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Goal	Target	Instrument	Article / Description
Reduce inequality within and among countries.	10.b Encourage official development assistance and financial flows, including foreign direct investment, to States where the need is greatest, in particular least developed countries, African countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, in accordance with their national plans and programmes. Indicators 10.b.1 Total resource flows for development, by recipient and donor countries and type of flow (e.g. official development assistance, foreign direct investment and other flows)	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 1 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. The Guiding Principles outline how States and businesses should implement the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges.
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. Indicators 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 3 In particular, companies are required to respect core human rights instruments: Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR); International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural (ICESCR) and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) as well as ILO Core Labour Standards: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1949 (No 87); Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No 98); Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No 29); Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No 105); Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No 100); Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No 111); Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No 138); Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No 182).
			Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle. Indicators 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Principle 3.d Encourage, and where appropriate require, business enterprises to communicate how they address their human rights impacts.
	Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.	12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities. Indicators 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 1 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. The Guiding Principles outline how States and businesses should implement the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges.
	Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.			12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities. Indicators 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Principle 5 States should exercise adequate oversight in order to meet their international human rights obligations when they contract with, or legislate for, business enterprises to provide services that may impact upon the enjoyment of human rights.
	Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.			12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities. Indicators 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Principle 6 States should promote respect for human rights by business enterprises with which they conduct commercial transactions.
Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.	17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resources strategies of partnerships. Indicators 17.17.1 Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 1 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. The Guiding Principles outline how States and businesses should implement the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges.
			Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.	17.17 Encourage and promote effective public, public-private and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resources strategies of partnerships. Indicators 17.17.1 Amount in United States dollars committed to public-private partnerships for infrastructure	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 2 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will apply to financial resurces for developing countries from the private sector.
	Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.	17.3 Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources. Indicators 17.3.2 Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP 17.3.1 Foreign direct investments (FDI), official development assistance and South-South Cooperation as a proportion of total domestic budget	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 2 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will apply to financial resurces for developing countries from the private sector.
	Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.			17.3 Mobilize additional financial resources for developing countries from multiple sources. Indicators 17.3.2 Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP 17.3.1 Foreign direct investments (FDI), official development assistance and South-South Cooperation as a proportion of total domestic budget	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 1 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. The Guiding Principles outline how States and businesses should implement the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges.
	Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.	17.5 Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries. Indicators 17.5.1 Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 1 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights seek to provide an authoritative global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse human rights impacts linked to business activity. The Guiding Principles outline how States and businesses should implement the UN “Protect, Respect and Remedy” Framework in order to better manage business and human rights challenges.
	Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.			17.5 Adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries. Indicators 17.5.1 Number of countries that adopt and implement investment promotion regimes for least developed countries	UNGPs United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights	Comment 2 The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will apply to financial resurces for developing countries from the private sector.