Practical SDG actions

How industry organizations can implement standards into their SDG strategies

Standards can effectively support organizations as they implement plans toward achieving the SDGs:

  • Standards set out requirements, best practices, and guidance to help address various organizational and societal risks and facilitate the deployment of emerging technologies.
  • Standards provide benchmarks that help monitor and report the effectiveness of SDG implementation in a reliable and transparent manner.
  • Proven and demonstratable links between the use of standards and specific SDGs at the target level can help strengthen stakeholders’ confidence in standards as an instrument supporting SDG-related objectives.

See which specific SDGs each CSA Group standard supports

Watch the videos to learn more about the links between standards and the SDGs and how you can leverage these links to reach your SDG objectives:

Supporting SDG Action through Standards
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Understanding the UN SDGs and Standards Connection
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Evaluating the SDG Impact on Organizations through the Use of Standards
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SDG Mapping Case Study: CSA S501:21
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SDG Mapping Case Studies: CSA W200-18 and CSA S503:21
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Spotlights

How the use of CSA Group standards can support SDG actions

Read about the ways public and private organizations can use relevant standards to support their SDG actions:

A high-rise building surrounded by trees

Industry Perspective

CSA S478:19, Durability in Buildings
A reflection of wind turbines on a smooth surface of solar panels

Industry Perspective

CSA C22.1:21 Canadian Electrical Code Part I, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations
A high-rise building surrounded by trees

Industry Perspective

CSA/ANSI B149.6:20 Code for Digester Gas, Landfill Gas, and Biogas Generation and Utilization
A bird’s-eye view of the northern landsape covered by permafrost

Industry Perspective

CSA S501:14 Moderating the Effects of Permafrost Degradation on Existing Building Foundations
Areal view of retention basins or stormwater retention pod

Industry Perspective

CSA W200-18 Design of Bioretention Systems
: Blue water system pipes piled on top of each other and prepared for use.

Public Corporations Perspective

CSA S503:20 Community Drainage System Planning, Design, and Maintenance in Northern Communities
Oil and gas pipeline system

Industry Perspective

CSA Z662:19 Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems

Learn more about CSA Group’s research exploring the links between standards and the SDGs at the target or indicator level.