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This cross-journal collection gathers scientific publications that focus on measuring advancements in sustainability. The work showcased provides insight into the benefits and trade-offs of different methods, models, and metrics, supporting readers and authors to measure, compare, and describe the advantages and disadvantages of introducing green chemistry principles and approaches in their work. The collection is intended as a guide and accessible resource for the whole chemistry community.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production

Now published alongside all articles in the journal Green Chemistry, the Green Foundation box contains three questions through which authors can concisely summarise and quantify their work in terms of the green chemistry principles that have been applied. This allows the editor and reviewers to ascertain the green advance that the work presents, while facilitating readers to easily determine the wider sustainability/societal impact.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production

In this digital database, students and educators alike can freely access all material published under the More&More Fame English Practice brand. This includes material targeted at all students, beginning from age 4 to high school. Students and educators can freely access and use the digital versions of all our published works, complete with interactive activities, different printable exams, worksheets, and stories, practice and workbooks, picture and story books, animated videos, and much more.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities

In 2024, the UN SDG Book Club Africa and the Nigeria Volunteers Network (NVN), joined forces with Mount Abu School, New Delhi, India. Promoting cultural exchange, the partners hosted the 17 Stories Competition Africa – India Edition 2024 and invited young writers from across Delhi, India, to showcase their creativity, empathy, and understanding of the UN SDGs. With entries judged by NVN and the Club in Nigeria, the fiction writing competition received an overwhelming response from students.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

The new program has three parts. The first will be a carbon footprint calendar to be created in the form of a digital platform, allowing publishers to measure the carbon emissions of each work published. A life-cycle analysis is next, monitoring “the individual trajectory of two printed works and their digital environment, in an attempt to support decision-making and modes by which environmental performance can be improved. Finally training will be the third and final element.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action

The Springer Nature SDG Talk series is a forum for discussion of issues, progress and opportunities relating to research in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Talks provide space for exploration of research that could be used to implement solutions to global challenges, and for connecting this with audiences within and beyond academia.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

Science for a Sustainable Future (SFSF) is a joint initiative of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) and Springer Nature. Now in its fifth year, this annual event brings together policymakers, government representatives, UN officials and leading global scientists to discuss and advance the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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IPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

We host multidisciplinary, multimedia SDG related content on our SDG Programme page. This includes 17 SDG ‘hubs’, one for each goal, as well as highlights of SDG related events hosted by Springer Nature, blogposts and campaigns. We also feature the Nature Portfolio multi-journal SDG collection to make it easy for researchers and others to find and use the SDG research and information they need.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

This was an editorial that showed the results of using technology to map the alignment of the journal ‘Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica’ (Psychology: Research and Review) with SDGs 3,4 and 5 to show the journal’s contribution to research addressing key SDGs. The exercise was a collaboration between the Content Innovation and publishing teams at Springer Nature.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 3 – Good Health and well-beingIPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender Equality

A dedicated cross-organisation working group that focuses on promoting research and content across the Springer Nature portfolio for specific awareness days relating to SDG 3. In 2024, they promoted 10 awareness days including World Cancer Day, World Refugee Day and World Suicide Prevention Day.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 3 – Good Health and well-being

The Sustainable Development in LA&C Summit brings together actors from diverse backgrounds involved with the SDGs. This event provides a platform to disseminate their work internationally and promotes synergies between our regional community aiming at advancing the 2030 agenda. Across the last three editions we were able to cover a multitude of subjects from ecosystem conservation to quality education, health and well being to sustainable cities, from climate change to just energy transition.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 7 – ffordable and Clean Energy

At Kurmay, we have made it our mission to incorporate themes that reflect the core values of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our books, with a primary focus on climate change, quality education, and reducing inequalities. By doing so, we aim to promote environmental responsibility, encourage innovation in education, and inspire meaningful action. Through our publications, we hope to make a lasting impact and contribute to a more sustainable future for all.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action

We commit to sustaining the Journal of Global Sustainable Development (JGSD) as a platform for research aligned with SDGs. JGSD promotes interdisciplinary studies on sustainability, fostering collaboration among scholars and practitioners. In this way, will ensure open access and high-quality research dissemination, we bridge the gap between knowledge and action for a more sustainable future.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality Education

Invertimos en un sistema de cosecha de lluvia, que permite mediante la captación, filtrado, almacenamiento y distribución, usar el agua de lluvia en nuestras áreas comunes. Además de la bomba eléctrica, instalamos una bici bomba, para distribuir el agua por pedaleo, con el fin de hacer actividades recreativas con el personal.
Con ello aprendimos sobre el costo de llevar agua a los hogares, disminuimos el uso del agua que provee la Ciudad de México y contribuimos al bienestar del personal.

 

We invested in a rainwater harvesting system, which allows us to use rainwater in our common areas through collection, filtering, storage and distribution. In addition to the electric pump, we installed a bicycle pump to distribute water by pedaling, in order to do recreational activities with the staff.
With this, we learned about the cost of bringing water to homes, we reduced the use of water provided by Mexico City and we contributed to the well-being of the staff.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 6 – Clean water and sanitationIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action

After the major earthquakes that took place in the Southeastern Region of Turkey on February 6, 2023, Günışığı Kitaplığı took immediate action to support children and young survivors in the region. In addition to making financial donations, Günışığı Kitaplığı, donated 50,000 books to be distributed in collaboration with major NGO’s and public authorities to the students who try continuing their education in containers and/or tent cities in the region.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 3 – Good Health and well-beingIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities

As a diamond open-access journal, “English Studies at NBU” is committed to making knowledge accessible to everyone while addressing global challenges. We take sustainability seriously. Our operations are entirely virtual, with remote offices and online meetings, and minimal needs to travel, which reduces our environmental impact. We reach a broad enough audience through our online publications and from 2025, we plan to switch to a “Print on Demand” model, phasing out traditional print runs.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action

As part of the Princeton University Press’ commitment to environmental sustainability, the Press launched its first issue of the PULP sustainability newsletter, aimed at educating and informing its staff of environmental issues within the publishing industry, as well as the sustainability initiatives being undertaken by PUP, under the guidance of its Sustainability Working Group. The newsletter is an educational tool to bring more awareness to sustainability to the Press’ employees.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action

Beginning in 2022, Princeton University Press (PUP) has committed to using only book papers rated three stars or higher by the Book Chain Project, as determined by a tool called Forest Risk Assessment, which assigns a grade to each paper brand and type. PUP has also increased its use of paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and continues to prioritize the use of FSC-certified paper whenever possible.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 15 – Life on land