Aligning the Electric Utility Sector with the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement

Expanding access to clean energy will play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To assist both the energy and financial sectors in their alignment with the SDGs, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and CCSI developed a four-pillar conceptual framework to define SDG-aligned business practices in the energy sector. The full report, published in February 2020, adapts the conceptual framework to the utility sector, evaluates the proposed framework against twelve existing sustainability initiatives, and compares the performance of the ten largest utilities in Europe and the United States by market capitalization. The report also provides recommendations for next steps. A two-page description of the project and a summary of the findings are also available.

Authors

Perrine Toledano

Director of Research and Policy

AS

Aniket Shah

NM

Nicolas Maennling

RL

Ryan J. Lasnick

Themes

• Energy Transition
• Sustainable Business

Tags

• Clean fuels
• Climate change
• Energy systems
• Renewable energy
• Transparency