Transforming Australia: SDG Progress Report
Professor Rod Glover, Deputy Director - Enterprise, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Australia-Pacific Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), Monash University
Asia-Pacific Regional RCE Meeting 2018
25-27 September, 2018, Parramatta (Sydney), Australia
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WHERE WE ARE GOING WELL — ON TRACK
Life expectancy and most heath indicators (SDG3)
Further education qualifications and most education indicators (SDG4)
Increased participation of women in workforce (SDG8)
Long period of economic growth (SDG8)
Most crime is reducing (SDG16)
Open, dynamic and diverse society (SDG16)
Water efficiency (SDG6)
Sustainable fisheries (SDG14)
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WHERE WE ARE GOING BADLY — OFF TRACK
Newstart allowance below poverty line (SDG1)
Domestic violence and the gender pay gap (SDG5)
Energy and water affordability (SDG6 and 7)
Household debt, stagnant wages growth, underemployment (SDG8)
Inequality (SDG10)
Housing affordability and homelessness (SDG11)
Greenhouse gas emissions (SDG13)
Threatened species (SDG15)
Prison population increasing (SDG16)
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POOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH
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COST OF LIVING PRESSURES ARE REAL – HOUSE PRICES
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Price index of established houses Household disposable income index
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A HIGH PROPORTION OF AUSTRALIANS ARE OBESE
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Proportionofobesepersons(%)
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THE SCALE OF OUR EMISSIONS CHALLENGE REMAINS LARGE
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MegatonsCO2-e
2017 projections Trajectory to minus 5% target Trajectory to minus 26% target
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WE HAVE BECOME MUCH MORE WATER EFFICIENT
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Israel Denmark Germany France Netherlands Australia Japan Spain OECD - Total United States
Cubicmetrespercapita
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Core Project Team
John Thwaites
Rod Glover
Tahl Kestin
Michael Reid
Cameron Allen
Council Members
John Thwaites
Tony Capon
Rod Glover
Mark Joiner
Romilly Madew
Sam Mostyn
Tony Nicholson
Sue Richardson
Goal Leads
Tony Nicholson (1, 10)
Robyn Alders (2, 12)
Tony Capon (3)
Rod Glover (4, 9)
Sam Mostyn (5, 17)
Rob Skinner (6)
John Thwaites (7, 13)
Mark Joiner (8)
Romilly Madew (11)
Steven Chown (14, 15)
Terri Soller (16)
Partners
National Sustainable Development Council
Monash Sustainable Development Institute
Sustainable Development Solutions
Network
Funders
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
HESTA
cbus
IFM
AustralianSuper
ACSI
Contributors
Australian Council of Superannuation
Investors
Brotherhood of St Laurence
ClimateWorks Australia
Green Building Council of Australia
International Centre of Excellence for
Water Resource Management
Monash University
QBE
University of Canberra
University of Sydney
WaterAid
Water Services Association of Australia
Wave Consulting
Yarra Valley Water
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Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation |
HESTA | cbus | IFM | AustralianSuper | ACSI
TRANSFORMING
AUSTRALIA
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Editor's Notes
National Sustainable Development Council – reincarnation of National Sustainability Council.
- Added Tony Nicholson (BSL) and Tony Capon (Institute for Planetary Health, SydUni).
Expert Goal Leads for each of the 17 SDGs (Council Members plus others).
Choice of indicators and targets.
Started with official SDG measures
Refined based on relevance for Australia (but cautious about too many departures from official indicators)
Utilised latest available data
Sought to remain focus on the data (rather than its policy implications)
The methodology (full details to be published)
Mostly time series data over 2000-2015.
In some cases, relied in cross-sectional data – i.e., international comparisons.
Traffic lights system: on track – needs improvement – breakthrough needed – off track.
Depending on data, one of four methods used (trend + target, trend + benchmark, trend only, target or benchmark only)
Some indicators not assessed – where assessment not considered reliable.
Choice of indicators and targets.
169 targets and 232 official indicators
Each country is to adapt the targets and indicators to its national circumstances (targets may not be relevant and indicator data may not be available)
Report based on official SDG measures – all targets drawn from official 169 targets
Some SDG targets use generic language and do not include specific numeric values. In some instances NSDC has proposed a target value based on relevance for Australia
In some instances the data for the official indicator is not available but we have kept to original where possible
Original SDG indicators – 44 %
Alternative (ALT suffix) –minor variations from original where necessary to align with Australian datasets – 25%
Complementary national indicators (NEW suffix) added due to their high relevance – 31%
Utilised latest available data
Sought to remain focus on the data (rather than its policy implications)
The methodology (full details to be published)
Mostly time series data over 2000-2015.
In some cases, relied on international comparisons.
Traffic lights system: on track (green) – needs improvement (yellow) – breakthrough needed (orange) – off track (red)
Depending on data, one of four methods used for assessment (trend + target 40%, trend + benchmark 20%, trend only 30%, target or benchmark only 10%)
Some indicators not assessed – where assessment not considered reliable.
LOSE – LaTER?
TRANSITION FROM UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (NOT LOWER THAN OTHER NATIONS)
THEN ADD THE UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE (HIGH BY GLOBAL STANDARDS)
Leave only for long one. Add back female part for long one.
Just do the ALL PERSONS
HOUSING PRICES RELATIVE TO INCOME
SINCE ABOUT 2009
Just household debt chart – from website
POSITIVES
VERY STRONG GAINS – NOW AMONG WORLD’S BEST
Refer to the feedback mechamisms – can look at what goes wrong – steady gain – like air safety
STEADY, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN CHILDRENS HEALTH
WE DO PRETTY WELL – BUT LOOK AT CANADA
Leave in longer one. Leave in PISA scores angst (maths, science, reading). Leave in collab prob solving here too. Leave in long version – just OECD average.
Take out a few – just OECD and Aust
COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING – our adults also good at taking up new technologies (including digital).
ROD’S SLIDE
Use different colour for Aust
THE SLIDE FOR SAM TO TALK TO – ADD NOTE THAT WOMEN’S RETIREMENT INCOME BALANCES 42% BELOW THOSE OF WOMEN
POSSIBLE EXTRA FOR SAM – leave out blue boxes
Call Newstart rather than Allowee – contrasting colours
NEWSTART RELATIVE TO 50% OF MEDIAN EARNINGS – DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PENSIONS AND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (DUE TO INDEXATION)
CURRENT POLITICAL DEBATE
LOW CRIME RATES (HOMICIDES)
Y-axis proportion safe
FEEL SAFE WALKING HOME ALONE AT NIGHT? AUSTRALIANS ARE VERY AFRAID
Just dark blue line. Change scale to show increase more.
THIS IS LEADING TO SOME VERY COSTLY POLICIES (AND ARGUABLY INEFFECTIVE BUT NOTE DIFFERENT GOALS)
Reconciling our industrial structure and our natural environment
Just use light green line (lose dark green). From 2018, only do the 26% line (lose 28% line).
Slide transition – Actual – Projected from 2017 – 26% line.
Just use light green line (lose dark green). From 2018, only do the 26% line (lose 28% line).
Slide transition – Actual – Projected from 2017 – 26% line.
Australia enjoys high recycling rates.
However, even this varies A LOT between the States – with SA and NSW doing better than other states.
Notion of SG = next generation
Skillsets, mindsets, value sets of next generation
Shifting centre of gravity
Declining trust, legitimacy
BUT are we close to turnign point
Paul Kelly – economic idea, revolution in governance
Green shoots – smart people working on this; take community with us