Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 3 – Good Health and Well-being

• By helping people choose food that is good for their health, using IARC-promoted Nutri-Score, we try to tackle UN Sustainable Development Goal #3.
• 3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
  • 3.4.1 Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease
• 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
  • 3.5.1 Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders
  • 3.5.2 Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

Goal 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production

• By helping people choose food that is good for their health and the environment, using Nutri-Score and Eco-Score we try to tackle UN Sustainable Development Goal #12, to move humanity towards sustainable consumption.
• 12.3 By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
  • 12.3.1(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
• 12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
  • 12.5.1 National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
• 12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
  • 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports
• 12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
  • 12.7.1 Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
• 12.8 By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
  • 12.8.1 Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
• 12.a Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
  • 12.a.1 Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)

Goal 13 – Climate Action

• By helping people choose food that has a lesser impact on the environment, using Eco-Score, and since food accounts for a third of the humanity's carbon emissions, we try to tackle UN Sustainable Development Goal #13, to help mitigate the current climate crisis.
• 13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
  • 13.3.1 Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment

Goal 14 – Life Below Water

• The Eco-Score takes into account many criteria aimed at ensuring the sustainable use and the preservation of halieutic resources, to help tackle UN Sustainable Development Goal #14.

Goal 15 – Life on land.

• The Eco-Score takes into account many criteria aimed at ensuring the sustainable use and the preservation of Earth's resources, to help tackle UN Sustainable Development Goal #15.

Goal 17 – Partnerships for the goals

• If you'd like to help us achieve UN's Sustainable Development Goals, we can partner in some way: Governments, Scientists, Food Producers, Companies can help in some way achieve our objectives. Reach out at contact@openfoodfacts.org