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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the 2030 Agenda, are a group of 17 goals and 169 targets. The SDGs build on the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and were drafted and adopted at the UN General Assembly in 2015. The SDGs aim to address social inequality, economic growth, environmental preservation, among other global development challenges.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) implementation in Los Angeles is a multi-phase multilateral project aimed at adopting, and adapting the Goals across L.A. The project is a collaborative effort between the Mayor’s Office, Mayor Eric Garcetti, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, which provides technical and financial support to the program. Other key partners include Occidental College, Arizona State University, University of Southern California, and University of California, Los Angeles.

Through our adoption of the SDGs, Los Angeles is taking an active role in measuring ourselves as part of the global community’s collective impact. Over the past 2 years, this work enabled us to embrace a common language with other cities, while allowing us to share data, methodology, and lessons learned. This wiki page is a resource developed by the project team to document the changes made to the Open SDG platform and to provide a guide for other cities that wish to do the same.