and comparability, i5Index may support place-based and sector-level learning while retaining the scope, context, method version and limitations behind each result.

For research, policy and standards communities, the project is expected to provide an interoperable evidence structure for examining how Industry 5.0 principles work across sectors and cultural settings. EU and UK implementation profiles can establish an initial reference point, while evidence from other regions can identify assumptions, gaps and adaptations that strengthen both international implementation and European research and practice.

The project's principal framework-level SDG effects concern SDGs 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 and 17: decent and safe work; responsible industrial innovation; reduced exclusion and unequal impacts; resource-efficient and accountable production; transparent and participatory institutions; and international knowledge, technology and implementation partnerships. Sector- and place-specific applications can support targets under the other Goals where a material relationship is established. Each claimed contribution will be linked to a specific SDG target, baseline, responsible actor, intended beneficiary, evidence route, action, implementation period and outcome status. This allows the project to test whether a stated alignment has become an implemented and evidenced contribution.

By 2030, the intended project-level results are a governed public benchmark and Charter; an operational Evidence Intelligence Engine and i5 Readiness Mapper; validated implementation profiles and bounded pilots; reusable capacity-building resources; and, where evidence maturity permits, a responsibly governed aggregate intelligence layer. Progress will be assessed through evidence quality and coverage, participation by affected stakeholders, completion and effectiveness of improvement actions, correction and challenge records, changes in human, social and ecological outcomes, and the quality of target-level SDG contribution evidence. Unsupported or inconclusive effects will be reported as such.

Implementation of the Project/Activity

Implementation follows a staged research-to-product pathway.

Phase 1 — Foundation and early methodology (November 2022–2025): The Global Sustainability SyncFrame established the initial standards-synchronisation direction. Research and engagement developed the Industry 5.0 Guidelines and clarified the need to connect human experience, sustainability, resilience, responsible innovation and accountability through an evidence-based approach.

Phase 2 — Framework and public product baseline (2026): The project is being consolidated under Industry 5.0 Benchmark. Framework Version 2.0 and Foundational Design Charter Draft 0.9 define the public baseline. The project website and early MVP communicate the product pathway. Work includes the evidence architecture, five-domain model, contextual-legitimacy layer, standards interoperability model, controlled document structure, target-level SDG contribution architecture and early i5 Readiness Mapper experience.

Phase 3 — Evidence infrastructure and initial validation (late 2026–2027): Development will advance the Sustin Evidence Intelligence Engine from v0 towards a usable first release and connect it with a shared, private-by-default evidence workspace. The workflow will support structured uploads and evidence records, public and authorised external sources, stakeholder experience, provenance and versioned snapshots, gap and contradiction detection, framework and SDG-target mapping, human review and improvement planning. Initial validation will target approximately 20–30 passive assessments using public evidence and 2–3 design partners able to compare public-only findings with authorised internal evidence. These are development targets rather than completed traction claims.

Phase 4 — Mapper pilots, profiles and capacity-building (2027–2028): The i5 Readiness Mapper will be piloted with selected organisations in initial use cases such as cities, hospitality, retail, venues, education, SMEs and public-facing services. The project will test readiness profiles, evidence-gap reporting, target-level SDG contribution records, prioritised improvement roadmaps, recurring evidence synthesis and progress monitoring. EU and UK implementation profiles, training resources and pilot protocols will be developed against the common Global Core. Pilot identities and results will be published only with confirmed roles, consent and appropriate limitations.

Phase 5 — Aggregate intelligence and responsible scale-up (2028–2030): Subject to evidence maturity and validation, i5Index will introduce staged organisation, sector, city and regional comparisons. Further national and sector profiles, programme or cohort tools, portfolio views, APIs and benchmark-data services may be developed through governed partnerships. International extension will combine a comparable Global Core with local validation and reciprocal learning.

Across all phases, the operational cycle is: ingest and register evidence; preserve provenance and context; map evidence to governed requirements; assess quality and identify gaps or contradictions; support accountable judgement; provide prioritised recommendations; track actions and new evidence; and update dated profiles without rewriting historical results.

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Capacity-building is integrated into the project rather than treated as a separate dissemination activity. Public resources will explain Industry 5.0, the five assessment domains, cultural grounding, evidence quality, stakeholder participation and the relationship between Industry 5.0 and the SDGs. Practical guidance will help organisations define an assessment scope, prepare evidence, understand limitations and convert findings into owned improvement actions.

Planned formats include workshops, training, research and pilot workspaces, implementation guidance, case-study methods, evidence templates, mapping resources, translations and educational materials for organisations, public authorities, researchers, students, practitioners and affected stakeholders. Pilot participants will receive structured support in evidence preparation, interpretation, human review and progress monitoring. Learning from pilots will feed into public guidance and subsequent framework versions.

