SDG 8 includes sub-targets on economic growth, increasing productivity and creating decent jobs. Forced labor is to be combated and modern slavery and human trafficking ended by 2030. Goal 8 also calls for improving resource efficiency in consumption and production worldwide and aims to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation. Depending on which indicators are used to measure progress, the achievement of the goal of a more sustainable Germany by 2030 is assessed differently. The progress calculation of the official German Sustainable Development Strategy includes nine indicators and the indicator list expanded by 2030Watch adds five indicators to this list.
Where does Germany stand in the implementation of SDG 8?
Percentage of SDG implementation:
Official SDG monitoring
The German Sustainable Development Strategy comprises nine indicators. On this basis, progress is calculated at 46.6 percent.
Civil society SDG monitoring
2030Watch expanded indicator list includes all official indicators plus five supplementary indicators. On this basis, the measured progress is at 38.5 percent.