Drupal supports Sustainable Development Goals in 2 parallel ways: Direct support, in which the Drupal project itself advances the goals. Indirect support, in which Drupal empowers other organizations to advance the SDGs. In fact, https://sdgs.un.org/goals is a Drupal site! In addition, there are other already recognized Digital Public Goods, such as FarmOS (https://www.drupal.org/project/farm), that are built with Drupal as the foundation. =========== Direct support: =========== =========== 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth =========== Target 8.2: Diversify, innovate, and upgrade for economic productivity Target 8.5: Full employment and decent work with equal pay Because Drupal is an innovative and market-leading software platform--that is open source and based on common technology standards--provides direct opportunities for economic empowerment. As an open-source project with robust multilingual support and a global community of contributors, Drupal is available to anyone, without licensing fees, dramatically lowering the start-up cost of digital business for entrepreneurs around the world. Furthermore, Drupal jobs are tech jobs, not gate-kept traditional degrees or mandatory certifications, and can be done from anywhere in the world. As an open-source project, Drupal supports entrepreneurs who want to build a new business opportunity on the web. This is reflected in the nearly 1 million websites using Drupal today: https://www.drupal.org/project/usage/drupal On the enterprise scale as well, analysts like Gartner and Forrester see significant economic opportunities in the use of open-source software: https://www.forrester.com/blogs/what-open-sources-collision-with-paas-means-for-drupal-and-wordpress-services-forr-in-3-video/ There is also an ecosystem of more than a thousand Drupal agencies hiring Drupal talent in nearly every country in the world, and tens of thousands of end-users who need the same talent. Because Drupal is a widely adopted technology in both the private and public sectors, Drupal empowers those who learn it with more bargaining power and more opportunities for jobs in Open Source technology. Demand is high enough that the Drupal Association maintains jobs.drupal.org as a platform to connect talented Drupal developers to employment opportunities. https://www.drupal.org/drupal-services https://jobs.drupal.org https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Drupal+Developer&l=&vjk=c4545e0824ca3195 Finally, communities all over the world have local associations that connect emerging Drupal talent with economic opportunities in their area: https://www.drupal.org/node/3069614 =========== 10: Reduced Inequalities =========== Target 10.1: Reduce income inequalities Target 10.2: Promote universal social, economic, and political inclusion Open source software such as Drupal offers a counter-balance to traditional economic models that extract resources from developing nations rather than providing them with resources. An internet based on proprietary technology, patents, and trademarks replicates the wealth extraction of private industry and crowds out entrepreneurship. It puts wealth and value in only a few hands. In contrast Drupal and the open web focus on providing a free and open internet, where that economic opportunity is accessible to all. In particular, Drupal empowers low-income users around the globe in two key ways. Entrepreneurship - In the last two decades, entrepreneurs have built businesses based on Drupal all over the world, participating in an ecosystem of almost $4 billion of economic activity. Many of these entrepreneurs are from economically disadvantaged and underprivileged regions of the world. Evidence: Geographical Drupal groups: https://groups.drupal.org/og/all?keys=>_tid[]=141 Evidence: The Drupal Association just hosted a Young Africa Leaders Initiative fellow - https://www.drupal.org/association/blog/drupal-association-selected-to-host-denaya-dennis-a-young-african-leader Social, economic, and political inclusion: The open web can be a powerful equalizer. In contrast to the increasingly proprietary platforms dominating web publishing, Drupal can be used in any way to promote a social message or political point of view. Evidence: Government and non-profit Drupal case studies from around the world: https://www.drupal.org/case-studies?sectors%5B%5D=24660§ors%5B%5D=24496 =========== 17: Partnerships for the Goals =========== Target 17.6: Knowledge sharing and cooperation for access to science, technology, and innovation Target 17.7: Promote sustainable technologies to developing countries Target 17.8: Strengthen the science, technology, and innovation capacity of least-developed countries Target 17.16: Enhance the global partnership for sustainable development Target 17.17: Encourage effective partnerships Target 17.18: Enhance the availability of reliable data Drupal's support of goal 17 is best exemplified by the next section, "Indirect Support", in which we discuss the hundreds or even thousands of mission-driven organizations and government agencies that have chosen Drupal to advance their goals and the SDGs. Drupal is often the hub of the digital presence of all of these organizations- allowing them to promote, monitor, and report on their progress in advancing the SDGs. The United Nations itself uses Drupal to