SDSN and SustainChain™ Partner to Scale Solutions and Learnings Across the Global Sustainability Ecosystem
New York, USA (February 3, 2025) — The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is proud to announce a new partnership with SustainChain™, a public service platform developed by the U.S. Coalition on Sustainability, aimed at scaling the solutions and actions necessary to accelerate progress toward sustainable development.
As a science-based organization committed to staying at the forefront of innovation and technological advancements, the SDSN will leverage the SustainChain™ platform, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, to enable its community to collaborate with key stakeholders across the sustainability sector. This partnership will provide the SDSN’s community with access to critical resources, tools, and AI-driven insights on sustainable development. Members will also have the opportunity to discover and forge new connections with the private sector, innovators, impact investors, and other academic institutions and influence how the platform evolves to serve their sustainability goals.
“With the 2030 deadline fast approaching, the urgency to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has never been greater. At SDSN, we are committed to fostering synergies and collaboration to maximize collective impact, avoid inefficiencies, and ensure meaningful progress. By connecting the more than 2,000 SDSN member institutions with each other and the broader SDG ecosystem already on SustainChain™, this partnership will play a pivotal role in amplifying SDSN’s work, impact, and leadership,” said Maria Cortes-Puch, Vice President of the Networks Program at SDSN.
Founded in 2020, SustainChain™ is a public service platform created by the U.S. Coalition on Sustainability, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in collaboration with the United Nations. Purpose-built to support networks working toward the SDGs, the platform connects key stakeholders—including academics, impact investors, innovators, purpose-driven brands, NGOs, and alliances.
It provides real-time insights into sustainable development progress across industries, identifies pathways to impactful and scalable solutions, and serves as a trusted public database for sustainability solutions and initiatives. SustainChain™ also offers tools to align innovation, funding, and expertise to foster collective action.
“We are thrilled and proud to welcome SDSN to the SustainChain platform and its community. As the most expansive and distinguished network of academic leaders and center for excellence in sustainable achievement, SDSN in combination with SustainChain's multistakeholder community represents a groundbreaking opportunity for global acceleration and progress on the SDGs and sustainability broadly,” said Jacqueline Corbelli, Founder of the US Coalition on Sustainability and CEO of SustainChain™.
The new SDSN SustainChain community will be open to the SDSN Leadership Council, local Network Chairs, Managers and staff, the global SDSN member institutions, and the SDSN Secretariat.
For more information on how SDSN members can join the SustainChain platform, visit the SDSN Networks Program webpage.
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About the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN)
The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) works under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General to mobilize the world’s universities, think tanks, and national laboratories for action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement; empower societies through free online education; and translate scientific evidence and ideas into solutions and accountability. Established in 2012 by the former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, and world-renowned economist and professor, Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, the SDSN promotes integrated approaches to implement the SDGs and the Paris Agreement, through education, research, policy analysis, and global cooperation. For more information, visit www.unsdsn.org.
About SustainChain
SustainChain™ is the world’s largest sustainability action platform that helps humanity collectively achieve the SDGs. As a public service platform, we bring together impact investors, innovators, purpose-driven brands, NGOs, and alliances with a shared mission of building a more sustainable supply chain. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, we will map global efforts across the sustainability ecosystem, providing actionable insights into hotspots to accelerate efficiency and speed. To find out more, visit sustainchain.world