SDG-focused capacity-building will help participants move from broad Goal selection to target-specific implementation. Training and templates will cover the identification of relevant targets, definition of beneficiaries and baselines, allocation of responsibility, selection of evidence, recording of interlinkages and trade-offs, and follow-up of outcomes. This will allow partners in different regions to retain local priorities while producing contribution records that remain understandable and comparable.

Technology transfer focuses on the responsible application of evidence methods and digital tools. The i5 Readiness Mapper will make the Framework usable by organisations without requiring them to build their own assessment infrastructure. Shared schemas, import templates and later APIs can enable authorised integration with organisational systems, programme platforms and partner services. Access and licensing models will distinguish public-interest Framework materials from proprietary platform functions and will be defined through governance, intellectual-property, privacy, security and sustainability requirements.

International transfer will use a Global Core with validated national, regional or sector profiles. Local participants will help interpret commitments and evidence in their own cultural, legal and operational contexts. Knowledge exchange remains two-way: European Industry 5.0 research and practice support adoption elsewhere, while international cases and affected-stakeholder evidence strengthen European research and implementation.

Training on AI-assisted evidence work will cover source provenance, bias, uncertainty, privacy, limitations of automated synthesis and the need for accountable human judgement. The project will not promote the use of worker monitoring, behavioural data or human sensing for productivity control. Any future use of human-generated or sensor-derived experience evidence must be voluntary, proportionate, purpose-limited and governed by rights, safety and privacy safeguards.

Capacity

The project is delivered through complementary research, governance and technology capacity in Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Sustainable Intelligence ASBL, Belgium, provides the public-interest and research foundation. Its capabilities include Industry 5.0 research, sustainability and SDG alignment, standards interoperability, responsible innovation, evidence architecture, stakeholder-oriented assessment, cultural and contextual analysis, governance design and international coordination. Its institutional membership in the European Commission’s Industry 5.0 Community of Practice connects the project to an active European research and policy community.

SUSTIN C.I.C., United Kingdom, provides product development and implementation capacity, including digital prototyping, cloud-based evidence workspaces, data and AI-assisted workflows, evidence mapping, user-facing assessment tools and practical deployment. Its membership in NVIDIA Inception supports access to a wider technology-development ecosystem without constituting endorsement or validation.

The combined project assets include the earlier SyncFrame work, the 2025 Industry 5.0 Guidelines, Framework Version 2.0 / Charter Draft 0.9, the five-domain and cultural-grounding architecture, standards and evidence-mapping methods, the public web presence, an early MVP, and the i5 Readiness Mapper and Evidence Intelligence Engine development work.

The initiative is led by a lean cross-border core team and draws on prior academic engagement, European policy and standards participation, international professional networks and technology ecosystems. Additional research, technical and pilot capacity is being developed through formally agreed design partnerships and specialist contributions. External organisations will be presented as partners only where their role and consent are confirmed.

The delivery model can support SME subscriptions, enterprise and multi-entity licences, programme or cohort access and, at a later stage, authorised API and benchmark-data services. These models are intended to sustain the technical infrastructure while keeping the Framework’s public-interest purpose and governance intact.

Coordination mechanisms

Coordination is organised across research and methodology, technology and data, implementation and stakeholder participation.

Sustainable Intelligence ASBL maintains the Foundational Design Charter, research programme, requirements architecture, interoperability principles, contribution process and public-interest safeguards. SUSTIN C.I.C. translates governed specifications into the evidence workspace, Evidence Intelligence Engine, i5 Readiness Mapper and supporting digital services. A shared roadmap and version register connect changes in the Framework with changes in data structures, software behaviour and user-facing outputs.

New requirements and mappings move through documented stages: source identification; provenance and rights review; methodological analysis; stakeholder and contextual examination; technical implementation; bounded testing; approval; release; and later review. Each material change receives an owner, status, version, rationale and effective date. Research findings do not automatically become product requirements, and software releases cannot amend the Framework’s foundational commitments.

Pilot and research contributors may provide cases, evidence protocols, mappings, datasets, translations, validation studies or methodological challenge. Their roles, intellectual-property position, data rights, confidentiality obligations, conflicts of interest and publication basis are agreed before their contributions enter a governed instrument or public output. Named partnerships require explicit confirmation and consent.

Affected workers, users and communities participate through structured feedback, contextual interpretation and validation. Dissent and contradictory evidence are retained rather than forced into artificial consensus. Regular project reviews connect stakeholder findings, product performance, evidence quality and implementation learning with the next development cycle.

European and international engagement is designed as reciprocal exchange. EU policy leadership and standards experience inform the Global Core and initial EU and UK implementation profiles; locally grounded cases and evidence from other regions can reveal assumptions, gaps and necessary adaptations and feed those lessons back into European research and implementation.

Governed

i5Benchmark is governed through a separation between its stable public-interest foundation, evolving assessment instruments, technical systems and individual assessment records.