publish, promote, and coordinate the SDGs- helping to grow the international partnership: https://sdgs.un.org/topics/technology https://sdgs.un.org/topics/multi-stakeholder-partnerships-and-voluntary-commitments https://partnershipaccelerator.netlify.app/ Evidence: Government and non-profit Drupal case studies from around the world: https://www.drupal.org/case-studies?sectors%5B%5D=24660§ors%5B%5D=24496 (See specific case studies below) ====================== Indirect support: And evidence for 17: Partnerships for the Goals ====================== There are hundreds of organizations using Drupal to further their missions and advance the SDGs. Examples of organizations using Drupal to support each one of the SDGs is included below. The links to evidence link directly to the Drupal sites supporting each. There are many more examples of each category that could be provided as additional support. See Drupal Nonprofit List here =========== 1: End Poverty in all its forms everywhere =========== Evidence: Even post-2015 the Millennium Campaign works to promote the MDGs, underlining their impact and that they continue to be a sound and worthwhile investment for all in the fight against global poverty. Link to Evidence: https://www.endpoverty2015.org/ Evidence: For 40 years and in more than 40 countries, Mercy Corps has helped communities forge new paths to prosperity in the face of disaster, poverty, and the impacts of climate change. Link to Evidence: https://www.mercycorps.org/ Evidence: The Elder Index is a measure of the income that older adults need to meet their basic needs and age in place with dignity. Link to Evidence: https://elderindex.org/about =========== 2: Zero Hunger =========== Evidence: UNICEF works to prevent all forms of malnutrition by improving children’s and women’s access to nutritious, safe, affordable and sustainable diets. We support quality nutrition, health, water and sanitation, and social protection services that keep children well nourished. We also promote optimal feeding, hygiene and care practices for children and women.Where prevention falls short, UNICEF prioritizes the early detection, treatment and care of malnourished children to help them survive, recover, and go on to live healthy and productive lives. Through nutrition programmes in 130 countries, we seek to reach children, adolescents and women everywhere – at key moments in life. Link to Evidence: https://www.unicef.org/nutrition =========== 3: Good Health and Well-Being =========== Evidence: Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) cares for people affected by conflict, disease outbreaks, natural and human-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries. Link to Evidence: https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Evidence: The CDC's National Prevention Information Network was the central portal for managing the COVID-19 response in the United States. Link to Evidence: https://npin.cdc.gov/ Evidence: The Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Image Bank is a collection of over 900 images, developed from adaptations of UNICEF’s Community Infant and Young Child Feeding Counselling Package; these, and other similar images about recommended IYCF practices, have been used in more than 70 countries for counseling and training to promote behavior change for improved maternal and child nutrition. Link to Evidence: https://iycf.advancingnutrition.org Evidence: The TB DIAH Data Hub is part of the United States Agency for International Development's performance-based measures to end TB—the Global Accelerator to End Tuberculosis—and contains data and information for decision-making. Link to Evidence: https://hub.tbdiah.org Evidence: The Delta Center for a Thriving Safety Net brings together primary care associations and behavioral health state associations to advance policy and practice change; our ultimate goal is to cultivate health policy and a care system that is more equitable and better meets the needs of individuals and families. Link to Evidence: https://deltacenter.jsi.com Evidence: The goal of the High Performing Health Care System tool is to provide information about the functionality of health systems processes, functions, and intermediate outcomes. Link to Evidence: https://hphctool.org Evidence: The goal of the Child Health Task Force is to strengthen equitable and comprehensive child health programs - focused on children aged 0-19 years in line with Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030) - through primary health care, inclusive of community health systems. Link to Evidence: https://www.childhealthtaskforce.org Evidence: The Reproductive Health National Training Center (RHNTC) is your go-to source for family planning and adolescent health training and technical assistance. Link to Evidence: https://rhntc.org Evidence: STOP Spillover works with in-country stakeholders to understand and address the threats posed by zoonotic viral diseases and reduce the risk of viral spillover and spread. Link to Evidence: https://stopspillover.org Evidence: USAID Advancing Nutrition envisions a world where countries, communities, and families are well nourished, resilient, and able to thrive. Link to Evidence: https://www.advancingnutrition.org Evidence: The Country Health Information Systems and Data Use project (CHISU) strengthens country capacity, leadership, and