The Sustainable development goals (SDGs) and Hanken library

The 17 Sustainable development goals (SDGs), adopted by the UN in 2015, aim to create a more sustainable and equitable future by addressing global challenges like poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace.

Hanken Library actively supports the SDGs through its collections, research visibility, and engagement in sustainability initiatives. As part of Hanken’s commitment to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the library integrates SDG-related actions into its services and events.

We promote open science and open access, in line with UNESCO’s vision, to foster inclusive knowledge sharing and support global development. Our digital resources and research database Haris help highlight Hanken’s sustainability-focused research using SDG tagging.

Explore this LibGuide to learn more about:

• What Hanken library does for the SDGs
• How open science contributes to achieving the SDGs? 
• Hanken's research linked to the SDGs
• The library's collection on social responsibility and sustainability

• Australian Public Library Alliance and National and State Libraries Australasia: Australian libraries support the Sustainable Development Goals
• The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): How libraries contribute to sustainable development & the SDGs IFLA ALP: Building Better Library Communities (2012)
• The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Access and opportunity for all: how libraries contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda (2015)
• The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Libraries and the Sustainable Development Goals: a storytelling manual (2018)
• The SDG Fund: The SDG Online Library
• SDGs partnerships platform: Contribution of Libraries to the SDGs
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