The controlled framework suite comprises:

Foundational Design Charter — definition, purpose, principles, domain architecture, boundaries and non-negotiable methodological commitments.
Framework Constitution — stewardship, decision rights, adoption and amendment, contribution rules, independence, conflicts of interest, appeals, recognition governance and approval of implementation profiles.
Methodology Specifications — procedures and data structures for consensus, cultural grounding, evidence, causality, judgement, uncertainty, temporal treatment, validation, human review and challenge.
Requirement & Mapping Registry — version-controlled requirements, indicators, evidence expectations, judgement rules, improvement routes, source records and edition-specific interoperability mappings.
Evidence & Rating Layer — assessment-specific evidence, findings, actions, review provenance, audit history and dated user-facing outputs.

The Requirement & Mapping Registry will include an SDG Contribution Record connecting each claimed contribution to a specific Goal and target, the applicable i5Benchmark requirement, responsible actor, intended beneficiary, baseline, evidence route, action and outcome status. This record prevents broad Goal-level labels from substituting for demonstrated contribution.

Every assessment will be bound to a declared subject, scope, implementation profile, evidence period, requirement set and method version. Changes carry an effective date, rationale and migration record, while historical findings remain attached to the method and evidence used at the time. Foundational commitments cannot be altered indirectly through software, indicator or scoring changes.

Evidence governance covers lawful collection, consent and legitimate purpose, data minimisation, source provenance, confidentiality, access control, retention, intellectual property and correction. Private organisational evidence remains private by default. Public profiles and aggregate intelligence use information that may lawfully be disclosed and show their evidence status and material limitations.

AI-assisted processes support evidence handling and analysis. Accountable human review is required for externally relied-upon findings. Users and affected parties must be able to understand the basis of material conclusions and raise corrections or challenges. Organisational claims, evidence, findings, recommendations and any independently verified statements remain visibly distinct.

Sustainable Intelligence ASBL stewards the Framework and public-interest methodology. SUSTIN C.I.C. develops and operates the technology within these governance requirements. Assessment, recognition and commercial services will be organisationally and procedurally separated where independence or conflict safeguards require it.

Evaluation

Evaluation covers the technical system, assessment methodology, user usefulness and real-world effects.

Evidence quality will be examined through coverage, source diversity, provenance completeness, recency, relevance, independence, assurance, contradiction handling and confidence. Multi-source evidence will be assessed for duplication and systematic bias. Dated snapshots or extracts will support reproducibility where their retention is lawful and proportionate.

Technical and analytical performance will be tested through the accuracy of evidence extraction and classification, the quality of framework and standards mappings, the ability to identify material gaps and conflicting evidence, and agreement between AI-assisted outputs and accountable human review. Testing will compare public-only evidence with authorised internal evidence to understand coverage and confidence differences. Model and system limitations will be documented.

Methodological integrity will be evaluated through traceability to normative, empirical and technical, cultural, and lived or local sources; consistency across assessors and versions; effectiveness of the Cultural Grounding & Contextual Legitimacy Layer; visibility of uncertainty; and the operation of correction, challenge and remedy processes.

User value will be assessed through the usability of evidence preparation and assessment, time required to assemble a credible evidence record, clarity of readiness profiles and gap analysis, relevance of recommended actions, completion of owned improvement actions and usefulness of progress tracking. Feedback will be gathered from organisations, practitioners and affected stakeholders during bounded pilots.

Impact will be examined through changes experienced by people, society and ecological systems, including rights, safety, wellbeing, agency, inclusion, environmental burden, resilience and the distribution of additional value, costs and risks. Productivity or technology adoption will not substitute for these outcomes.

SDG acceleration will be evaluated at target level. Each claimed contribution will be classified as direct, enabling or context-dependent and tested against its stated baseline, responsible actor, intended beneficiary, evidence, implementation period and observed outcome. Evaluation will examine whether i5Benchmark helped an organisation move from a general SDG alignment statement to an implemented and evidenced change. The project will report both supported contributions and targets for which evidence remains insufficient or outside scope.

Benchmark and index validity will be tested before wider comparison. Scores or rankings will be released only where evidence maturity, coverage, contextual comparability, method stability and review status support their use. Findings will state scope, evidence period, method version, uncertainty and material limitations, and material safeguards or adverse findings will remain visible.

Partners

Lead and framework steward

Sustainable Intelligence ASBL, Belgium

Technology development and implementation partner

SUSTIN C.I.C., United Kingdom

Academic institutions, public authorities, pilot organisations, standards contributors and other collaborators will be named only after their specific role and consent to public disclosure have been confirmed. Participation in a research discussion, application consortium or technology ecosystem is not presented as a formal project partnership.

Additional information

Industry 5.0 Benchmark and public project information: https://i5benchmark.com/
Sustainable Intelligence ASBL: https://sust.in/
Global Sustainability SyncFrame: https://syncframe.org/
Contact: seph@sust.in

Industry 5.0 Benchmark is registered on the United Nations SDG Actions Platform as an SDG Acceleration Action. Sustainable Intelligence ASBL is an institutional member of the European Commission’s Industry 5.0 Community of Practice and is listed there as a private research organisation.

