Our Vision
A world where sustainable development is guided by clear, science-based frameworks, free from political bias, and powered by collaborative, transformative action—ensuring lasting progress for both people and the planet.
Our Mission
To redefine the global sustainability agenda through rigorous, independent assessment, science-based analysis, and bold, evidence driven strategies.
Removing political bias to ensure impartial decision-making
Eliminating contradictions that stall progress
Proposing actionable, high-impact solutions that drive measurable change
The ICSDP is committed to catalyzing a new era of transparency, accountability, and results-driven sustainability efforts—bridging the gap between commitment and impact.
Our Purpose
To lead a rigorous, apolitical reassessment of the SDGs, ensuring that global sustainability efforts are based on scientific evidence, measurable outcomes, and a clear roadmap for progress
With ICSDP, sustainability is not just a goal—it’s a measurable, achievable reality
ICSDP’s Goals/Objectives
Reinvent the SDG Framework: Redesign the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with clear, measurable targets and
scientifically validated indicators to ensure meaningful progress.
Accelerate Global Progress: Develop pragmatic, high-impact strategies that drive transformative change across all sectors, ensuring that sustainability efforts translate into tangible results.
Bridge Political Gaps: Eliminate political biases and foster effective regional and global cooperation to create a unified, action-driven sustainability agenda.
Create a Measurable Results Framework: Design transparent, data-driven metrics to track and report progress, ensuring that sustainability commitments translate into real-world impact.
ICSDP’s Approach & Methodology
ICSDP applies a rigorous, independent, and impact-driven methodology to ensure that sustainable development efforts are measurable, effective, and free from political bias.
Independent Assessment: A science-based evaluation of the 17 SDGs, ensuring that sustainability efforts are guided by credible data and objective insights rather than political influence.
Data Analytics & Research: ICSDP gathers, analyzes, and interprets sustainability performance data to provide a clear, evidence-based picture of global progress and challenges.
Field Assessments & Case Studies: Beyond numbers, ICSDP conducts on-the-ground evaluations of development projects and policies, ensuring that theoretical frameworks align with real-world impact.
Stakeholder Engagement: Sustainable progress requires collaboration. ICSDP facilitates dialogues between governments, businesses, and civil society to build cohesive, action-oriented partnerships.
Policy Advisory & Advocacy: We go beyond analysis—ICSDP develops and advocates for actionable policy recommendations, ensuring that research findings translate into real-world implementation.
Strategic Outreach & Annual Sustainable Development Intelligence (SDI) Reports: Through open-access reports, digital platforms, and global forums, ICSDP disseminates insights, mobilizes stakeholders, and influences policy change. Our Annual Sustainable Development Reports provide benchmark analyses of global and regional sustainability progress, holding institutions accountable and guiding future strategies.
Cross-Disciplinary Expertise: 17 commissioners from a wide-range of research and scientific backgrounds supported by 17 specialized working groups on each SDGs, ICSDP brings together the best scientific minds across disciplines
Political Advisory Cabinet: A select group of advisors engaging in country-level consultations to bridge policy gaps, ensuring findings translate into actionable reforms.