Time to act for SDG 8: integrating decent work, sustained growth and environmental integrity
This report presents progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 8, analyses interlinkages with other SDGs and provides policy recommendations. The report seeks to improve understanding of SDG 8 at the empirical, conceptual and policy levels by: charting empirical progress towards the 12 targets under SDG 8 and comparing performance across country income groups; developing a conceptual mapping of dynamic interlinkages between SDG 8 targets and specific targets under other SDGs, and exploring on that basis major patterns of achievement in the various world regions; and describing a positive spiral of policy interventions and institutional support that can enable countries to achieve SDG 8 by 2030. An urgent acceleration of efforts is required to bring about transformative change in support of SDG 8 in its three dimensions of sustained, inclusive, and sustainable growth.