SDG contribution will be reported at target level. Public profiles will distinguish direct, enabling and context-dependent contributions and will identify the supporting commitment, evidence, beneficiary, implementation period and outcome status. The project’s principal framework-level links are SDGs 8, 9, 10, 12, 16 and 17; applications in health, education, equality, water, energy, cities, climate and ecosystems can activate the relevant targets of the other Goals.

Framework Version 2.0 / Foundational Design Charter Draft 0.9, dated 1 September 2026, is a pre-adoption public baseline. Detailed operational controls, indicators, scoring rules, thresholds, restricted standards mappings, technology-specific methods and unpublished research are maintained outside this public description until the relevant review and governance stages are complete.

SDGS & Targets

Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

1.1

By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day

1.1.1

Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)

1.2

By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

1.2.1

Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age

1.2.2

Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions

1.3

Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable

1.3.1

Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable

1.4

By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance

1.4.1

Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services

1.4.2

Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, (a) with legally recognized documentation, and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure

1.5

By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

1.5.1

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

1.5.2

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)

1.5.3

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030

1.5.4

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

1.a

Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions

1.a.1

Total official development assistance grants that focus on poverty reduction as a share of the recipient country’s gross national income

1.a.2

Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)

1.b

Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions

1.b.1

Pro-poor public social spending

Goal 2

End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

2.1

By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round

2.1.1

Prevalence of undernourishment

2.1.2

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)

2.2

By 2030, end all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under 5 years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and older persons

2.2.1

Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age

2.2.2

Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)

2.2.3

Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15 to 49 years, by pregnancy status (percentage)

2.2.4

Prevalence of minimum dietary diversity, by population group (children aged 6 to 9 months and non-pregnant women aged 15 to 49 years)

2.3

By 2030, double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers, including through secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment

2.3.1

Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size

2.3.2

Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous status

2.4

By 2030, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters and that progressively improve land and soil quality

2.4.1

Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture

2.5

By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed

2.5.1

Number of (a) plant and (b) animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities

2.5.2

Proportion of local and transboundary breeds classified as being at risk of extinction

2.a

Increase investment, including through enhanced international cooperation, in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development and plant and livestock gene banks in order to enhance agricultural productive capacity in developing countries, in particular least developed countries

2.a.1

The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures

2.a.2

Total official flows (official development assistance plus other official flows) to the agriculture sector

2.b

Correct and prevent trade restrictions and distortions in world agricultural markets, including through the parallel elimination of all forms of agricultural export subsidies and all export measures with equivalent effect, in accordance with the mandate of the Doha Development Round

2.b.1

Agricultural export subsidies

2.c

Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility

2.c.1

Indicator of food price anomalies

Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

3.1

By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births

3.1.1

Maternal mortality ratio

3.1.2

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

3.2

By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births

3.2.1

Under-five mortality rate

3.2.2

Neonatal mortality rate

3.3

By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

3.3.1

Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations

3.3.2

Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population

3.3.3

Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

3.3.4

Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

3.3.5

Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

3.4

By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

3.4.1

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

3.4.2

Suicide mortality rate

3.5

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

3.5.1

Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders

3.5.2

Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

3.6

By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents

3.6.1

Death rate due to road traffic injuries

3.7

By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

3.7.1

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

3.7.2

Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group

3.8

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

3.8.1

Coverage of essential health services

3.8.2

Proportion of population with positive out-of-pocket household expenditures on health exceeding 40 per cent of household discretionary budget

3.9

By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination

3.9.1

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution

3.9.2

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

3.9.3

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

3.a

Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate

3.a.1

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

3.b

Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

3.b.1

Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

3.b.2

Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors

3.b.3

Health product access index

3.c

Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States

3.c.1

Health worker density and distribution

3.d

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

3.d.1

International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness

3.d.2

Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms

Goal 4

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

4.1

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes

4.1.1

Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex

4.1.2

Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)

4.2

By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education

4.2.1

Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex

4.2.2

Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex

4.3

By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university

4.3.1

Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex

4.4

By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship

4.4.1

Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill

4.5

By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations

4.5.1

Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated

4.6

By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy

4.6.1

Youth/adult literacy rate

4.7

By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

4.7.1

Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment

4.a

Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all

4.a.1

Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service

4.b

By 2020, substantially expand globally the number of scholarships available to developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States and African countries, for enrolment in higher education, including vocational training and information and communications technology, technical, engineering and scientific programmes, in developed countries and other developing countries

