List of search terms for each SDG
| SDG | SDG topic | Search terms |
|---|---|---|
| SDG1 | No poverty | poverty, (low, income), (poor, customer), (poor, people), (poor, person) |
| SDG2 | Zero hunger | hunger, hungry, famine, malnutrition, undernourish*, (food, security), (affordable, food), (food, safety), (food, price) |
| SDG3 | Good health care and well-being | health, (mortality, rate) |
| SDG4 | Quality education | education, (literacy, skill), (skilled, workforce), (skill, workforce) |
| SDG5 | Gender equality | (gender, equality), (gender, discrimination), (gender, parity), woman, women, (gender, pay), (equal, pay), (equal, remuneration), (workplace, harassment), (female leader), (female, manager), (equal, opportunity) |
| SDG6 | Clean water and sanitation | (clean, water), (water, scarcity), sanitation, (water, efficiency), (water, access), (water, ecosystem), (water, biodiversity), (fresh, water), (water, pollution), (water, withdrawal) |
| SDG7 | Affordable and clean energy | (clean, energy), (solar, power), (wind, power), (thermal, power), (renewable, energy), (electricity, access), (electricity, reliability), (energy, efficiency) |
| SDG8 | Decent work and economic growth | unemployed, unemployment, (forced, labour), (forced, labour), (compulsory, labour), (compulsory, labour), (child, labour), (child, labour), slavery, (decent, work), (job, creation), (labour, standard), employment, (economic, inclusion), (skilled, workforce) |
| SDG9 | Industry, innovation and infrastructure | innovation, (technological, progress), research, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, development, (technological, legacy), (environmental, investment), (sustainable, investment) |
| SDG10 | Reduced inequalities | (income, inequality), (racial, discrimination), inclusion, (religious, discrimination), (sexual, discrimination), (global, wealth), (economic, inequality), diversity, (equal, opportunity), (economic, inclusion), (equal, remuneration) |
| SDG11 | Sustainable cities and communities | (sustainable, city), (sustainable, community), slum, (healthy, city), (healthy, community), (affordable, housing), (sustainable, building) |
| SDG12 | Responsible consumption and production | recycle, (sustainable, consumption), (sustainable, consume), (responsible, consume), (responsible, consumption), (resource, efficiency), (resource, efficient), (food, waste), (sustainable, sourcing), (material, recycling), (product, label), (product, labelling) |
| SDG13 | Climate action | (climate, change), (greenhouse, gas) CO2, (carbon, emission), (global, warm), (global, warming), (low, carbon), (sustainable, energy), (renewable, energy), GHG, (energy, efficiency) |
| SDG14 | Life below water | (marine, biodiversity), (coastal, biodiversity), (fish, stock), (marine, pollution), (marine, ecosystem), (coastal, ecosystem), (coastal, habitat), spill, (water, discharge) |
| SDG15 | Life on land | Deforestation, (natural, habit), species, biodiversity, (biological, diversity), ecosystem, (aichi, target), (genetic, diversity), (forest, degradation), (land, remediation), (fiber, sourcing), (natural, habit) |
| SDG16 | Peace, justice and strong institutions | Peace, justice, violence, crime, (human, right), security, torture, corruption, bribery, law |
| SDG17 | Partnerships for the goals | (development, assistance), (global, partnership) |
| Search terms | ||
|---|---|---|
| SDG1 | No poverty | poverty, (low, income), (poor, customer), (poor, people), (poor, person) |
| SDG2 | Zero hunger | hunger, hungry, famine, malnutrition, undernourish |
| SDG3 | Good health care and well-being | health, (mortality, rate) |
| SDG4 | Quality education | education, (literacy, skill), (skilled, workforce), (skill, workforce) |
| SDG5 | Gender equality | (gender, equality), (gender, discrimination), (gender, parity), woman, women, (gender, pay), (equal, pay), (equal, remuneration), (workplace, harassment), (female leader), (female, manager), (equal, opportunity) |
| SDG6 | Clean water and sanitation | (clean, water), (water, scarcity), sanitation, (water, efficiency), (water, access), (water, ecosystem), (water, biodiversity), (fresh, water), (water, pollution), (water, withdrawal) |
| SDG7 | Affordable and clean energy | (clean, energy), (solar, power), (wind, power), (thermal, power), (renewable, energy), (electricity, access), (electricity, reliability), (energy, efficiency) |
| SDG8 | Decent work and economic growth | unemployed, unemployment, (forced, labour), (forced, labour), (compulsory, labour), (compulsory, labour), (child, labour), (child, labour), slavery, (decent, work), (job, creation), (labour, standard), employment, (economic, inclusion), (skilled, workforce) |
| SDG9 | Industry, innovation and infrastructure | innovation, (technological, progress), research, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, development, (technological, legacy), (environmental, investment), (sustainable, investment) |
| SDG10 | Reduced inequalities | (income, inequality), (racial, discrimination), inclusion, (religious, discrimination), (sexual, discrimination), (global, wealth), (economic, inequality), diversity, (equal, opportunity), (economic, inclusion), (equal, remuneration) |
| SDG11 | Sustainable cities and communities | (sustainable, city), (sustainable, community), slum, (healthy, city), (healthy, community), (affordable, housing), (sustainable, building) |
| SDG12 | Responsible consumption and production | recycle, (sustainable, consumption), (sustainable, consume), (responsible, consume), (responsible, consumption), (resource, efficiency), (resource, efficient), (food, waste), (sustainable, sourcing), (material, recycling), (product, label), (product, labelling) |
| SDG13 | Climate action | (climate, change), (greenhouse, gas) |
| SDG14 | Life below water | (marine, biodiversity), (coastal, biodiversity), (fish, stock), (marine, pollution), (marine, ecosystem), (coastal, ecosystem), (coastal, habitat), spill, (water, discharge) |
| SDG15 | Life on land | Deforestation, (natural, habit), species, biodiversity, (biological, diversity), ecosystem, (aichi, target), (genetic, diversity), (forest, degradation), (land, remediation), (fiber, sourcing), (natural, habit) |
| SDG16 | Peace, justice and strong institutions | Peace, justice, violence, crime, (human, right), security, torture, corruption, bribery, law |
| SDG17 | Partnerships for the goals | (development, assistance), (global, partnership) |
This table provides the search terms used to measure the prevalence of SDG topics in firms’ annual reports. Bigrams are indicated by parentheses [e.g. (low, income)], *denotes a wildcard (e.g. undernourish*) for variations of the word (e.g. undernourishment)
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