Your Guide to Music and the SDGs
The most expansive, global and far reaching guide to music and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ever written.
What is it
Covering each of the 17 Global Goals, this guide offers examples, guidance & a new framework that merges our global language – music – with the global language of sustainability.
Who is involved
Written in concert with a number of UN agencies and private sector partners, Your Guide to Music and the SDGs offers a new model to think about the impact music can have on our world and how we can meet the Global Goals by 2030.
The report was launched in at the SDG Global Festival of Action and alongside, the SDG Music Network was created with our partner organisation, the Music Cities Community – your free, global network to collaborate across music and the SDGs.
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Executive Summary
Executive Summary (Italian)
“This is the most comprehensive guide to music and the SDGs I've ever seen. It should be required reading for all governments to recognise the incredible opportunity music can bring.”
— Lord Tim Clement-Jones, Member of the House of Lords, UK
“Music is a proven tool to improve wellbeing. This guide is a simple, clear and comprehensive handbook outlining all the opportunities to improve people’s lives through music. Read it.”
— Dr. Julia Jones, Author of The Music Diet