4.b.1

Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships

4.c

By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States

4.c.1

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level

Goal 5

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

5.1

End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere

5.1.1

Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex

5.2

Eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation

5.2.1

Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age

5.2.2

Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence

5.3

Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation

5.3.1

Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18

5.3.2

Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age

5.4

Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate

5.4.1

Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location

5.5

Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life

5.5.1

Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments

5.5.2

Proportion of women in managerial positions

5.6

Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences

5.6.1

Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care

5.6.2

Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education

5.a

Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws

5.a.1

(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure

5.a.2

Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control

5.b

Enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology, to promote the empowerment of women

5.b.1

Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex

5.c

Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels

5.c.1

Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment

Goal 6

Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

6.1

By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all

6.1.1

Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services

6.2

By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

6.2.1

Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water

6.3

By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally

6.3.1

Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated

6.3.2

Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality

6.4

By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity

6.4.1

Change in water-use efficiency over time

6.4.2

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

6.5

By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate

6.5.1

Degree of integrated water resources management

6.5.2

Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation

6.6

By 2020, protect and restore water-related ecosystems, including mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers and lakes

6.6.1

Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time

6.a

By 2030, expand international cooperation and capacity-building support to developing countries in water- and sanitation-related activities and programmes, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, recycling and reuse technologies

6.a.1

Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan

6.b

Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management

6.b.1

Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management

Goal 7

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

7.1

By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services

7.1.1

Proportion of population with access to electricity

7.1.2

Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technology

7.2

By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix

7.2.1

Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

7.3

By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

7.3.1

Energy intensity measured in terms of primary energy and GDP

7.a

By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology

7.a.1

International financial flows to developing countries in support of clean energy research and development and renewable energy production, including in hybrid systems

7.b

By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support

7.b.1

Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)

Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

8.1

Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries

8.1.1

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

8.2

Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors

8.2.1

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

8.3

Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services

8.3.1

Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex

8.4

Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead

8.4.1

Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

8.4.2

Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

8.5

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

8.5.1

Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities

8.5.2

Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

8.6

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

8.6.1

Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training

8.7

Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

8.7.1

Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

8.8

Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

8.8.1

Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status

8.8.2

Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status

8.9

By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

8.9.1

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate

8.9.2

Employed persons in the tourism industries

8.10

Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all

8.10.1

(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults

8.10.2

Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider

8.a

Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries

8.a.1

Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements

8.b

By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization

8.b.1

Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy

Goal 9

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

9.1

Develop quality, reliable, sustainable and resilient infrastructure, including regional and transborder infrastructure, to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all

9.1.1

Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road

9.1.2

Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport

9.2

Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

9.2.1

Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita

9.2.2

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

9.3

Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets

9.3.1

Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added, based on (a) international classification and (b) national classifications

9.3.2

Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit

9.4

By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities

9.4.1

CO₂emission per unit of value added

9.5

Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors in all countries, in particular developing countries, including, by 2030, encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers per 1 million people and public and private research and development spending

9.5.1

Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP

9.5.2

Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants

9.a

Facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States

9.a.1

Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure

9.b

Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for, inter alia, industrial diversification and value addition to commodities

9.b.1

Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added

9.c

Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020

9.c.1

Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology

Goal 10

Reduce inequality within and among countries

10.1

By 2030, progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom 40 per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average

10.1.1

Growth rates of household expenditure or income per capita among the bottom 40 per cent of the population and the total population

10.2

By 2030, empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status

10.2.1

Proportion of people living below 50 per cent of median income, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

10.3

Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies and action in this regard

10.3.1

Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed within the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

10.4

Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality

10.4.1

Labour share of GDP

10.4.2

Redistributive impact of fiscal policy on the Gini index

10.5

Improve the regulation and monitoring of global financial markets and institutions and strengthen the implementation of such regulations

10.5.1

Financial Soundness Indicators

10.6

Ensure enhanced representation and voice for developing countries in decision-making in global international economic and financial institutions in order to deliver more effective, credible, accountable and legitimate institutions

10.6.1

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

10.7

Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies

10.7.1

Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of montlhy income earned in country of destination

10.7.2

Number of countries with migration policies that facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people

10.7.3

Number of people who died or disappeared in the process of migration towards an international destination

10.7.4

Proportion of the population who are refugees, by country of origin

10.a

Implement the principle of special and differential treatment for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, in accordance with World Trade Organization agreements

10.a.1

Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports from least developed countries and developing countries with zero-tariff

10.b

Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes

10.b.1

Total resource flows for development (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)

10.c

By 2030, reduce to less than 3 per cent the transaction costs of migrant remittances and eliminate remittance corridors with costs higher than 5 per cent

10.c.1

Remittance costs as a proportion of the amount remitted

Goal 11

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

11.1

By 2030, ensure access for all to adequate, safe and affordable housing and basic services and upgrade slums

11.1.1

Proportion of urban population living in slums, informal settlements or inadequate housing

11.2

By 2030, provide access to safe, affordable, accessible and sustainable transport systems for all, improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, women, children, persons with disabilities and older persons

11.2.1

Proportion of population that has convenient access to public transport, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