self-reliance to manage and use high-quality health information systems to improve evidence-based decision-making. Link to Evidence: https://chisuprogram.org Evidence: The Information Mobilized for Performance Analysis and Continuous Transformation (IMPACT) Team approach is a structured supply chain problem solving and action planning approach; the IMPACT Team Portal is a hub for training these teams and measuring their performance in Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Tanzania. Link to Evidence: https://scdatause.org Evidence: The USAID COVID-19 Technical Assistance Implementing Partners Forum is a platform for bi-directional sharing of updates, experiences, and ideas to increase the potential effectiveness of USAID’s COVID-19 investments. Link to Evidence: https://covidvaccineipforum.jsi.com Evidence: The Strengthening Systems of Care for People with HIV and Opioid Use Disorder Project provides coordinated technical assistance (in nine states) across HIV and behavioral health/substance use to ensure that people with HIV and OUD have access to care, treatment, and recovery services that are client-centered and culturally responsive. Link to Evidence: https://ssc.jsi.com Evidence: The Access Collaborative dashboard houses data and information on policies related to the roll-out of DMPA-SC (an injectable contraceptive) in 20 countries. Link to Evidence: https://dashboard.access-collaborative.com Evidence: Advancing Partners & Communities (APC) advances and supports community programs that seek to improve the overall health of communities and achieve other health-related impacts, especially in relationship to family planning. Link to Evidence: https://www.advancingpartners.org Evidence: The Strengthening Partnerships, Results, and Innovations in Nutrition Globally project (SPRING) was dedicated to strengthening global and country efforts to scale up high-impact nutrition practices and policies; SPRING provided state-of-the-art technical support focused on preventing stunting and maternal and child anemia in the first 1,000 days, linking agriculture and nutrition, and creating social and behavior change through communication. Link to Evidence: https://www.spring-nutrition.org Evidence: farmOS (built with Drupal) is used to track lab results that test food quality and compare against soil health practices. Link to Evidence: https://proofingfuture.eu/2022/02/09/bionutrient-food-association/ =========== 4: Quality Education =========== Target 4.3: Equal access to affordable technical, vocational, and higher education Target 4.4: Increase the number of people with relevant skills for financial success Drupal as an open-source project allows self-service technical education that is practically focused on highly relevant technical skills that will serve people well in their technical careers. In addition, Drupal Association is a US-based 501c3 non-profit organization serving a global community. A core part of the Drupal Association and Drupal project's mission is to provide technology education at both in-person and online events. It is our belief that non-traditional education in technology skills is a tool for economic empowerment, and levels the playing field of earning opportunities for people across the globe. The Drupal project and Association do this in a variety of ways: Educational sessions and content at DrupalCon: https://www.drupal.org/association/drupalcon/locations A contribution mentorship program: https://www.drupal.org/community/contributor-guide/contribution-areas/mentor The Discover Drupal program, an educational and career development program designed to uplift members of marginalized communities: https://www.drupal.org/association/discover-drupal Fostering a global community of educators offering contribution mentorship and training: https://www.drupal.org/community/events And a network of training partners: https://www.drupal.org/training Evidence: “71% of the top 100 universities use Drupal” (in image on page) Link to Evidence: https://www.drupal.org/industries/education Evidence: Drupal.org sustainability page Link to Evidence: https://www.drupal.org/about/sustainability Evidence: Makerere University Link to Evidence: https://www.mak.ac.ug Evidence: University of Maryland Link to Evidence: https://umd.edu Evidence: University of New Hampshire Link to Evidence: https://www.unh.edu (this could be hundreds of examples) =========== 5: Gender Equity =========== Evidence: Drupal.org sustainability page Link to Evidence: https://www.drupal.org/about/sustainability Evidence: UN Women Link to Evidence: https://www.unwomen.org/en Evidence: USAID (Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment one of many areas of focus) Link to Evidence: https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment =========== 6: Clean Water and Sanitation =========== Evidence: A farmOS Produce Safety module was developed by the University of Vermont, which includes recordkeeping for on-farm water quality testing and worker hygiene requirements (farmOS is built with Drupal). Link to Evidence: https://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/produce-tracking-and-traceability Evidence: Drop in the Bucket Link to Evidence: https://dropinthebucket.org/ =========== 7: Affordable and Clean Energy =========== Evidence: Solar Energy West Africa Link to Evidence: http://solar-afrika.de/ =========== 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth =========== Evidence: Drupal.org sustainability page Link to Evidence: https://www.drupal.org/about/sustainability Evidence: Labor Community Strategy Center Link to Evidence: https://thestrategycenter.org/ Evidence: Institute on Work and Health Link to Evidence: https://www.iwh.on.ca/ =========== 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure =========== Target 9.C: Universal access to information and communications technology In combination with other software components that makeup an Open Web, Drupal provides an open, free, and not-centrally controlled publishing platform that is part of making a free and open internet infrastructure. While this target is primarily focused on the *access* side of the innovation and infrastructure equation; that is, do people have affordable access to mobile networks and the internet - we fundamentally believe that this is not complete without also having access and control to *publish* their own words on these networks. The Drupal project is philosophically aligned with the principles of the 'Open Web' - and in particular provides a web publishing platform that is not dependent on a centrally managed proprietary or government platform. By using Drupal, for free, individuals and organizations in any part of the world can own their platform and publish their content on the web freely. Usage of Drupal for more direct infrastructure innovation: Evidence: farmOS (built in Drupal) provides record keeping and planning tools for farmers to monitor their operations. Link to Evidence: https://opensensing.com/open-source-agtech-iot-ecosystem/ Evidence: Technology for Agriculture Link to Evidence: https://www.fao.org/teca/ Evidence: Global Center for Technology in parliament Link to Evidence: https://www.ictparliament.org/ =========== 10: Reduced Inequalities =========== Evidence: Center for Reproductive rights Link to Evidence: https://reproductiverights.org/ Evidence: Enough Project Link to Evidence: https://enoughproject.org/ Evidence: Amnesty International Link to Evidence: https://www.amnesty.org/en/ Evidence: Crea Link to Evidence: https://creaworld.org/ =========== 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities =========== Evidence: GreenPeace UK Link to Evidence: https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/ Evidence: National Environmental Education Week Link to Evidence: https://www.neefusa.org/education/eeweek Evidence: My Green Space Link to Evidence: https://www.mygreenspace.net/ =========== 12: Responsible Consumption and Production =========== Evidence: Drupal.org sustainability page Link to Evidence: https://www.drupal.org/about/sustainability Evidence: farmOS (built with Drupal) can be used for traceability, tracking food production from seed to sale. Link to Evidence: http://blog.uvm.edu/cwcallah/produce-tracking-and-traceability =========== 13: Climate Action =========== Drupal is used by 10% of the top 10,000 sites on the web, and 3% of the top 1 million. (https://trends.builtwith.com/cms/Drupal) By total traffic served rather than raw count the share may be even higher. 1 in roughly every 35 websites a user visits is likely to be a Drupal site. This means that optimizing the energy usage of the Drupal software has a significant impact on carbon emissions for major web properties all over the world. The Drupal project is committed to evaluating the environmental impact and sustainability of it's software, and is partnering with major organizations such as Google to help improve the performance and thus carbon footprint of the web. https://www.drupal.org/about/sustainability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7RgDIx8_90 Evidence: Drupal.org sustainability page Link to Evidence: https://www.drupal.org/about/sustainability Evidence: farmOS (built with Drupal) is being used to measure on farm carbon capture. Link to Evidence: https://www.dell.com/en-us/perspectives/keeping-cows-happy-and-soil-healthy-with-ai-and-open-source-data-management/ =========== 14: Life Below Water =========== Evidence: Marine Ecosystem-Based Management Link to Evidence: http://webservices.itcs.umich.edu/drupal/mebm/ Evidence: International Rivers Link to Evidence: https://www.internationalrivers.org/ Evidence: Coral Reef Alliance Link to Evidence: https://coral.org/en/ =========== 15: Life on Land =========== Evidence: The Climate Group Link to Evidence: https://www.theclimategroup.org/ Evidence: Rainforest Alliance Link to Evidence: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/ =========== 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions =========== Evidence: United Nations website Link to Evidence: https://www.un.org/en Evidence: LocalGov Drupal is a publicly owned asset that delivers a better digital experience for citizens, improves service outcomes, and saves money Link to Evidence: https://localgovdrupal.org/ Evidence: The Drupal4Gov community is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of Drupal and other open-source technologies in government institutions: Link to Evidence: https://drupal4gov.us =========== 17: Partnerships for the Goals =========== Evidence: Ashoka.org Link to Evidence: https://www.ashoka.org/en-us Evidence: The Sustainable Development Goals website Link to Evidence: https://sdgs.un.org/goals