11.3

By 2030, enhance inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacity for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries

11.3.1

Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate

11.3.2

Proportion of cities with a direct participation structure of civil society in urban planning and management that operate regularly and democratically

11.4

Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage

11.4.1

Total per capita expenditure on the preservation, protection and conservation of all cultural and natural heritage, by source of funding (public, private), type of heritage (cultural, natural) and level of government (national, regional, and local/municipal)

11.5

By 2030, significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses relative to global gross domestic product caused by disasters, including water-related disasters, with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations

11.5.1

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

11.5.2

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global domestic product (GDP)

11.5.3

(a) Damage to critical infrastructure and (b) number of disruptions to basic services, attributed to disasters

11.6

By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

11.6.1

Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities

11.6.2

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (e.g. PM2.5 and PM10) in cities (population weighted)

11.7

By 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities

11.7.1

Average share of the built-up area of cities that is open space for public use for all, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

11.7.2

Proportion of persons victim of non-sexual or sexual harassment, by sex, age, disability status and place of occurrence, in the previous 12 months

11.a

Support positive economic, social and environmental links between urban, peri-urban and rural areas by strengthening national and regional development planning

11.a.1

Number of countries that have national urban policies or regional development plans that (a) respond to population dynamics; (b) ensure balanced territorial development; and (c) increase local fiscal space

11.b

By 2020, substantially increase the number of cities and human settlements adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement, in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, holistic disaster risk management at all levels

11.b.1

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

11.b.2

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

11.c

Support least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance, in building sustainable and resilient buildings utilizing local materials

11.c.1

Total official development assistance and other official flows in support of urban infrastructure or urban infrastructure projects, by sector

Goal 12

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

12.1

Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries

12.1.1

Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production

12.2

By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources

12.2.1

Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

12.2.2

Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

12.3

By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses

12.3.1

(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index

12.4

By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment

12.4.1

Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement

12.4.2

(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment

12.5

By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse

12.5.1

National recycling rate, tons of material recycled

12.6

Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle

12.6.1

Number of companies publishing sustainability reports

12.7

Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities

12.7.1

Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans

12.8

By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature

12.8.1

12.a

Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production

12.a.1

Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)

12.b

Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

12.b.1

Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability

12.c

Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities

12.c.1

Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP

Goal 13

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

13.1

Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries

13.1.1

Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population

13.1.2

Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030

13.1.3

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies

13.2

Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning

13.2.1

Number of countries with reports under the Paris Agreement, as submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

13.2.2

Total greenhouse gas emissions per year

13.3

Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning

13.3.1

13.a

Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible

13.a.1

Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025

13.b

Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities

13.b.1

Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with reports under the Paris Agreement, as submitted to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Goal 14

Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

14.1

By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution

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(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density

14.2

By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans

14.2.1

Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas

14.3

Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels

14.3.1

Average marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations

14.4

By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics

14.4.1

Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

14.5

By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information

14.5.1

Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas

14.6

By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation

14.6.1

Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

14.7

By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism

14.7.1

Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries

14.a

Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries

14.a.1

Proportion of total research budget allocated to research in the field of marine technology

14.b

Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets

14.b.1

Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries

14.c

Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"

14.c.1

Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources

Goal 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

15.1

By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements

15.1.1

Forest area as a proportion of total land area

15.1.2

Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

15.2

By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

15.2.1

Progress towards sustainable forest management

15.3

By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world

15.3.1

Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

15.4

By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development

15.4.1

Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity

15.4.2

(a) Mountain Green Cover Index and (b) proportion of degraded mountain land

15.5

Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

15.5.1

Red List Index

15.6

Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed

15.6.1

Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits

15.7

Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products

15.7.1

Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked

15.8

By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species

15.8.1

Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species

15.9

By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

15.9.1

(a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework Target 14 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting

15.a

Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems

15.a.1

(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments

15.b

Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation

15.b.1

(a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments

15.c

Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities

15.c.1

Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked

Goal 16

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

16.1

Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

16.1.1

Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by sex and age

16.1.2

Conflict-related deaths per 100,000 population, by sex, age and cause

16.1.3

Proportion of population subjected to (a) physical violence, (b) psychological violence and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months

16.1.4

Proportion of population that feel safe walking alone around the area they live after dark

16.2

End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children

16.2.1

Proportion of children aged 1–17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month

16.2.2

Number of victims of human trafficking per 100,000 population, by sex, age and form of exploitation

16.2.3

Proportion of young women and men aged 18–29 years who experienced sexual violence by age 18

16.3

Promote the rule of law at the national and international levels and ensure equal access to justice for all

16.3.1

Proportion of victims of (a) physical, (b) psychological and/or (c) sexual violence in the previous 12 months who reported their victimization to competent authorities or other officially recognized conflict resolution mechanisms

16.3.2

Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population

16.3.3

Proportion of the population who have experienced a dispute in the past two years and who accessed a formal or informal dispute resolution mechanism, by type of mechanism

16.4

By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime

16.4.1

Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)

16.4.2

Proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority in line with international instruments

16.5

Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms

16.5.1

Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months

16.5.2

Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

16.6

Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels

16.6.1

Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)

16.6.2

Proportion of population satisfied with their last experience of public services

16.7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels

16.7.1

Proportions of positions in national and local institutions, including (a) the legislatures; (b) the public service; and (c) the judiciary, compared to national distributions, by sex, age, persons with disabilities and population groups

16.7.2

Proportion of population who believe decision-making is inclusive and responsive, by sex, age, disability and population group

16.8

Broaden and strengthen the participation of developing countries in the institutions of global governance

16.8.1

Proportion of members and voting rights of developing countries in international organizations

16.9

By 2030, provide legal identity for all, including birth registration

16.9.1

Proportion of children under 5 years of age whose births have been registered with a civil authority, by age

16.10

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

16.10.1

Number of verified cases of killing, kidnapping, enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture of journalists, associated media personnel, trade unionists and human rights advocates in the previous 12 months

16.10.2

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

16.a

Strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacity at all levels, in particular in developing countries, to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime

16.a.1

Existence of independent national human rights institutions in compliance with the Paris Principles

16.b

Promote and enforce non-discriminatory laws and policies for sustainable development

16.b.1

Proportion of population reporting having personally felt discriminated against or harassed in the previous 12 months on the basis of a ground of discrimination prohibited under international human rights law

Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

17.1

Strengthen domestic resource mobilization, including through international support to developing countries, to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection

17.1.1

Total government revenue as a proportion of GDP, by source

17.1.2

Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes

17.2

Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of ODA/GNI to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries

17.2.1

Net official development assistance, total and to least developed countries, as a proportion of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee donors’ gross national income (GNI)

17.3

Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources

17.3.1

Additional financial resources mobilized for developing countries from multiple sources

17.3.2

Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP

17.4

Assist developing countries in attaining long-term debt sustainability through coordinated policies aimed at fostering debt financing, debt relief and debt restructuring, as appropriate, and address the external debt of highly indebted poor countries to reduce debt distress

17.4.1

Debt service as a proportion of exports of goods, services and primary income

17.5

Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries

17.5.1

Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for developing countries, including the least developed countries

17.6

Enhance North-South, South-South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism

17.6.1

Fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, by speed

17.7

Promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies to developing countries on favourable terms, including on concessional and preferential terms, as mutually agreed

17.7.1

Total amount of funding for developing and developed countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies

17.8

Fully operationalize the technology bank and science, technology and innovation capacity-building mechanism for least developed countries by 2017 and enhance the use of enabling technology, in particular information and communications technology

17.8.1

Proportion of individuals using the Internet

17.9

Enhance international support for implementing effective and targeted capacity-building in developing countries to support national plans to implement all the Sustainable Development Goals, including through North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation

17.9.1

Dollar value of official development assistance committed to developing countries

17.10

Promote a universal, rules-based, open, non-discriminatory and equitable multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization, including through the conclusion of negotiations under its Doha Development Agenda

17.10.1

Worldwide weighted tariff-average

17.11

Significantly increase the exports of developing countries, in particular with a view to doubling the least developed countries’ share of global exports by 2020

17.11.1

Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global exports

17.12

Realize timely implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access on a lasting basis for all least developed countries, consistent with World Trade Organization decisions, including by ensuring that preferential rules of origin applicable to imports from least developed countries are transparent and simple, and contribute to facilitating market access

17.12.1

Weighted average tariffs faced by developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States

17.13

Enhance global macroeconomic stability, including through policy coordination and policy coherence

17.13.1

Macroeconomic Dashboard

17.14

Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

17.14.1

Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development

17.15

Respect each country’s policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development

17.15.1

Extent of use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools by providers of development cooperation

17.16

Enhance the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development, complemented by multi-stakeholder partnerships that mobilize and share knowledge, expertise, technology and financial resources, to support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in all countries, in particular developing countries

17.16.1

Number of countries reporting progress in multi-stakeholder development effectiveness monitoring frameworks that support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

17.17

Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships

17.17.1

Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure

17.18

By 2020, enhance capacity-building support to developing countries, including for least developed countries and small island developing States, to increase significantly the availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location and other characteristics relevant in national contexts

17.18.1

Statistical capacity indicators

17.18.2

Number of countries that have national statistical legislation that complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics

17.18.3

Number of countries with a national statistical plan that is fully funded and under implementation, by source of funding

17.19

By 2030, build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development that complement gross domestic product, and support statistical capacity-building in developing countries

17.19.1

Dollar value of all resources made available to strengthen statistical capacity in developing countries

17.19.2

Proportion of countries that (a) have conducted at least one population and housing census in the last 10 years; and (b) have achieved 100 per cent birth registration and 80 per cent death registration

SDG 14 targets covered

Name	Description
14.1	By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.2	By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.3	Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.4	By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.a	Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.c	Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
17.14	Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development

Deliverables & Timeline

01 December, 2023

This update reflects the evolution of the original SyncFrame SDG Acceleration Action into the Industry 5.0 Benchmark.

SyncFrame remains the original framework foundation and synchronisation logic of the project. The updated project title and description clarify the current direction: to develop a dynamic benchmark tool that continuously maps and synchronises global sustainability, ESG, governance, responsible AI and Industry 5.0-related standards into practical readiness indicators, evidence gaps and improvement roadmaps.

The project no longer presents itself as a static standard. Instead, it is positioned as a living benchmark intelligence system and AI-assisted readiness mapping tool for organisations seeking to operationalise Industry 5.0 and SDG-aligned transformation.

This update also reflects the planned development of i5 Readiness Mapper as the first digital application of the Industry 5.0 Benchmark.

30 September, 2026

Deliverable 1 — Public Framework and project baseline

Framework Version 2.0 and Foundational Design Charter Draft 0.9, together with an updated public project website explaining the integrated i5Benchmark architecture, evidence principles, target-level contribution to SDG acceleration, assessment scope, governance and development status.

30 June, 2027

Deliverable 2 — Evidence Intelligence and Mapper pilot system

A first operational release of the Sustin Evidence Intelligence Engine and i5 Readiness Mapper workflow, including private evidence workspaces, multi-source evidence registration, provenance and versioning, framework and SDG-target mapping, gap and contradiction detection, accountable human review, readiness profiles, SDG contribution records and prioritised improvement pathways.

31 December, 2028

Deliverable 3 — Validated implementation and capacity package

Initial EU and UK implementation profiles, bounded organisational pilots, documented comparison of public-only and authorised internal evidence, target-level SDG contribution and interlinkage analysis, pilot and evaluation protocol, capacity-building resources and a public learning report stating methods, findings, limitations and resulting improvements.

31 December, 2030

Deliverable 4 — Responsible benchmark intelligence infrastructure

A governed and scalable i5Benchmark infrastructure connecting the Framework, evidence engine, i5 Readiness Mapper and a staged i5Index layer, with validated sector or regional applications, target-level SDG contribution reporting, dated and explainable benchmark outputs, improvement tracking, partner or programme access and documented safeguards for future expansion.

Resources mobilized

Financing (in USD)

150,000 USD, self financing of SUSTIN for joint research in early stage.

Staff / Technical expertise

Sustainable Intelligence (SustIn) in Brussels Belgium, Tianjin University China, and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

In-kind contribution

European Office provided by Hub Brussels - The Brussels Government, in Belgium. Chinese office provided by Guangzhou Association of Technolgy in China.

Financing (in USD)

Aim to acquire 6 million USD (or 5 milion Euros) social invetments on sustainable developments in 5 years.

Partnership Progress

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Timeline

01 November 2022 (start date)

31 December 2030 (date of completion)

Entity

Sustainable Intelligence (SustIn)

Ongoing

SDGs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Region

Europe
Asia and Pacific

Geographical coverage

Brussels, Belgium and London, United Kingdom — with a global implementation scope

Other beneficiaries

The primary beneficiaries are workers, technology users, service users and communities affected by industrial, organisational and technological decisions. i5Benchmark gives their rights, safety, wellbeing, agency, knowledge and lived experience an explicit place in assessment and improvement.

Organisational beneficiaries include SMEs, larger enterprises, public-facing service providers, cities and public authorities, education institutions, hospitality and retail operators, venues, industrial sites and value-chain ecosystems. They can use the project to organise fragmented evidence, understand readiness, compare performance within an appropriate context, identify weaknesses and manage credible improvement programmes.

Research, policy and standards communities benefit from a structured link between normative requirements, technical evidence, cultural interpretation and affected-stakeholder experience. Programme operators, accelerators, industry networks and public bodies may use aggregated and appropriately governed information to support cohorts, interventions and policy learning. In later stages, financial and impact stakeholders may use benchmark intelligence as one input to research and decision support, subject to clear limitations and without treating it as a regulated credit rating.

The wider public benefits from more inspectable organisational claims, clearer evidence provenance, greater visibility of who receives the value created by technology and industry, and stronger routes for explanation, correction and remedy.

Ocean Basins

Global

Communities of Ocean Action

Marine and coastal ecosystems management, Sustainable blue economy, Scientific knowledge, research capacity development and transfer of marine technology

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More information

www.sust.in

Countries

Belgium

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

China

Headquarters

Brussels, Belgium and London, UK

Contact Information

Ziling Seph, Mr.

seph@sust.in

Industry 5.0 Benchmark

Sustainable Intelligence, SUSTIN C.I.C. ( Non-governmental organization (NGO) )

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